INDEPENDENT MOTHERS PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1029809 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as INDEPENDENT MOTHERS PRE-SCHOOL

Early years education provision

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.

Causes: Education/training · Get email alerts

Latest income
£162k
Latest spending
£150k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £138,403, with unrestricted reserves of £138,403 and no restricted or endowment funds held. The Treasurer's report notes that the bank balance has fallen significantly to £119,675 due to low capacity and intake, although the setting confirms it has met all financial commitments.

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 2 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: City Of Westminster

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£162k£150k
31/03/2024£167k£133k
31/03/2023£120k£138k
31/03/2022£110k£173k
31/03/2021£140k£174k

Common questions

Is INDEPENDENT MOTHERS PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £138,403, with unrestricted reserves of £138,403 and no restricted or endowment funds held. The Treasurer's report notes that the bank balance has fallen significantly to £119,675 due to low capacity and intake, although the setting confirms it has met all financial commitments. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
INDEPENDENT MOTHERS PLAYGROUP£162k—0unclear—no doubt
MORTIMER PLAYGROUP ASSOCIATION FY2025£144k—0unclear—noted
HOLBROOK AND DISTRICT PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£159k—0unclear—no doubt
KINGSWAY PLAYGROUP FY2025£197k—0unclear—no doubt
RADCLIFFE-ON-TRENT PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£190k——within—no doubt
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£132k—0above—no doubt

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