SHREWSBURY OPPORTUNITY GROUP

Registered charity 1027151 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OPPORTUNITY PRE-SCHOOL

To enhance the development and education of children under statutory school age.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Get email alerts

Latest income

£109k

Latest spending

£110k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £35,000, held specifically for staff redundancies and site clearance. The charity reported a net deficit for the period, with total payments exceeding total receipts by £811. Trustees confirmed there are no uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: Sufficient reserves held for staff redundancies and site clearance. (held: £35k)

“Sufficient reserves held for staff redundancies and site clearance.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

CHANTAL WORSDELLchair
ANNE ELIZABETH WARDROBE
Jessicah Kendrick
Juliette Freeman
Maxine Smith
Sheena Louise Powell

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

Operates in: Shropshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£109k	£110k
05/04/2024	£102k	£94k
05/04/2023	£100k	£93k
05/04/2022	£60k	£84k
05/04/2021	£73k	£87k

Common questions

Is SHREWSBURY OPPORTUNITY GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £35,000, held specifically for staff redundancies and site clearance. The charity reported a net deficit for the period, with total payments exceeding total receipts by £811. Trustees confirmed there are no uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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
HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATION	1	£458

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE YEOVIL OPPORTUNITY GROUP.

THE YEOVIL OPPORTUNITY GROUP income £224k
HEYSHAM YOUTH AND COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP income £306k
THE SHREWSBURY AND TELFORD HOSPITAL NHS TRUST CHARITY income £557k
SUTTON CENTRE UNDER 5S PLAYGROUP income £104k
THE OPPORTUNITY GROUP income £145k
CHARMINSTER PRE-SCHOOL income £189k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SHREWSBURY OPPORTUNITY GROUP	£109k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE YEOVIL OPPORTUNITY GROUP FY2025	£224k	—	above	—	no doubt
HEYSHAM YOUTH AND COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP FY2025	£306k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE SHREWSBURY AND TELFORD HOSPITAL NHS TRUST CHARITY FY2025	£557k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SUTTON CENTRE UNDER 5S PLAYGROUP FY2025	£104k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE OPPORTUNITY GROUP FY2025	£145k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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