ST NICHOLAS PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1034853 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

PRE-SCHOOL FOR 2YR TO 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.

Causes: Education/training · Get email alerts

Latest income

£134k

Latest spending

£131k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £103,502, resulting in a net income surplus of £2,604 for the period. The trustees note that financial constraints are expected due to rising national minimum wage and pension costs, but the charity remains solvent with positive net current assets of £100,656.

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 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Kasha Landchair
Amy Warner
Carly McNeil
Jade Gallacher
Kirsten Winslade
Sadie Alexander

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

Operates in: Portsmouth City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£134k	£131k
31/08/2024	£126k	£120k
31/08/2023	£138k	£120k
31/08/2022	£133k	£136k
31/03/2021	£89k	£89k

Common questions

Is ST NICHOLAS PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £103,502, resulting in a net income surplus of £2,604 for the period. The trustees note that financial constraints are expected due to rising national minimum wage and pension costs, but the charity remains solvent with positive net current assets of £100,656. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

ST NICHOLAS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP - HURST income £188k
ST PETER'S PRE-SCHOOL (STAFFORD) LTD income £400k
ST GREGORY'S PRE-SCHOOL LTD income £294k
STANTON PARENTS AND UNDER FIVES income £158k
ALL SAINTS PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £109k
NORTH COMMON PRE - SCHOOL income £103k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST NICHOLAS PLAYGROUP	£134k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST NICHOLAS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP - HURST FY2025	£188k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST PETER'S PRE-SCHOOL (STAFFORD) LTD FY2025	£400k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST GREGORY'S PRE-SCHOOL LTD FY2025	£294k	—	above	—	no doubt
STANTON PARENTS AND UNDER FIVES FY2025	£158k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ALL SAINTS PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£109k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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