GOTHAM PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1035503 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Set in a small South Nottinghamshire village, Gotham Pre-School Playgroup provides a safe, stimulating and educational environment for pre-school children of all abilities and cultures. The playgroup is now based within the local primary school and accepts children from the age of 2 from the local and surrounding area. Children wishing to attend alternative local primary schools are also welcome.

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.

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Latest income
£112k
Latest spending
£96k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a profit of £15,769 for the year, with total income of £112,039.71 against expenditure of £96,270.28. The trustees report that reserves are sufficient for some years, though the charity faces risks related to dependency on local authority funding and increased staffing costs for special educational needs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Funding (88% of income)
“State funding for children on books is our main source >90%.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“Being dependent on funding and having to over employ due to SEND children needs, the main risk is negative changes to funding policy of LEA and government”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£112k£96k
31/08/2024£91k£70k
31/08/2023£54k£53k
31/08/2022£68k£60k
31/08/2021£51k£64k

Common questions

Is GOTHAM PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a profit of £15,769 for the year, with total income of £112,039.71 against expenditure of £96,270.28. The trustees report that reserves are sufficient for some years, though the charity faces risks related to dependency on local authority funding and increased staffing costs for special educational needs.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HARRIETSHAM PLAYGROUP ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GOTHAM PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP£112k—0unclear—noted
HARRIETSHAM PLAYGROUP ASSOCIATION FY2025£122k—0above—noted
GISLINGHAM PLAYGROUP FY2025£126k—0unclear—no doubt
HERMITAGE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£113k—0unclear—no doubt
HEAMOOR PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£444k—0above—no doubt
GREAT GRANSDEN PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2026£133k——unclear—no doubt

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