ST JOHN'S PLAYGROUP (BILTON)

Registered charity 1032463 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Pre-school playgroup with the main aim of providing affordable early education for children.

Objects

THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL ARE 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 OR ABILITY;(B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE 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

£153k

Latest spending

£133k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state a net profit of £19,452 for the year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £61,971. The charity holds £56,499 in cash at bank, providing significant liquidity against current liabilities of £370. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal risk management 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
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Graeme Cookchair
Belinda Dickinson
Deborah Pritchard
Emily Spurr
Hannah Philipson
Philip McVicker
Shelley Atkinson

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£153k	£133k
31/08/2024	£109k	£113k
31/08/2023	£101k	£93k
31/08/2022	£102k	£98k
31/08/2021	£102k	£105k

Common questions

Is ST JOHN'S PLAYGROUP (BILTON) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state a net profit of £19,452 for the year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £61,971. The charity holds £56,499 in cash at bank, providing significant liquidity against current liabilities of £370. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST JOHN'S PLAYGROUP.

ST JOHN'S PLAYGROUP income £188k
ST JOHNS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP (CARLTON) income £114k
ST JOHN'S PLAYTIME PRE-SCHOOL income £136k
ST JOHNS CHURCH SCHOOL PLAYGROUP GOLCAR income £130k
ST JOHN'S PRE-SCHOOL AND TODDLER GROUP income £129k
SHIPTON BELLINGER PLAYGROUP income £180k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST JOHN'S PLAYGROUP (BILTON)	£153k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST JOHN'S PLAYGROUP FY2025	£188k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
ST JOHNS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP (CARLTON) FY2025	£114k	—	0	above	—	noted
ST JOHN'S PLAYTIME PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£136k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST JOHNS CHURCH SCHOOL PLAYGROUP GOLCAR FY2025	£130k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST JOHN'S PRE-SCHOOL AND TODDLER GROUP FY2025	£129k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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