PUDDLETOWN PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1031660 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PUDDLETOWN PRE-SCHOOL

Pre School Education

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

£150k

Latest spending

£148k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £1,926 for the year ended 31 August 2025. Per the trustees' report, the total reserves available to the Pre School now stand at £75,970, representing an increase from the previous year's £74,044.

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Emily Alfordchair
James Ashdown
Niall Dermody

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£150k	£148k
31/08/2024	£134k	£150k
31/08/2023	£123k	£130k
31/08/2022	£130k	£107k
31/08/2021	£83k	£94k

Common questions

Is PUDDLETOWN PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £1,926 for the year ended 31 August 2025. Per the trustees' report, the total reserves available to the Pre School now stand at £75,970, representing an increase from the previous year's £74,044.

Charities like this

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

OVER PUDDLEDUCKS PRE-SCHOOL income £122k
PONSANOOTH PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £126k
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £132k
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL income £222k
PANGBOURNE VALLEY PRE-SCHOOL income £169k
BURNHAM PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £136k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PUDDLETOWN PLAYGROUP	£150k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
OVER PUDDLEDUCKS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£122k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PONSANOOTH PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£126k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£132k	—	above	—	no doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£222k	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt
PANGBOURNE VALLEY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£169k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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