BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA PLAYGROUP ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1037839 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Looking after pre-school aged children

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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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA PLAYGROUP ASSOCIATION£326k0unclearno doubt
BOTTESFORD AND DISTRICT PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£122k0unclearno doubt
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£132k0aboveno doubt
HOLBROOK AND DISTRICT PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£159k0unclearno doubt
WORLINGHAM PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£189kunclearno doubt
FLEDGELINGS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£141k0unclearno doubt

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