HARTHILL PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1033569 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HARTHILL PLAYGROUP, HARTHILL PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Children's playgroup.

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 AND BY: (A)OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY FACILITIES AND TRAINING COURSES, 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, REGARDLESS OF RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION OR MEANS. (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 AIM OF THE PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUPS ASSOCIATION.

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
£89k
Latest spending
£81k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £25,197, which is below the stated policy target of one-third of total expenditure. The charity relies primarily on Rotherham Borough Council funding, with unrestricted income from subscriptions and fundraising covering operational costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Rotherham Borough Council
“The pre-school’s main source of funding continues to be provided from Rotherham Borough Council (RBC)” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £25k; policy: one third of total expenditure for the year)
“Harthill Pre-School has a Reserves Policy to hold in reserves one third of total expenditure for the year.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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: Rotherham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£89k£81k
31/03/2024£59k£72k
31/03/2023£64k£75k
31/03/2022£59k£60k
31/03/2021£77k£70k

Common questions

Is HARTHILL PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £25,197, which is below the stated policy target of one-third of total expenditure. The charity relies primarily on Rotherham Borough Council funding, with unrestricted income from subscriptions and fundraising covering operational costs.