HARPSDEN PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1029269 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Harpsden Woodland Pre-School

Providing a happy, safe and caring learning environment, free from prejudice and discrimination, for children aged 2 to 5 years old. We provide a healthy balance of indoor, outdoor, and woodland opportunities for children to learn and enjoy.

Objects

THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL ARE TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY:(A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY;(B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS;(C) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

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: South Oxfordshire, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£136k

Latest spending

£134k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state the charity ended the financial year with a small surplus of £2,330 and held reserves of £45,000, which the trustees note allows operation for up to six months without income. The trustees report that the charity remains stable despite challenges such as government funding rates being significantly below running costs and increases in the National Minimum Wage.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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

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

Volunteers: 5
Government income: £69,131 — grants £69,131 (1); 51% of the £136,019 total gross income on the same return

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

Government income: £56,593 — grants £56,593 (1); 52% of the £109,148 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: £25,162 — grants £25,162 (1); 40% of the £62,208 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Elizabeth Anne Eldridgechair · trustee of 1 other charity
Brigitta Bano
Gemma Elizabeth Vigor
Jessica Allen
Joanna Patterson
Lucy Brewster
Lynn Mitchell

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£136k	£134k
31/08/2024	£109k	£98k
31/08/2023	£62k	£61k
31/08/2022	£66k	£65k
31/08/2021	£58k	£63k

Common questions

Is HARPSDEN PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state the charity ended the financial year with a small surplus of £2,330 and held reserves of £45,000, which the trustees note allows operation for up to six months without income. The trustees report that the charity remains stable despite challenges such as government funding rates being significantly below running costs and increases in the National Minimum Wage. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
BLANCHMINSTER TRUST	1	£7k

Charities like this

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

MARSDEN PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP AND TODDLERS income £97k
HAWKESBURY PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £59k
BROADBOTTOM PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £101k
PILTON PRE-SCHOOL income £154k
HELPSTON PLAYHOUSE AND UNDER FIVES PRE-SCHOOL income £206k
HERMITAGE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £113k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HARPSDEN PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP	£136k	—	above	—	no doubt
MARSDEN PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP AND TODDLERS FY2025	£97k	—	above	—	no doubt
HAWKESBURY PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£59k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BROADBOTTOM PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PILTON PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£154k	—	above	—	no doubt
HELPSTON PLAYHOUSE AND UNDER FIVES PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£206k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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