HUGGLESCOTE PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1024616 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

PROVIDES PRE-SCHOOL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AGED 2YRS TO 5 YEARS

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

£206k

Latest spending

£174k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state a surplus for the year of £31,823.37, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £150,627.38. The charity reported total receipts of £174,036.05 against total payments of £149,772.00 for the period. No specific reserves policy target is stated in the provided text.

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

What the accounts disclose

Audit opinion: qualified

“The actual payment of the monthly wages was checked against the bank statements, but the actual calculations of the wages has not been verified.” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by A.G.Skeggs CPFA. 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

ANDREW SPENCERchair
Alex Preston
Hayley Danielle Evans
LINDA SPENCER · trustee of 1 other charity
Natasha Springthorpe

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£206k	£174k
31/08/2024	£169k	£150k
31/08/2023	£169k	£142k
31/08/2022	£142k	£123k
31/08/2021	£113k	£117k

Common questions

Is HUGGLESCOTE PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state a surplus for the year of £31,823.37, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £150,627.38. The charity reported total receipts of £174,036.05 against total payments of £149,772.00 for the period. No specific reserves policy target is stated in the provided text. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by A.G.Skeggs CPFA.

Charities like this

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

BURHAM PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £183k
HORSESHOE COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP income £129k
ST MATTHEW'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £127k
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £132k
RAINBOW PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £187k
HAPPY TOTS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £353k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HUGGLESCOTE PLAYGROUP	£206k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BURHAM PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£183k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HORSESHOE COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP FY2025	£129k	—	unclear	—	noted
ST MATTHEW'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£127k	—	above	0.0%	no doubt
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£132k	—	above	—	no doubt
RAINBOW PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£187k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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