HARTWELL PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1029388 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HARTWELL PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Hartwell Preschool Playgroup provided preschool sessions for children from Hartwell village and the surrounding area.

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Latest income

£146k

Latest spending

£133k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a profit of £13,545.72 for the year ended 31/08/2025, with total income of £146,156.73 against expenditure of £132,611.01. Free reserves held were £12,636.94, which the trustees hold to cover unexpected circumstances such as unplanned closure. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts or accounting records.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

Laura Westonchair

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£146k	£133k
31/08/2024	£105k	£92k
31/08/2023	£61k	£57k
31/08/2022	£77k	£69k
31/08/2021	£61k	£62k

Common questions

Is HARTWELL PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a profit of £13,545.72 for the year ended 31/08/2025, with total income of £146,156.73 against expenditure of £132,611.01. Free reserves held were £12,636.94, which the trustees hold to cover unexpected circumstances such as unplanned closure. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts or accounting records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HARTING VILLAGE PRE-SCHOOL GROUP.

HARTING VILLAGE PRE-SCHOOL GROUP income £127k
FELTWELL PLAYGROUP income £116k
HOLBROOK AND DISTRICT PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £159k
HATFIELD HEATH PRE-SCHOOL ASSOCIATION income £198k
HARRIETSHAM PLAYGROUP ASSOCIATION income £122k
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £132k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HARTWELL PLAYGROUP	£146k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HARTING VILLAGE PRE-SCHOOL GROUP FY2025	£127k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FELTWELL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£116k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HOLBROOK AND DISTRICT PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£159k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HATFIELD HEATH PRE-SCHOOL ASSOCIATION FY2025	£198k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HARRIETSHAM PLAYGROUP ASSOCIATION FY2025	£122k	—	above	—	noted

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