KNUTSFORD COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1036016 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KNUTSFORD COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP

Care and education for children from 2.9 years to 5 years.

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
£158k
Latest spending
£156k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintains a healthy balance to ensure staff can be paid for 52 weeks despite not receiving government grants during school holidays. The trustees require holding three months' salaries in a deposit account to cover emergency situations such as redundancy or premises relocation. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of salaries
“We have to hold 3 months salaries in deposit account.” — page 6
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: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£158k£156k
05/04/2024£157k£135k
05/04/2023£132k£111k
05/04/2022£125k£130k
05/04/2021£128k£120k

Common questions

Is KNUTSFORD COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintains a healthy balance to ensure staff can be paid for 52 weeks despite not receiving government grants during school holidays. The trustees require holding three months' salaries in a deposit account to cover emergency situations such as redundancy or premises relocation. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KNUTSFORD COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL£158k—0above—no doubt
SKYLARKS COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£290k—0unclear—no doubt
SCHOOL LANE PRE-SCHOOL LLANDUDNO FY2025£356k—0above—no doubt
THE COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£121k—0unclear—no doubt
WINSLEY ACORNS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£126k—0unclear—no doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£222kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt

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