POUND HILL PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1027606 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of Pre school facilities

Causes: Education/training · Get email alerts

Latest income

£286k

Latest spending

£292k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of income over expenses of £5,196 for the year ended 31st July 2025, compared to a surplus in the previous year. Despite an increase in expenditure, particularly in wages, the balance sheet is described as healthy with net assets of £165,921.85.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: West Sussex County Council

“WEST SUSSEX COUNTY C 266452” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (19/11/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Caroline Bastin
John Rivens
ROBERTO BEJAR

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£286k	£292k
31/07/2024	£260k	£255k
31/07/2023	£183k	£206k
31/07/2022	£183k	£196k
31/07/2021	£193k	£178k

Common questions

Is POUND HILL PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of income over expenses of £5,196 for the year ended 31st July 2025, compared to a surplus in the previous year. Despite an increase in expenditure, particularly in wages, the balance sheet is described as healthy with net assets of £165,921.85. 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
St Andrews Chorleywood PCC	1	£5k

Charities like this

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

PANGBOURNE VALLEY PRE-SCHOOL income £169k
TYWARDREATH PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £113k
NORTH COMMON PRE - SCHOOL income £103k
PUDDLETOWN PLAYGROUP income £150k
MARGARET LLOYD PLAYGROUP income £114k
HILLSIDE PRE-SCHOOL income £121k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
POUND HILL PLAYGROUP	£286k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PANGBOURNE VALLEY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£169k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TYWARDREATH PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£113k	—	above	—	no doubt
NORTH COMMON PRE - SCHOOL FY2025	£103k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PUDDLETOWN PLAYGROUP FY2025	£150k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MARGARET LLOYD PLAYGROUP FY2025	£114k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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