NOAHS ARK PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1024151 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NOAHS ARK PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

We are a Pre-school Playgroup which offers sessional child care to children aged 2 to 5

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£176k
Latest spending
£164k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity declared a profit of £11,603 for the year, with total income rising to £163,715. However, the trustees note that numbers are dropping considerably in the upcoming year, with 20 children leaving for school, and they will be monitoring the financial situation closely due to expected pressures.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Our income from fees and funding is up again from £154808 to 163715.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“Looking to 25/26 numbers are dropping considerable in September with 20 children leaving to school so we will be monitoring closely the financial situation. , and the pressures the new financial year will cause us around numbers and funding.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

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Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£176k£164k
31/03/2024£156k£131k
31/03/2023£143k£130k
31/03/2022£98k£90k
31/03/2021£89k£80k

Common questions

Is NOAHS ARK PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity declared a profit of £11,603 for the year, with total income rising to £163,715. However, the trustees note that numbers are dropping considerably in the upcoming year, with 20 children leaving for school, and they will be monitoring the financial situation closely due to expected pressures.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NOAH'S ARK PRE-SCHOOL (BILLERICAY).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NOAHS ARK PLAYGROUP£176k—0unclear—noted
NOAH'S ARK PRE-SCHOOL (BILLERICAY) FY2025£159k—0unclear—no doubt
NOAH'S ARK PLAYGROUP FY2025£186k—0unclear—no doubt
NOAH'S ARK ( TOLWORTH ) PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£201k—0unclear—no doubt
NOAH'S ARK NURSERY GROUP FY2025£162k—0unclear—no doubt
NOAH'S ARK NURSERY SCHOOL FY2025£245k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.