RAWTHORPE (ST JAMES) PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1038209 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RAWTHORPE PLAY GROUP, RAWTHORPE RASCALS

We are a small charity run playgroup. We supply care education and fun for 2-5 year olds. we are based in rawthorpe infants and nursery school..

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
£51k
Latest spending
£58k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £7,281 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets from £94,146 to £86,865. The trustees note that tax payments increased due to a historical debt caused by a clerical error, which has now been cleared. Per the trustees' report, the charity is well-established and compliant, but anticipates fewer children in the forthcoming year due to lower birth rates.

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 3 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: Kirklees

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£51k£58k
31/12/2024£60k£54k
31/12/2023£42k£51k
31/12/2022£51k£45k
31/12/2021£55k£53k

Common questions

Is RAWTHORPE (ST JAMES) PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £7,281 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets from £94,146 to £86,865. The trustees note that tax payments increased due to a historical debt caused by a clerical error, which has now been cleared. Per the trustees' report, the charity is well-established and compliant, but anticipates fewer children in the forthcoming year due to lower birth rates. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.