KINLET FAMILY PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1037216 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Kinlet Family Playgroup are committed to providing high quality childcare and education for children from 2 to 5 years regardless of faith, ability or special needs. We work in partnership with parents to help our children learn and develop. Kinlet Family Playgroup provides a warm caring and happy environment for all children attending.

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Latest income

£153k

Latest spending

£106k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased significantly to £100,706.31, with unrestricted reserves covering the following year's costs. The charity reported a profit of £46,634.19 against expenditure of £106,861.85, driven by growth in fees and funding income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 22.1% of fundraised income — top quarter for charities its size (median 2.9%)

“The total amount raised was higher than last year (£3,037.00 vs £1,462.50) but less was spent this year as well (£670.79 vs £761.05)”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

EMMA ROSEMARY SARAH BACKHOUSEchair
Lisa Straw

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

Operates in: Shropshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/10/2025	£153k	£106k
31/10/2024	£93k	£83k
31/10/2023	£76k	£117k
31/10/2022	£79k	£73k
31/10/2021	£71k	£63k

Common questions

Is KINLET FAMILY PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased significantly to £100,706.31, with unrestricted reserves covering the following year's costs. The charity reported a profit of £46,634.19 against expenditure of £106,861.85, driven by growth in fees and funding income. 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	19/01/2009	£3k	Kinlet Family Playgroup Outdoor Learning and Activity Area

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THOMAS HARLEY'S ESTATE CHARITY	1	£0

Charities like this

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

OVER KELLET PLAYGROUP income £144k
CHESTNUT PLAYGROUP income £132k
3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £142k
KILNSEA PLAYGROUP income £160k
PILTON PRE-SCHOOL income £154k
CONDICOTE PLAYGROUP AND TODDLER GROUP income £118k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
KINLET FAMILY PLAYGROUP	£153k	—	0	above	22.1%	no doubt
OVER KELLET PLAYGROUP FY2025	£144k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHESTNUT PLAYGROUP FY2025	£132k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£142k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
KILNSEA PLAYGROUP FY2025	£160k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PILTON PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£154k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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