SOHAM PLAYGROUPS WINDMILLS UNDER FIVES

Registered charity 1032286 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing Childcare to the local community within a playgroup setting.

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: IN PRACTICE SOHAM TOWN

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
£165k
Latest spending
£151k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held net assets of £84,757 at the end of the financial year, an increase from £73,120 in the previous year. The trustees report holding a reserve of £15,000 specifically for staff redundancies and unexpected costs. The filing confirms that resources are adequate with no material uncertainties disclosed regarding the charity's 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

Reserves policy: £15,000 for staff redundancies and unexpected cost for the Portacabin (held: £85k)
“We hold a reserve of £15,000, this is held for use for staff redundancies and unexpected cost for the Portacabin”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£165k£151k
31/08/2024£165k£140k
31/08/2023£132k£125k
31/08/2022£105k£113k
31/08/2021£127k£122k

Common questions

Is SOHAM PLAYGROUPS WINDMILLS UNDER FIVES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held net assets of £84,757 at the end of the financial year, an increase from £73,120 in the previous year. The trustees report holding a reserve of £15,000 specifically for staff redundancies and unexpected costs. The filing confirms that resources are adequate with no material uncertainties disclosed regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. 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 Fund12/03/2009£1kSoham Playgroup

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WINDMILLS PRESCHOOL LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SOHAM PLAYGROUPS WINDMILLS UNDER FIVES£165k—0unclear—no doubt
WINDMILLS PRESCHOOL LIMITED FY2025£175kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
LORDSWOOD COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP FY2025£343k—0above—no doubt
SOUTH CERNEY PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£166k—0unclear—no doubt
HEYSHAM YOUTH AND COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP FY2025£306k—0above—no doubt
SUTTON CENTRE UNDER 5S PLAYGROUP FY2025£104k—0unclear—no doubt

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