PILTON PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1028845 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PILTON PLAYGROUP

The playgroup is registered to care for children age 2 - 5 years. We aim to create a welcoming, relaxed atmosphere where children will feel happy and secure. We help children to play and learn together and develop a sensitivity to others. We aim to develop in children a love of learning and desire to continue their knowledge and skills as they move on to full time education.

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
£154k
Latest spending
£150k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintains a good financial position with high occupancy levels and sufficient reserves. The net assets total £90,530.27, reflecting an increase in retained earnings of £3,937.48 for the year. The trustees and examiner report no material issues or uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: reviewed every 6 months (held: £91k)
“Reserves Policy states that the reserve amount should ideally be reviewed every 6 months” — page 5
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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£154k£150k
31/08/2024£133k£119k
31/08/2023£107k£114k
31/08/2022£106k£100k
31/08/2021£92k£96k

Common questions

Is PILTON PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintains a good financial position with high occupancy levels and sufficient reserves. The net assets total £90,530.27, reflecting an increase in retained earnings of £3,937.48 for the year. The trustees and examiner report no material issues or uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Somerset Community Foundation04/03/2024£5kRunning two Forest School sessions a week
Somerset Community Foundation27/10/2021£4kEstablishing forest school sessions for local children
Somerset Community Foundation13/09/2021£1kCore costs of an early years service

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PILTON PRE-SCHOOL£154k—0above—no doubt
HERMITAGE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£113k—0unclear—no doubt
LILLIPUT LEARNERS PLAYGROUP PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£242k—0unclear—no doubt
Dothill Pre-School and Childcare FY2024£283k—0unclear—no doubt
ST MATTHEW'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£127k—0above0.0%no doubt
VERNON PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£215k—0unclear—no doubt

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