SANDCASTLES PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1029267 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity aims to encourage and enhance the development and education of children primarily under school age.

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Latest income

£508k

Latest spending

£492k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £17,027, increasing its unrestricted general reserve to £122,664. The trustees report that the charity expects to maintain a general reserve equivalent to at least two months of running costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two months running costs (held: £123k)

“The Charity expects to maintain a general reserve equivalent to at least two months running costs” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income

£508k

Total spending

£492k

Reserves (reported)

£123k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

MISS LYN GRATTENchair
Angie Fisher
Karen Embley
Lisa Slocombe
Melissa Lockyer
NORMA WEBBER
SHARON BROADHEAD

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£508k	£492k
31/08/2024	£464k	£432k
31/08/2023	£393k	£390k
31/08/2022	£395k	£383k
31/08/2021	£374k	£397k

Common questions

Is SANDCASTLES PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £17,027, increasing its unrestricted general reserve to £122,664. The trustees report that the charity expects to maintain a general reserve equivalent to at least two months of running costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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	16/11/2006	£5k	Partnership between Castle School & Sandcastles

Charities like this

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

SANDCASTLES PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £104k
SUTTON CENTRE UNDER 5S PLAYGROUP income £104k
GREAT CHART AND SINGLETON PLAYGROUP income £166k
ST CUTHBERTS PLAYGROUP income £146k
BREDON PLAYGROUP income £123k
SALTWOOD PLAY & LEARNING CENTRE income £249k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SANDCASTLES PLAYGROUP	£508k	—	above	—	no doubt
SANDCASTLES PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£104k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SUTTON CENTRE UNDER 5S PLAYGROUP FY2025	£104k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GREAT CHART AND SINGLETON PLAYGROUP FY2025	£166k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST CUTHBERTS PLAYGROUP FY2025	£146k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BREDON PLAYGROUP FY2025	£123k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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