LADYBIRDS PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1036691 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LADYBIRDS PRESCHOOL

The children are learning through play, gaining social skills.

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Latest income

£126k

Latest spending

£114k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a net expenditure of £11,624 for the year, with total incoming resources of £125,678 against total resources expended of £114,054. Net monetary assets increased to £78,548, supported by cash funds of £77,367 at the year end. The trustees report that the charity sustained its capacity and maintained a waiting list despite increased costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: Two trustees received remuneration during the year only in respect of their work as playschool teachers for the nursery and not in their capacity as Trustees.

“Two trustees received remuneration during the year only in respect of their work as playschool teachers for the nursery and not in their capacity as Trustees.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustees received reimbursed expenses during the year for playgroup items purchased for the nursery. Two trustees received remuneration during the year only in respect of their work as playschool teachers for the nursery and not in their capacity as Trustees.

“Trustees received reimbursed expenses during the year for playgroup items purchased for the nursery. Two trustees received remuneration during the year only in respect of their work as playschool teachers for the nursery and not in their capacity as Trustees.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (04/05/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Karlie Powell
Kim Griffiths
MICHELLE White
Nikki Courtman

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£126k	£114k
31/08/2024	£101k	£88k
31/08/2023	£96k	£83k
31/08/2022	£81k	£69k
31/08/2021	£85k	£67k

Common questions

Is LADYBIRDS PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a net expenditure of £11,624 for the year, with total incoming resources of £125,678 against total resources expended of £114,054. Net monetary assets increased to £78,548, supported by cash funds of £77,367 at the year end. The trustees report that the charity sustained its capacity and maintained a waiting list despite increased costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

LADYBIRD PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED income £657k
LANGSHOTT LADYBIRDS NURSERY income £170k
LADYBIRDS PLAYGROUP (TICEHURST) income £727k
LADYBIRDS PRE-SCHOOL KEELBY income £106k
COURTNEY LADYBIRDS PRE-SCHOOL income £154k
LITTLEBOURNE LADYBIRDS PLAYGROUP income £191k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LADYBIRDS PLAYGROUP	£126k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LADYBIRD PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED FY2024	£657k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LANGSHOTT LADYBIRDS NURSERY FY2025	£170k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LADYBIRDS PLAYGROUP (TICEHURST) FY2025	£727k	—	above	—	no doubt
LADYBIRDS PRE-SCHOOL KEELBY FY2025	£106k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
COURTNEY LADYBIRDS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£154k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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