BUNYAN PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1038843 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BUNYAN MEETING PLAYGROUP

Playgroup for ages 2 - 5

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN BELOW COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE

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
£174k
Latest spending
£178k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's finances are in a healthy position, with total receipts of £278,433.74 against total payments of £217,583.16 for the period. The trustees report that reserves are held for future redundancies or unforeseen circumstances, with a stated amount of £50,000.00. The primary source of income is identified as Local Government Funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Borough Funding
“Principal source of income is Local Government Funding.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: future possible redundancies or any unforeseen circumstances (held: £50k)
“Reserves are held to be used for future possible redundancies or any unforeseen circumstances.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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: Bedford

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£174k£178k
31/08/2024£174k£164k
31/08/2023£162k£141k
31/08/2022£138k£148k
31/08/2021£114k£118k

Common questions

Is BUNYAN PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's finances are in a healthy position, with total receipts of £278,433.74 against total payments of £217,583.16 for the period. The trustees report that reserves are held for future redundancies or unforeseen circumstances, with a stated amount of £50,000.00. The primary source of income is identified as Local Government Funding. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation21/03/2018£3kBunyan Pre-School