LONGTHORPE PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1031164 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LONGTHORPE PRE-SCHOOL

To enhance the development of children under statutory school age within the Longthorpe area and surrounding communities.

Objects

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: IN PRACTICE LONGTHORPE

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
£268k
Latest spending
£280k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £11,892 for the year ended 31 July 2025, primarily due to reduced occupancy and increased costs. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £281,668, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover specific liabilities and operational needs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £75,000 (held: £282k)
“Throughout the year our reserve cash balance has remained over the reserve level and set at £75,000 which will cover and account for PILON, a redundancy fund and also rental charges for both sites.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Peterborough City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£268k£280k
31/07/2024£344k£249k
31/07/2023£252k£249k
31/07/2022£250k£216k
31/07/2021£248k£181k

Common questions

Is LONGTHORPE PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £11,892 for the year ended 31 July 2025, primarily due to reduced occupancy and increased costs. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £281,668, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover specific liabilities and operational needs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund14/07/2005£4kAdding equipment and storage

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE CHRISTOPHER LAING FOUNDATION1£1k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LONGTHORPE PLAYGROUP£268k—0unclear—no doubt
THORNTON HOUGH PLAYGROUP FY2025£102k—0above—noted
ORTON LONGUEVILLE PLAYGROUP FY2025£350k—0above—no doubt
LONGBRIDGE CHILDCARE STRATEGY GROUP FY2025£790k—0below—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BOTOLPH'S, LONGTHORPE FY2024£141k—0unclear—no doubt
LONGRIDGE ON THE THAMES FY2024£847k—0below—no doubt

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