SEEND PLAYGROUP
Local playgroup
Objects
TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income surplus of £7,834 for the year ended 31 August 2025, reversing a previous deficit. Per the trustees' report, total reserves are considered sufficient to cover nine months of running costs, with unrestricted funds standing at least 76% of remaining annual expenditure. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or pension deficits.
What the accounts disclose
“In accordance with this policy there is an allocation to restrict £30,000 as reserves as a redundancy fund to cover wages. The remaining unrestricted funds stand at least 76% of the remaining annual expenditure, therefore the total reserves are considered sufficient to cover 9 month's running costs.” — page 3
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Claire Lakhani
- Elizabeth Anne Dagnall
- Melissa England
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £82k | £74k |
| 31/08/2024 | £61k | £66k |
| 31/08/2023 | £65k | £59k |
| 31/08/2022 | £59k | £46k |
| 31/08/2021 | £57k | £38k |
Common questions
Is SEEND PLAYGROUP financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income surplus of £7,834 for the year ended 31 August 2025, reversing a previous deficit. Per the trustees' report, total reserves are considered sufficient to cover nine months of running costs, with unrestricted funds standing at least 76% of remaining annual expenditure. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or pension deficits. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.