FAIRWAYS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1026716 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

FAIRWAYS PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP PROVIDES PRE SCHOOL NURSERY CARE FOR 2 TO 5 YEAR OLDS, IT IS OFSTED REGULATED AND WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE PRE SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.IT PROVIDES LEARNING, SOCIAL AND A VARIETY OF OTHER SKILLS TO PREPARE CHILDREN FOR SCHOOL.

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: IN PRACTICE LEIGH ON SEA

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
£236k
Latest spending
£233k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £3,102 for the year ended August 2025. Per the trustees' report, the organization holds healthy unrestricted reserves of £136,540, supported by bank balances totaling £135,255 and cash of £84. While fundraising income decreased due to lower support levels, the charity remains financially stable with no disclosed material uncertainties.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Rent paid to Fairways Primary School
“The Playgroup pays rent to Fairways Primary School. This cost doubled to £2,256 per term from summer 2024, and cleaning is no longer included.” — page 1
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 2 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Southend-on-sea

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£236k£233k
31/08/2024£217k£199k
31/08/2023£184k£181k
31/08/2022£180k£173k
31/08/2021£188k£169k

Common questions

Is FAIRWAYS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £3,102 for the year ended August 2025. Per the trustees' report, the organization holds healthy unrestricted reserves of £136,540, supported by bank balances totaling £135,255 and cash of £84. While fundraising income decreased due to lower support levels, the charity remains financially stable with no disclosed material uncertainties.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST MATTHEW'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FAIRWAYS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP£236k—0unclear—no doubt
ST MATTHEW'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£127k—0above0.0%no doubt
WOODFORD PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£104k—0above188.9%no doubt
FAIRVIEW UNDER FIVES GROUP FY2025£154k—0unclear—no doubt
LITTLE FLYERS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£155k—0within—no doubt
EMBSAY WITH EASTBY PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£182k—0above—no doubt

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