HERMITAGE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1031844 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Pre-school for children aged from 2.5 upwards.

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 OF ABILITY;(B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF SUCH 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: 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
£113k
Latest spending
£92k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £18,000, maintained as a contingency fund to manage fluctuations in income and rising operational costs. Per the trustees' report, while ongoing financial pressures exist in the early years sector, the charity remains financially stable with no material uncertainty regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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 fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hermitage Preschool Playgroup (matched by registered charity number).

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 Berkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£113k£92k
31/08/2024£82k£80k
31/08/2023£84k£77k
31/08/2022£75k£58k
31/08/2021£52k£46k

Common questions

Is HERMITAGE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £18,000, maintained as a contingency fund to manage fluctuations in income and rising operational costs. Per the trustees' report, while ongoing financial pressures exist in the early years sector, the charity remains financially stable with no material uncertainty regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HERMITAGE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP£113k—0unclear—no doubt
ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£178k—0unclear—no doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£222kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
BOLEY PARK PRE SCHOOL FY2025£101k—0unclear—no doubt
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£132k—0above—no doubt
CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£188k—0above—no doubt

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