Phoenix Under 5s Preschool

Registered charity 1028258 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GROVES TODDLER AND PLAYGROUP, PHOENIX PRE-SCHOOL/UNDER 5'S, PHOENIX UNDER 5S

Pre school playgroup for children in the surrounding area.

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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Latest income

£129k

Latest spending

£177k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £104,043 to £55,842 due to rising operational costs and timing differences in income receipts. The trustees consider the charity financially viable and believe the remaining reserves are sufficient for short-to-medium term operations. The filing was subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £56k; policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure)

“The constitution of the preschool states that a terms costings including staff wages, rent and other outgoings must be held in reserve. This is the amount of notice of closure that will be needed for families and landlord. We also hold one months cost for cash flow.” — 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.

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
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

Trustees · trustee networks

Sally Sawdonchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Lisa Egginton
Natalie McKeown
Ruth Shepherd · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: City Of York

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£129k	£177k
31/08/2024	£123k	£132k
31/08/2023	£136k	£118k
31/08/2022	£100k	£95k
31/08/2021	£103k	£90k

Common questions

Is Phoenix Under 5s Preschool financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £104,043 to £55,842 due to rising operational costs and timing differences in income receipts. The trustees consider the charity financially viable and believe the remaining reserves are sufficient for short-to-medium term operations. The filing was subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BROUGHTON UNDER FIVES ASSOCIATION.

BROUGHTON UNDER FIVES ASSOCIATION income £147k
HERMITAGE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £113k
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £132k
KINGSWAY PLAYGROUP income £197k
BURNHAM PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £136k
3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £142k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Phoenix Under 5s Preschool	£129k	—	below	—	no doubt
BROUGHTON UNDER FIVES ASSOCIATION FY2025	£147k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HERMITAGE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£113k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£132k	—	above	—	no doubt
KINGSWAY PLAYGROUP FY2025	£197k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BURNHAM PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£136k	—	above	—	no doubt

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