HORSESHOE COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1029396 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE HORSESHOE COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL

WE ARE A PRE-SCHOOL WHO EDUCATE CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 3 - 5 IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY.

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 IN PRACTICE BANSTEAD

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

£116k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £35,734, which is above the trustees' stated contingency policy target of £6,000. The charity received significant government funding and grants, resulting in a surplus for the year. However, the trustees noted ongoing building issues requiring council assistance that cause disruption to daily activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £6,000 (held: £36k)

“Our aim is to hold at least £6,000 in the bank accounts as a contingency.” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“We need some assistance from Surrey Council on the building as there are still ongoing issues which cause disruption in the day to day activities and running of the Pre-school.”

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.

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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Carolyn Myringchair
Jodie Gower
Valerie Williams

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/08/2025	£129k	£116k
30/08/2024	£121k	£112k
30/08/2023	£117k	£109k
30/08/2022	£79k	£83k
30/08/2021	£70k	£68k

Common questions

Is HORSESHOE COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £35,734, which is above the trustees' stated contingency policy target of £6,000. The charity received significant government funding and grants, resulting in a surplus for the year. However, the trustees noted ongoing building issues requiring council assistance that cause disruption to daily activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HORFIELD WELLY PRE-SCHOOL.

HORFIELD WELLY PRE-SCHOOL income £101k
HUGGLESCOTE PLAYGROUP income £206k
ST MATTHEW'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £127k
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £132k
RUSPER PLAYGROUP income £113k
HAPPY TOTS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £353k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HORSESHOE COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP	£129k	—	unclear	—	noted
HORFIELD WELLY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HUGGLESCOTE PLAYGROUP FY2025	£206k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MATTHEW'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£127k	—	above	0.0%	no doubt
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£132k	—	above	—	no doubt
RUSPER PLAYGROUP FY2025	£113k	—	within	—	noted

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