POPPLETON ROAD PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1037379 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Playgroup provided for 3-4 year olds in the York, Acomb/Holgate area.

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN 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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Registered contact address: York, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£84k

Latest spending

£83k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £1,669 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with unrestricted cash reserves of £39,573. Per the trustees' report, these reserves exceed the stated policy target of £20,644 - £27,525, which is intended to cover 3-4 months of running costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cast doubt on the accounts or the charity's compliance with accounting records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to four months of running costs (reserves figure: £40k)

“we aim to hold between £20,644 - £27,525 within our reserves.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: 4 Trustees had children with places at the playgroup funded by the Council.

“During the year, 4 Trustees had children with places at the playgroup (2024 - 5). These places were all funded by the Council.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

Government income: £71,579 — grants £71,579 (1); 85% of the £84,244 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

Government income: £80,461 — grants £80,461 (1); 86% of the £93,663 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

Government income: £69,110 — contracts £69,110 (3); 91% of the £76,235 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Victoria Cliftchair
Abigail Maden
Carol Ingham
Nicky Braithwaite
Nikki-Jane Carter
Rachael Cole

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

Operates in: City Of York

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£84k	£83k
31/08/2024	£94k	£84k
31/08/2023	£76k	£85k
31/08/2022	£69k	£77k
31/08/2021	£59k	£62k

Common questions

Is POPPLETON ROAD PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £1,669 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with unrestricted cash reserves of £39,573. Per the trustees' report, these reserves exceed the stated policy target of £20,644 - £27,525, which is intended to cover 3-4 months of running costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cast doubt on the accounts or the charity's compliance with accounting records. 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	07/09/2016	£10k	Building Futures
City of York Council	—	£600	Ward Committee Grant
City of York Council	—	£595	Holgate Ward Grant
City of York Council	—	£690	Holgate Ward

Charities like this

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

HOLLIES ROAD PLAYGROUP income £225k
BUTTINGTON/TREWERN PLAYGROUP income £57k
ABBEYDALE PLAYGROUP income £164k
3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £142k
TICK TOCK PLAYGROUP income £429k
NORTH WOOTTON PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £132k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
POPPLETON ROAD PLAYGROUP	£84k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
HOLLIES ROAD PLAYGROUP FY2025	£225k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
BUTTINGTON/TREWERN PLAYGROUP FY2025	£57k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ABBEYDALE PLAYGROUP FY2025	£164k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£142k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
TICK TOCK PLAYGROUP FY2025	£429k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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