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.

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THEIR NEEDS THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS

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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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, as disclosed
“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.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Shropshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund19/01/2009£3kKinlet 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THOMAS HARLEY'S ESTATE CHARITY1£0

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KINLET FAMILY PLAYGROUP£153k—0above22.1%no doubt
OVER KELLET PLAYGROUP FY2025£144k—0unclear—no doubt
CHESTNUT PLAYGROUP FY2025£132k—0unclear—no doubt
3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£142k——above—no doubt
KILNSEA PLAYGROUP FY2025£160k—0unclear—no doubt
GISLINGHAM PLAYGROUP FY2025£126k—0unclear—no doubt

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