THE RED BARN COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1030875 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE RED BARN COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL

We are a community, committee run preschool. We are based in the local primary school and enjoy a close relationship with the school.Our local area is very mixed with regards to housing and age of residents.

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.

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Latest income

£179k

Latest spending

£163k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £16,555 and is in a good financial position with a high number of children registered for the forthcoming year. The trustees recommend holding reserves to cover one term's expenditure, with £39,000 currently held in a separate account. The document notes there are no uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern and no foreseeable risks.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one term’s expenditure (held: £39k)

“The Trustees recommend that the Charity always as in the bank reserves to cover one term’s expenditure.”

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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Lorna Newnhamchair
Hannah Williams
Pauline Stacey
RAYCHEL CONWAY
lorraine grist

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£179k	£163k
31/08/2024	£159k	£152k
31/08/2023	£118k	£136k
31/08/2022	£145k	£151k
31/08/2021	£141k	£136k

Common questions

Is THE RED BARN COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £16,555 and is in a good financial position with a high number of children registered for the forthcoming year. The trustees recommend holding reserves to cover one term's expenditure, with £39,000 currently held in a separate account. The document notes there are no uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern and no foreseeable risks.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST	1	£10k

Charities like this

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

STANNINGTON VILLAGE PLAYGROUP income £143k
HEATH BARN PRE-SCHOOL income £153k
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £132k
PHOENIX PRE-SCHOOL income £297k
Parley Community Pre School income £119k
BEEHIVE PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £166k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE RED BARN COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP	£179k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
STANNINGTON VILLAGE PLAYGROUP FY2025	£143k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HEATH BARN PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£153k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£132k	—	above	—	no doubt
PHOENIX PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£297k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Parley Community Pre School FY2025	£119k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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