TOADHALL PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1025759 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TOAD HALL PLAYGROUP

Preschool Education and activities

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS

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.

Causes: Education/training · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Plymouth, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£131k

Latest spending

£136k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £5,231 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £29,782 to £24,551. The trustees note that the charity depends on the availability of the church hall and a waiting list extending to autumn 2026. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: enough to cover the full cost of any redundancy payments should the Charity have to close their doors (reserves figure: £25k)

“The 32 day account and savings account hold enough to cover the full cost of any redundancy payments should the Charity have to close their doors.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The charity depends on the church being available so that the hall can be used. The charity supports the church by staying open. The charity depends on the waiting fist which is currently aoes to autumn term 2026.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
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
Investment
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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2025

Government income: £112,029 — grants £112,029 (3); 86% of the £130,780 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2024

Government income: £106,705 — grants £106,705 (3); 89% of the £119,723 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2023

Government income: £87,955 — grants £87,955 (3); 78% of the £112,729 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 4 were received after the due date: year ending 31/07/2024 (received 13/05/2026, 347 days after the 31/05/2025 due date); year ending 31/07/2023 (received 13/05/2026, 712 days after the 31/05/2024 due date); year ending 31/07/2022 (received 22/11/2023, 175 days after the 31/05/2023 due date); year ending 31/07/2021 (received 07/07/2022, 37 days after the 31/05/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Ruth Farr-Semmenschair
Danielle Tout
Dominic Edwards
James Brenton
Laura Oliver
Nieve Perry
Ross Farr-Semmens
Sian Brenton

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

Operates in: Plymouth City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£131k	£136k
31/07/2024	£120k	£119k
31/07/2023	£113k	£113k
31/07/2022	£92k	£93k
31/07/2021	£122k	£133k

Common questions

Is TOADHALL PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £5,231 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £29,782 to £24,551. The trustees note that the charity depends on the availability of the church hall and a waiting list extending to autumn 2026. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE TUDWICK FOUNDATION	1	£3k

Charities like this

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

CONSTANTINE PRE-SCHOOL income £153k
TUTSHILL COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL income £113k
TEYNHAM COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL income £169k
WINSHILL PRE-SCHOOL income £152k
THORNHILL SCHOOL ASSOCIATION income £56k
THE CHESTERFORDS COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL income £124k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
TOADHALL PRE-SCHOOL	£131k	—	above	—	noted
CONSTANTINE PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£153k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TUTSHILL COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£113k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TEYNHAM COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£169k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WINSHILL PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£152k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THORNHILL SCHOOL ASSOCIATION FY2025	£56k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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