ST MICHAELS PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1032123 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MICHAEL'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

St. Michaels Pre-school Playgroup are involved with the early years care and education of children between the ages of 2 years 9 months and 5 years.

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Latest income

£126k

Latest spending

£105k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £21,446 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted income of £126,333 against payments of £104,886. However, the Treasurer's report notes that the charity is currently surviving from month to month and going into deficit because government funding does not cover reduced staff salaries, requiring a dip into the ISA to cover wages. The charity is actively seeking to increase child numbers to restore financial viability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“At the moment, we are currently surviving from month to month. Our funded government hours are not currently covering our staffs reduced monthly salaries, so it is crucial that numbers continue to rise as quickly as possible as every month we are going into deficit.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Cameron James Cunninghamchair
Caitlin Stephanie Annetts

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£126k	£105k
31/03/2024	£128k	£130k
31/03/2023	£127k	£151k
31/03/2022	£146k	£138k
31/03/2021	£118k	£122k

Common questions

Is ST MICHAELS PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £21,446 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted income of £126,333 against payments of £104,886. However, the Treasurer's report notes that the charity is currently surviving from month to month and going into deficit because government funding does not cover reduced staff salaries, requiring a dip into the ISA to cover wages. The charity is actively seeking to increase child numbers to restore financial viability. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

ST MICHAELS PRE-SCHOOL income £170k
ST MICHAEL'S PRE-SCHOOL income £116k
ST MICHAEL'S PRE-SCHOOL income £220k
ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £178k
3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £142k
ST JOSEPH'S PLAYGROUP, HERTFORD income £118k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST MICHAELS PLAYGROUP	£126k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
ST MICHAELS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£170k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ST MICHAEL'S PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£116k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
ST MICHAEL'S PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£220k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£178k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£142k	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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