COGENHOE PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1027622 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a local based playgroup offering sessions 5 days a week for children aged between 2yrs - 4yrs. we are open Mon, Tues, Weds,Thurs and Fri 9 - 3pm. We are Ofsted registered and a popular childcare setting for children in the local area. We have recently supported a large number of children transition to Primary School successfully.

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.

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Registered contact address: West Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£102k

Latest spending

£77k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with an operating profit of £25,074 and total reserves of £78,308, comprising a current account balance of £62,717 and a reserve account of £15,591. The Treasurer reports that these funds provide a solid foundation for future planning and investments. The charity continues to operate as a non-profit, focusing on providing a supportive environment for local families.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: NCC funding (83% of income)

“£83,920 from NCC funding” — page 1

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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
Volunteer management

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 31/08/2025

Government income: £83,920 — contracts £83,920 (1); 83% of the £101,697 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

Volunteers: 5
Government income: £61,158 — contracts £61,158 (1); 66% of the £92,171 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

Volunteers: 5
Government income: £28,148 — contracts £28,148 (1); 61% of the £45,966 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, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/08/2025 (received 11/09/2026, 73 days after the 30/06/2026 due date); year ending 31/08/2023 (received 27/02/2025, 242 days after the 30/06/2024 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

Selena Wrightchair
Alina Lawrenson
Deborah Dunkley
Hannah Cheadle
James Howes
James Moore
Joanna Marks

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£102k	£77k
31/08/2024	£92k	£71k
31/08/2023	£46k	£56k
31/08/2022	£60k	£62k
31/08/2021	£61k	£52k

Common questions

Is COGENHOE PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with an operating profit of £25,074 and total reserves of £78,308, comprising a current account balance of £62,717 and a reserve account of £15,591. The Treasurer reports that these funds provide a solid foundation for future planning and investments. The charity continues to operate as a non-profit, focusing on providing a supportive environment for local families.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/08/2006	£800	New computer

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PENHILL PLAYGROUP.

PENHILL PLAYGROUP income £106k
REDBRIDGE COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP income £226k
AVEBURY PLAYGROUP income £58k
CADWGAN PLAYGROUP income £88k
TUNSTEAD PLAYGROUP income £111k
FLOCKTON PLAYGROUP income £87k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
COGENHOE PLAYGROUP	£102k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PENHILL PLAYGROUP FY2026	£106k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
REDBRIDGE COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP FY2025	£226k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
AVEBURY PLAYGROUP FY2025	£58k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
CADWGAN PLAYGROUP FY2025	£88k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
TUNSTEAD PLAYGROUP FY2025	£111k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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