BARROW PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1030789 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BARROW PLAYGROUP, BARROW-UPON-HUMBER PLAYGROUP

Throughout the year all the children in the group have participated in activities which include painting, role play, small world, fine and gross motor skill activities, mask making, malleable substances, construction, books, sensory equipment, sand water and computer work. Also walks around the village and parks a few outings and a children's entertainer at the Christmas party

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UMDER 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

£175k

Latest spending

£171k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £102,173, with a net income of £3,949 for the year. The charity holds sufficient reserves to meet its policy objectives and operates a defined contribution pension scheme with no disclosed deficit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves in order to achieve the policy objectives (held: £102k)

“The charity aims to hold sufficient reserves in order to achieve the policy objectives.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Catherine Elizabeth Dobbing · trustee of 1 other charity
Chloe Jane Goodman · trustee of 1 other charity
Leah Jade Wilson · trustee of 1 other charity
Samuel Edward Stephenson · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: North Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£175k	£171k
31/08/2024	£164k	£141k
31/08/2023	£132k	£130k
31/08/2022	£114k	£110k
31/08/2021	£122k	£114k

Common questions

Is BARROW PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £102,173, with a net income of £3,949 for the year. The charity holds sufficient reserves to meet its policy objectives and operates a defined contribution pension scheme with no disclosed deficit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

BARROW PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £176k
BARBICAN PRE-SCHOOL income £121k
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £132k
NORRISTHORPE PLAYGROUP income £178k
3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £142k
HOLBROOK AND DISTRICT PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £159k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BARROW PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP	£175k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BARROW PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£176k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BARBICAN PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£121k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£132k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
NORRISTHORPE PLAYGROUP FY2025	£178k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£142k	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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