THE PRE-SCHOOL AT ST PHILIPS CHURCH HALL

Registered charity 1035526 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST PHILIPS CHURCH HALL PLAYGROUP, THE PLAYGROUP AT ST PHILIPS CHURCH HALL

THE PRE SCHOOL IS BASED IN LEICESTER IN THE EVINGTON AREA, IT IS RAN IN A CHURCH HALL

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
£123k
Latest spending
£93k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £49,087, up from £19,388 in the prior year, driven by a net income of £29,699 from charitable activities. The charity operates with no restricted funds and holds reserves that exceed its stated policy of covering support and administration costs. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and accounts accorded with those records, with no material matters requiring attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: enough reserves to be able to cover support and administration costs without which the charity would not function (held: £49k)
“The charity aims to hold enough reserves to be able to cover support and administration costs without which the charity would not function.” — page 4
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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leicester City · Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£123k£93k
31/03/2024£95k£81k
31/03/2023£81k£83k
31/03/2022£79k£87k
31/03/2021£99k£83k

Common questions

Is THE PRE-SCHOOL AT ST PHILIPS CHURCH HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £49,087, up from £19,388 in the prior year, driven by a net income of £29,699 from charitable activities. The charity operates with no restricted funds and holds reserves that exceed its stated policy of covering support and administration costs. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and accounts accorded with those records, with no material matters requiring attention. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 CHURCH HOUSE PRE-SCHOOL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PRE-SCHOOL AT ST PHILIPS CHURCH HALL£123k—0above—no doubt
CHURCH HOUSE PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£121k—0above—no doubt
CHRIST CHURCH PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP CIO FY2025£115k—0unclear—no doubt
CHURCHILL PRESCHOOL FY2025£101k—0unclear—no doubt
ST.PETERS PENGUINS PRE-SCHOOL FY2024£178k—0unclear—no doubt
SHEPLEY PRE-SCHOOL (CIO) FY2025£316k—0unclear—no doubt

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