COGGES UNDER FIVES ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1037157 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COGGES PLAYGROUP

Pre-school for children aged between 2 and 5.Provides care and education to pre-school children in the local area.

Objects

The aims of the Pre-school are 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 and by:(a) offering appropriate play, education and care facilities, family learning and extended hours groups, together with the right of parents to take responsibility for and to become involved in the activities of such groups, ensuring that such groups offer opportunities for all children whatever their race, culture, religion, means or ability;(b) encouraging the study of the needs of such children and their families and promoting public interest in and recognition of such needs in the local areas;(c) Instigating and adhering to and furthering the aims and objects of the Pre-school Learning Alliance.

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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Registered contact address: West Oxfordshire, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£129k
Latest spending
£145k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £22,613 for the year ended 31 December 2024, bringing total net assets to £31,337. The trustees' report indicates that reserves are held to cover redundancy payments, operational continuity if child numbers drop, or the purchase of essential items. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts' compliance with the Charities Act 2011.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: cover redundancy payments if necessary, to continue to operate the pre-school when the number of children drops below the required financial minimum or to purchase/replace high value essential items (held: £31k)
“Our reserves are held to cover redundancy payments if necessary, to continue to operate the pre-school when the number of children drops below the required financial minimum or to purchase/replace high value essential items” — page 2
Per its FY2024 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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£129k£145k
31/12/2024£145k£124k
31/12/2023£122k£113k
31/12/2022£116k£106k
31/12/2021£106k£100k

Common questions

Is COGGES UNDER FIVES ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £22,613 for the year ended 31 December 2024, bringing total net assets to £31,337. The trustees' report indicates that reserves are held to cover redundancy payments, operational continuity if child numbers drop, or the purchase of essential items. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts' compliance with the Charities Act 2011. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
COGGES UNDER FIVES ASSOCIATION£129k—0unclear—no doubt
ROSLISTON UNDER FIVES PRE-SCHOOL FY2024£55k—0unclear—no doubt
TEAGUES BRIDGE PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£193k—0unclear—no doubt
LITTLE SAPLINGS PRESCHOOL FY2025£126k—0unclear—no doubt
CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£188k—0above—no doubt
ALL CANNINGS PRESCHOOL FY2025£48kUnder £10,0000above—no doubt

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