MINSTER PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1029592 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MINSTER NURSERY GROUP

WE ARE A PRE SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN AGED BETWENN 2 AND 5 YEARS OLD.

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Latest income

£476k

Latest spending

£415k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £304,228, resulting in total net assets of £313,128. The trustees confirm the charity has sufficient resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of running costs (held: £304k)

“It is the intention of the trustees to hold sufficient funds to enable the charity to the equivalent of 6 months running costs” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Dannielle Graychair
Annabel Ross
Debbie Harrison

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£476k	£415k
31/03/2024	£407k	£409k
31/03/2023	£423k	£390k
31/03/2022	£403k	£339k
31/03/2021	£333k	£271k

Common questions

Is MINSTER PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £304,228, resulting in total net assets of £313,128. The trustees confirm the charity has sufficient resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding going concern. 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	24/03/2011	£10k	Minster Playgroup - Original Faces - Moving places with extra spaces

Charities like this

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

GREAT GRANSDEN PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £145k
3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £142k
HERMITAGE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £113k
ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH PLAYGROUP income £150k
ST NICHOLAS PLAYGROUP income £134k
ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £178k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MINSTER PLAYGROUP	£476k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
GREAT GRANSDEN PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£145k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£142k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
HERMITAGE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£113k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH PLAYGROUP FY2024	£150k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST NICHOLAS PLAYGROUP FY2025	£134k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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