NORRISTHORPE PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1036085 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The activities that we cover during each session with the children are : Role Play, mark making,computers,construction,small world, book area, messy area (ie. painting, sand,water,play dough). Everything to meet the ofsted requirements.

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Latest income

£178k

Latest spending

£130k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £13,714 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total net assets of £76,539. The trustees consider it prudent to keep sufficient funds in reserve to cover running costs and maintain a contingency sum for statutory redundancy. The charity's unrestricted reserves are held in the Capital account, while restricted funds are held in the Fundraising account.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: prudent to keep sufficient funds in reserve to cover running costs (held: £41k)

“We believe it is prudent to keep sufficient funds in reserve to cover running costs. A contingency sum is kept ensuring statutory redundancy can be made in the unlikely event this is necessary.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Boltonchair
Nina Audsley
Sarah Crosby

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

Operates in: Kirklees

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£178k	£130k
31/03/2024	£116k	£108k
31/03/2023	£89k	£94k
31/03/2022	£94k	£109k
31/03/2021	£105k	£105k

Common questions

Is NORRISTHORPE PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £13,714 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total net assets of £76,539. The trustees consider it prudent to keep sufficient funds in reserve to cover running costs and maintain a contingency sum for statutory redundancy. The charity's unrestricted reserves are held in the Capital account, while restricted funds are held in the Fundraising account. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

NAILSWORTH PLAYGROUP income £163k
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £132k
LORDSWOOD COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP income £343k
GREAT CHART AND SINGLETON PLAYGROUP income £166k
ST MARY'S TODDLER AND PLAYGROUP, TETBURY income £120k
3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £142k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NORRISTHORPE PLAYGROUP	£178k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NAILSWORTH PLAYGROUP FY2025	£163k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£132k	—	above	—	no doubt
LORDSWOOD COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP FY2025	£343k	—	above	—	no doubt
GREAT CHART AND SINGLETON PLAYGROUP FY2025	£166k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MARY'S TODDLER AND PLAYGROUP, TETBURY FY2025	£120k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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