KING WILLIAM PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1029486 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

EARLY YEARS PROVISION FOR 3 TO 4 YEAR OLDS

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
£169k
Latest spending
£168k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained a stable balance with a surplus of £1,010.40 for the year ended 31 August 2025. The trustees note that while finances remained stable, they were not strong, relying on a small reserve for contingencies and continued fundraising to support operations. The charity holds a small reserve for unpredicted and contingency needs in case numbers drop too low.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Swindon · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/08/2025£169k£168k
30/06/2024£111k£114k
30/06/2023£110k£105k
30/06/2022£101k£97k
30/06/2021£108k£97k

Common questions

Is KING WILLIAM PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintained a stable balance with a surplus of £1,010.40 for the year ended 31 August 2025. The trustees note that while finances remained stable, they were not strong, relying on a small reserve for contingencies and continued fundraising to support operations. The charity holds a small reserve for unpredicted and contingency needs in case numbers drop too low. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund03/06/2015£10kPlay, Discover & Learn (PDL)