OLD STRATFORD PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1033454 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OLD STRATFORD PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

A preschool offering child care for children of 2 years until school age.

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

£162k

Latest spending

£150k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £45,000 at the end of the period, which the trustees note are held in a reserve bank account to be used in the event of closure or redundancy. The charity reported a net surplus of £12,261 for the year, with total income of £161,964 and total expenditure of £149,703. The primary source of funding is identified as grants from West Northants Council for funded children.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: Funds are held in a reserve bank account to be used in the event of closure/redundancy. (held: £45k)

“Funds are held in a reserve bank account to be used in the event of closure/redundancy.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
Financial reserves 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

Trustees · trustee networks

Michael Reynoldschair
Kate Wootton
Lisa Borritt
Michelle Threlfall
THOMAS JAMES WILKES

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

Operates in: Milton Keynes · Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£162k	£150k
31/07/2024	£140k	£131k
31/07/2023	£135k	£130k
31/07/2022	£129k	£120k
31/07/2021	£118k	£109k

Common questions

Is OLD STRATFORD PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £45,000 at the end of the period, which the trustees note are held in a reserve bank account to be used in the event of closure or redundancy. The charity reported a net surplus of £12,261 for the year, with total income of £161,964 and total expenditure of £149,703. The primary source of funding is identified as grants from West Northants Council for funded children. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE TUDWICK FOUNDATION	1	£3k

Charities like this

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

YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL income £222k
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £132k
3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £142k
OLDLAND PRESCHOOL income £217k
SOUTH CERNEY PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £166k
THE CHESTERFORDS COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL income £124k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
OLD STRATFORD PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP	£162k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£222k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£132k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£142k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
OLDLAND PRESCHOOL FY2025	£217k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTH CERNEY PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£166k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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