PETER PAN PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1031364 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provider of pre-school education for children aged 2.5 to 5.

Objects

TTO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OFTHEIR 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
£217k
Latest spending
£182k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £121,327.20, representing a surplus of £35,054.51 for the period. The charity holds significant unrestricted reserves, including £38,000 in savings and £40,323.58 in a contingency fund, indicating strong liquidity. The trustees note that the financial year was extended to align with the school year, and cash balances were boosted by a £31,000 pre-payment from the local authority.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£217k£182k
31/05/2024£186k£130k
31/05/2023£93k£118k
31/05/2022£99k£100k
31/05/2021£103k£96k

Common questions

Is PETER PAN PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £121,327.20, representing a surplus of £35,054.51 for the period. The charity holds significant unrestricted reserves, including £38,000 in savings and £40,323.58 in a contingency fund, indicating strong liquidity. The trustees note that the financial year was extended to align with the school year, and cash balances were boosted by a £31,000 pre-payment from the local authority.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PETER PAN PLAYGROUP£217k—0unclear—no doubt
PONSANOOTH PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£126k—0unclear—no doubt
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£132k—0above—no doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£222kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£142k——above—no doubt
ST MARYS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2026£238k—0above—no doubt

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