KESTREL UNDER FIVES PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1024231 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provide day care for children from 2 to 5 with educational activities.

Causes: Education/training · Get email alerts

Latest income

£217k

Latest spending

£198k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted cash funds increased to £103,159, resulting in a net receipt of £18,852 for the year. The trustees consider the current reserves adequate against their policy target of approximately £45,000, which represents three months of expenditure. While the charity faces risks from rising wage and National Insurance costs, it remains solvent with no material uncertainty disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months (held: £103k)

“The amount required is approximately C45,000.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Krystina Barrettchair
Ashley Oakes · trustee of 1 other charity
Dawn Holloway
Nadine Tarry
Samantha Carter
Samantha Swain
Shanice Howells
Suzanne Gilbert

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

Operates in: Kent · Medway

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
28/02/2025	£217k	£198k
29/02/2024	£188k	£178k
28/02/2023	£165k	£158k
28/02/2022	£149k	£164k
28/02/2021	£149k	£140k

Common questions

Is KESTREL UNDER FIVES PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted cash funds increased to £103,159, resulting in a net receipt of £18,852 for the year. The trustees consider the current reserves adequate against their policy target of approximately £45,000, which represents three months of expenditure. While the charity faces risks from rising wage and National Insurance costs, it remains solvent with no material uncertainty disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP.

3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £142k
OVER KELLET PLAYGROUP income £144k
SOUTH CERNEY PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £166k
HEYSHAM YOUTH AND COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP income £306k
LORDSWOOD COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP income £343k
CRESCENT UNDER FIVES income £172k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
KESTREL UNDER FIVES PLAYGROUP	£217k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£142k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
OVER KELLET PLAYGROUP FY2025	£144k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTH CERNEY PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£166k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HEYSHAM YOUTH AND COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP FY2025	£306k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
LORDSWOOD COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP FY2025	£343k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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