ASTON-ON-TRENT PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1033636 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ASTON PLAYGROUP, ASTON-ON-TRENT PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Providing educational child care for Pre-School children from ages 2 to 4 years

Objects

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 SUCH 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
£287k
Latest spending
£292k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £4,893.74 for the year ending 31 March 2025, resulting in total net assets of £77,069.34. The filing indicates that resources are adequate to continue in operational existence, with no material uncertainties disclosed regarding going concern. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £77,069.34, derived from retained earnings and current year results.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Government Funding (59% of income)
“Government Funding £169,082.27”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£287k£292k
31/03/2024£236k£191k
31/03/2023£177k£150k
31/03/2022£117k£127k
31/03/2021£119k£118k

Common questions

Is ASTON-ON-TRENT PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £4,893.74 for the year ending 31 March 2025, resulting in total net assets of £77,069.34. The filing indicates that resources are adequate to continue in operational existence, with no material uncertainties disclosed regarding going concern. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £77,069.34, derived from retained earnings and current year results. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund08/02/2017£10kFuture Fun & Learning (FUNL)

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE TUDWICK FOUNDATION1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ASTON PRE-SCHOOL (CIO).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ASTON-ON-TRENT PRE-SCHOOL£287k—0unclear—no doubt
ASTON PRE-SCHOOL (CIO) FY2025£151k—0unclear—no doubt
ASTON CLINTON PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£156k—0unclear—no doubt
Abbotsham and Alwington Pre-School FY2025£137k—0above—no doubt
STEEPLE ASTON PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£174k—0unclear36.0%no doubt
STANTON PARENTS AND UNDER FIVES FY2025£158k—0unclear—no doubt

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