ST ANDREWS METHODIST CHURCH PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1033572 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST ANDREWS PRE-SCHOOL

The charity ceased to operate its provision of education for early years in February 2026. The trustees are in the process of winding the charity up.

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.

Causes: Education/training · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £66,945, meeting the trustees' policy of holding a minimum of three months' running costs. The charity received an independent examination with no material matters requiring attention, and the trustees confirmed resources were adequate for the year ended 31 July 2025.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• 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

• LESLEY PERRY
• Linda Bowker
• Patricia Ann Toms
• Richard Frederick Toms

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

Operates in: Lancashire · Oldham

Income and spending

Common questions

Charities like this

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

• ST ANDREWS PRE-SCHOOL income £172k
• ST ANDREWS WITH ST PETERS PRE-SCHOOL income £120k
• ST ANDREW'S PLAYGROUP (HALIFAX) income £164k
• ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH PLAYGROUP income £150k
• ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £178k
• ALL SAINTS PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £109k

Side by side with its peers

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