SLIP END PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1029599 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide full time education and learning through play for 1 to 5 year olds in the year before they begin foundation stage education.

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Latest income

£153k

Latest spending

£143k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operates with income exceeding outgoings, resulting in a net profit of £9,738.86 for the period. The trustees hold £20,000 in reserves to cover running costs in the event of unforeseen circumstances. The independent examiner confirmed that financial management and control have been maintained and built upon.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“Government Funding 128,387.45”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Abbie Collin
Charlotte Oakley
Hayley Bolton
Helen McCone
Sandra Pantling

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

Operates in: Central Bedfordshire · Luton

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£153k	£143k
31/08/2024	£119k	£100k
31/08/2023	£46k	£43k
31/01/2023	£75k	£69k
31/03/2022	£80k	£80k

Common questions

Is SLIP END PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operates with income exceeding outgoings, resulting in a net profit of £9,738.86 for the period. The trustees hold £20,000 in reserves to cover running costs in the event of unforeseen circumstances. The independent examiner confirmed that financial management and control have been maintained and built upon. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP.

WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £132k
LILLIPUT LEARNERS PLAYGROUP PRE-SCHOOL income £242k
3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £142k
BREDON PLAYGROUP income £123k
FIRST STEPS COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP income £209k
CONDICOTE PLAYGROUP AND TODDLER GROUP income £118k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SLIP END PLAYGROUP	£153k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£132k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
LILLIPUT LEARNERS PLAYGROUP PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£242k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£142k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
BREDON PLAYGROUP FY2025	£123k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FIRST STEPS COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP FY2025	£209k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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