BRIGHTLINGSEA PLAYCENTRE

Registered charity 1026524 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a pre school who look after children aged between 2 to 5 years. We have a large garden for the children to access freely during their time with us. The sessions are 3hours filled with activities to both develop and educate the children. We provide a safe, secure and stimulating environment.

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Latest income

£221k

Latest spending

£166k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £410,704, supported by a net income of £54,490. The trustees note that while the charity has maintained financial stability, numbers have decreased substantially due to local competition and low birth rates. Staff costs were managed through reduced hours and non-replacement of staff to ensure sufficient funds for wages and bills.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Thia-Lee Illidgechair
Georgia Barrett
Stacey Doig
Stephanie Saunders
Suzanne Saville

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£221k	£166k
31/08/2024	£125k	£107k
31/08/2023	£119k	£136k
31/08/2022	£133k	£139k
31/08/2021	£155k	£144k

Common questions

Is BRIGHTLINGSEA PLAYCENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £410,704, supported by a net income of £54,490. The trustees note that while the charity has maintained financial stability, numbers have decreased substantially due to local competition and low birth rates. Staff costs were managed through reduced hours and non-replacement of staff to ensure sufficient funds for wages and bills. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRIGHTLINGSEA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.

BRIGHTLINGSEA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £259k
ST MATTHEW'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £127k
HAPPY TOTS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £353k
Lyminge Pre School income £273k
BROADBOTTOM PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £101k
ALPHABETS PRESCHOOL BOTLEY income £116k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BRIGHTLINGSEA PLAYCENTRE	£221k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRIGHTLINGSEA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£259k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MATTHEW'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£127k	—	above	0.0%	no doubt
HAPPY TOTS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£353k	—	unclear	—	noted
Lyminge Pre School FY2025	£273k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BROADBOTTOM PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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