YOUTH CENTRE PLAYGROUP (LYMINGTON)

Registered charity 1037833 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PENNINGTON VILLAGE PRESCHOOL

Pre-school for children aged 2yrs - 4yrs 11mths offering day care and education

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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Latest income
£138k
Latest spending
£152k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £13,712.91 for the year, with total expenditure of £152,080.26 exceeding total income of £138,367.35. Staff wages constituted the primary expenditure at £109,404.98. The trustees consider the financial position of the charity to be satisfactory.

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 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: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£138k£152k
31/05/2024£117k£152k
31/05/2023£157k£152k
31/05/2022£165k£153k
31/05/2021£157k£141k

Common questions

Is YOUTH CENTRE PLAYGROUP (LYMINGTON) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £13,712.91 for the year, with total expenditure of £152,080.26 exceeding total income of £138,367.35. Staff wages constituted the primary expenditure at £109,404.98. The trustees consider the financial position of the charity to be satisfactory. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LYMINGTON PRE SCHOOL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
YOUTH CENTRE PLAYGROUP (LYMINGTON)£138k—0unclear—no doubt
LYMINGTON PRE SCHOOL FY2025£155k—0unclear—no doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£222kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
WINTON PLAYGROUP FY2025£233k—0above—no doubt
3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£142k——above—no doubt
Lympstone Preschool FY2025£336k—0unclear—no doubt

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