BATLEY ROAD PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1034945 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a pre-school playgroup providing activities for children aged between 2years and 5 years . We serve the community in Alverthorpe Wakefield and are committee run and actively encourage volunteers to help out in all aspects of playgroup life We aim to provide a safe stimulating environment in which the children learn as they play.

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Latest income

£120k

Latest spending

£127k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state a deficit of £7,387 for the year, with total expenditure of £127,262 exceeding income of £119,876. The trustees report that funds were spent on renovating the building to provide a safe environment. No specific reserves policy or unrestricted reserves figure is disclosed in the provided text.

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 2 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Tracey Hobbschair
Andrea Firth · trustee of 1 other charity
Ashleigh Cookson
Gemma Stevenson
Jaidie Green
Kelly Brear · trustee of 1 other charity
Mariam Rehman
Molly Stevenson
Rachel Thompson
Samantha Swift

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

Operates in: City Of Wakefield

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£120k	£127k
31/08/2024	£124k	£121k
31/08/2023	£132k	£111k
31/08/2022	£86k	£93k
31/08/2021	£76k	£71k

Common questions

Is BATLEY ROAD PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state a deficit of £7,387 for the year, with total expenditure of £127,262 exceeding income of £119,876. The trustees report that funds were spent on renovating the building to provide a safe environment. No specific reserves policy or unrestricted reserves figure is disclosed in the provided text. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

BURHAM PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £183k
FYLINGDALES PLAYGROUP income £128k
HORSESHOE COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP income £129k
HUGGLESCOTE PLAYGROUP income £206k
ALPHABETS PRESCHOOL BOTLEY income £116k
WEST THORPE PLAYGROUP income £124k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BATLEY ROAD PLAYGROUP	£120k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BURHAM PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£183k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FYLINGDALES PLAYGROUP FY2025	£128k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HORSESHOE COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP FY2025	£129k	—	unclear	—	noted
HUGGLESCOTE PLAYGROUP FY2025	£206k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ALPHABETS PRESCHOOL BOTLEY FY2025	£116k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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