MARLDON PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1035916 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MARLDON COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP

WE PROVIDE EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AGED 2-5 YEARS UNDER THE EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE.

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.

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
£100k
Latest spending
£82k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Marldon Preschool Playgroup generated total income of £100,214.92 against total outgoing expenditure of £81,987.05, resulting in a surplus of £18,227.87 for the year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £18,981.36, which the trustees note are held in the event of staff redundancies and are regularly checked to ensure a suitable amount is maintained.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: Reserves held in the event of staff redundancies. The amount of reserves is regularly checked to ensure a suitable amount is held. (held: £19k)
“Reserves held in the event of staff redundancies. The amount of reserves is regularly checked to ensure a suitable amount is held.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£100k£82k
31/07/2024£85k£77k
31/07/2023£71k£85k
31/07/2022£72k£86k
31/07/2021£90k£77k

Common questions

Is MARLDON PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Marldon Preschool Playgroup generated total income of £100,214.92 against total outgoing expenditure of £81,987.05, resulting in a surplus of £18,227.87 for the year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £18,981.36, which the trustees note are held in the event of staff redundancies and are regularly checked to ensure a suitable amount is maintained. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MARLDON PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP£100k—0unclear—no doubt
MALDON COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£162k—0unclear—no doubt
Martlesham Preschool FY2025£201k—0above—no doubt
3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£142k——above—no doubt
ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£178k—0unclear—no doubt
MARDEN PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£224k£36,8950unclear—no doubt

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