CLUTTON PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1025259 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Clutton Preschool

Providing a playgroup and pre-school facility for 2.5 year old - until school aged children, and wrap around care for school age children in Clutton, Temple Cloud and the surrounding area.

Objects

The aims of the Pre-school are 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 and by:(a) offering appropriate play, education and care facilities, family learning and extended hours groups, together with the right of parents to take responsibility for and to become involved in the activities of such groups, ensuring that such groups offer opportunities for all children whatever their race, culture, religion, means or ability;(b) encouraging the study of the needs of such children and their families and promoting public interest in and recognition of such needs in the local areas;(c) Instigating and adhering to and furthering the aims and objects of the Pre-school Learning Alliance.

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
£137k
Latest spending
£124k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free unrestricted liquid reserves amounted to £116,409, which the trustees consider adequate to fulfil obligations. However, the trustees note that a new preschool opening in September 2026 will likely have a significant impact on the charity's operating and finances.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year of overheads (held: £116k)
“The charity holds reserves to cover one year of overheads, in case of changes to future funding.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The Trustees still consider Clutton Playgroup as a going concern at the date of the signing of the financial statements.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Bethan Davies was paid £1,193 for services provided in the playgroup.
“Under the legal authority of the governing document, during the year a trustee was paid for services provided in the playgroup and not related to their trustee responsibilities. In total for the year ending 31st August 2025, Bethan Davies was paid £1,193.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee remuneration
“Under the legal authority of the governing document, during the year a trustee was paid for services provided in the playgroup and not related to their trustee responsibilities. In total for the year ending 31st August 2025, Bethan Davies was paid £1,193.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£137k£124k
31/08/2024£113k£105k
31/08/2023£123k£105k
31/08/2022£102k£96k
31/08/2021£105k£87k

Common questions

Is CLUTTON PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free unrestricted liquid reserves amounted to £116,409, which the trustees consider adequate to fulfil obligations. However, the trustees note that a new preschool opening in September 2026 will likely have a significant impact on the charity's operating and finances. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CLUTTON PLAYGROUP£137k—0unclear—noted
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£132k—0above—no doubt
WOOTTON PLAYGROUP FY2025£111k—0unclear—no doubt
CHESTNUT PLAYGROUP FY2025£132k—0unclear—no doubt
SUTTON BONINGTON PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£175k—0unclear—no doubt
HOLBROOK AND DISTRICT PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£159k—0unclear—no doubt

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