BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA PLAYGROUP ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1037839 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Looking after pre-school aged children

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

£326k

Latest spending

£300k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased from £136,931 to £162,526, driven by a rise in charitable activity income and increased SENIF grants. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £162,526, which significantly exceed the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £133,673 required to cover curtailment costs. Per the independent examiner's report, no material matters were identified that would cast doubt on the charity's compliance or accounting records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds to meet staff redundancy costs and the running costs for one school term following the curtailment of operations (held: £163k)

“The trustees’ current estimate of the total cost of curtailment is in the region of £133,673.” — page 1

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
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Alex Geeveschair
Charlotte Harriss
Jordan Constable
Rebecca Krousti
Romilly Whitwood
SARA SKINNER
Scott Sealey

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£326k	£300k
31/07/2024	£291k	£273k
31/07/2023	£293k	£257k
31/07/2022	£232k	£228k
31/07/2021	£208k	£199k

Common questions

Is BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA PLAYGROUP ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased from £136,931 to £162,526, driven by a rise in charitable activity income and increased SENIF grants. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £162,526, which significantly exceed the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £133,673 required to cover curtailment costs. Per the independent examiner's report, no material matters were identified that would cast doubt on the charity's compliance or accounting records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
THE TUDWICK FOUNDATION	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BOTTESFORD AND DISTRICT PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP.

BOTTESFORD AND DISTRICT PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £122k
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £132k
HOLBROOK AND DISTRICT PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £159k
WORLINGHAM PRE-SCHOOL income £189k
FLEDGELINGS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £141k
THE CHESTERFORDS COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL income £124k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA PLAYGROUP ASSOCIATION	£326k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BOTTESFORD AND DISTRICT PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£122k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£132k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
HOLBROOK AND DISTRICT PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£159k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WORLINGHAM PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£189k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FLEDGELINGS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£141k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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