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ACTON PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1027943 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Acton Playgroup provides a safe, stimulating and secure learning environment. A high standard of care and learning opportunities which actively promote all areas of children's development. Child care which meets the diverse needs of the local community regardless of race, culture, religion, ability means. Children and their families with a provision that promotes equality and values diversity.

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Latest income
£171k
Latest spending
£167k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is in a vulnerable financial position because it lacks the reserve funds required by its constitution. While the end balance for the year was £5,943.25, the administrator's report indicates that reserves should be in the region of £30,000 to cover emergency costs and liabilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3 months redundancy/closure liabilities etc. (held: £3k)
“These funds are necessary to hold in reserve for emergency costs, 3 months redundancy/closure liabilities etc.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“Currently we are in a vulnerable financial position as we do not have the reserve funds in place, as detailed in our constitution.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£171k£167k
31/08/2024£143k£148k
31/08/2023£123k£147k
31/08/2022£141k£129k
31/08/2021£98k£105k

Common questions

Is ACTON PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is in a vulnerable financial position because it lacks the reserve funds required by its constitution. While the end balance for the year was £5,943.25, the administrator's report indicates that reserves should be in the region of £30,000 to cover emergency costs and liabilities. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THOMAS HARLEY'S ESTATE CHARITY1£0

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Belton Playgroup.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ACTON PLAYGROUP£171k—0unclear—noted
Belton Playgroup FY2025£163k—0unclear—no doubt
ST MARY'S TODDLER AND PLAYGROUP, TETBURY FY2025£120k—0unclear—no doubt
BREDON PLAYGROUP FY2025£123k—0unclear—no doubt
OVER KELLET PLAYGROUP FY2025£144k—0unclear—no doubt
WATERBEACH COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP FY2025£115k—0unclear—no doubt

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