PLATFORM 3 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1032597 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PLATFORM THREE PLAYGROUP

The Charity provides pre-school activities/education for children.

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
£115k
Latest spending
£129k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state a surplus of £14,385 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total receipts of £158,972 against total payments of £129,304. Free/unrestricted reserves (carried forward balance) decreased from £114,059 to £99,674. The filing does not disclose a reserves policy target or any material uncertainties regarding 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Sussex · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£115k£129k
31/08/2024£159k£122k
31/08/2023£127k£112k
31/08/2022£79k£111k
31/08/2021£89k£79k

Common questions

Is PLATFORM 3 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state a surplus of £14,385 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total receipts of £158,972 against total payments of £129,304. Free/unrestricted reserves (carried forward balance) decreased from £114,059 to £99,674. The filing does not disclose a reserves policy target or any material uncertainties regarding going concern.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PLATFORM 3 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP£115k—0unclear—no doubt
3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£142k——above—no doubt
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£132k—0above—no doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£222kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
WOODFORD PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£104k—0above188.9%no doubt
HOLBROOK AND DISTRICT PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£159k—0unclear—no doubt

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