TUNSTEAD PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1036814 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We provide childcare for pre-school children from the age of 2 years. We are open 5 full days Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday and Friday. Term time only

Causes: Education/training · Get email alerts

Latest income

£111k

Latest spending

£116k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net loss of £4,316 for the year ended 31 August 2025, compared to a profit in the prior year. Total unrestricted funds stood at £32,694, which the trustees believe is sufficient for the future needs of the organisation. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Jane Young

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£111k	£116k
31/08/2024	£135k	£104k
31/08/2023	£62k	£66k
31/08/2022	£67k	£71k
31/08/2021	£54k	£68k

Common questions

Is TUNSTEAD PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net loss of £4,316 for the year ended 31 August 2025, compared to a profit in the prior year. Total unrestricted funds stood at £32,694, which the trustees believe is sufficient for the future needs of the organisation. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/10/2004	£5k	New Play Area

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GREAT GRANSDEN PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP.

GREAT GRANSDEN PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £145k
WANSTEAD PARK PRESCHOOL income £140k
TUTBURY PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £206k
TURVEY PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £140k
WILSTEAD PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £237k
ST TUDY PRESCHOOL income £143k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
TUNSTEAD PLAYGROUP	£111k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GREAT GRANSDEN PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£145k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WANSTEAD PARK PRESCHOOL FY2025	£140k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TUTBURY PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£206k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TURVEY PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£140k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WILSTEAD PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£237k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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