TYWARDREATH PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1029667 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of pre-school education for children aged 2-4 years of age

Objects

THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL ARE TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY:(A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY;(B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS;(C) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

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
£113k
Latest spending
£115k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds a deficit of £1,497.28 due to rising operating costs, including wages and insurance. Per the trustees' report, the setting maintains a contingency fund of £8,542.55 to strengthen financial resilience. The trustees acknowledge the need for a cautious approach to financial planning to maintain stability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: half a term’s operating costs alongside a redundancy provision for eligible staff (held: £9k)
“The pre-school operates and maintains a contingency fund, originally calculated to cover half a term’s operating costs alongside a redundancy provision for eligible staff.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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: Cornwall

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£113k£115k
31/08/2024£123k£102k
31/08/2023£93k£94k
31/08/2022£96k£97k
31/08/2021£72k£90k

Common questions

Is TYWARDREATH PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds a deficit of £1,497.28 due to rising operating costs, including wages and insurance. Per the trustees' report, the setting maintains a contingency fund of £8,542.55 to strengthen financial resilience. The trustees acknowledge the need for a cautious approach to financial planning to maintain stability.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund08/04/2004£5ksupply and fit kitchen

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST GEORGES PRE SCHOOL WROTHAM.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TYWARDREATH PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP£113k—0above—no doubt
ST GEORGES PRE SCHOOL WROTHAM FY2025£143k—0unclear—noted
THE WOODLEY PRE-SCHOOL (READING) FY2025£185k—0unclear—no doubt
DATCHWORTH PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£101k—0unclear—no doubt
BIDEFORD BAPTIST PRESCHOOL FY2025£198k—0unclear—noted
COLLINGHAM AND DISTRICT PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£208k—0within—no doubt

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