ST MARY'S TODDLER AND PLAYGROUP, TETBURY

Registered charity 1038904 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MARY'S PLAYGROUP (TETBURY), ST MARY'S TODDLER AND ST MARY'S TODDLER AND PLAYGROUP, TETBURY, ST MARYS TODDLER & PLAYGROUP

The main activities the Charity carries out are the following:Offering appropriate play facilities and training courses, together with allowing parents the right to take responsibility for and to become involved in the activities of the Playgroup, ensuring that opportunities are offered to all children regardless of race, culture, religion, disability or means.

Objects

THE AIM OF THE GROUP IS TO EMBODY THE VISION OF PATA THROUGH THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE DEVELOPMENT, CARE AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE AND ALSO OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE OF SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY (VOLUNTARY MANAGED) GROUPS AND BY: (A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY FACILITIES AND TRAINING COURSES, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY (B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREA

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

£120k

Latest spending

£109k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £11,510.62, which the trustees describe as 'ringfenced' funds designed to cover statutory redundancy payments in the event of closure. The financial review notes that the year was successful, with significant cost savings achieved through staffing management and software changes, although Stay and Play income did not fully cover its running costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient enough to make statutory redundancy payments, should a need ever arise to close the playgroup (held: £12k)

“The charity committee continues to maintain the ‘ringfenced’ funds which are designed to be sufficient enough to make statutory redundancy payments, should a need ever arise to close the playgroup.”

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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Alice Balechair
Charlene Alley
Katie Hainsworth
Katie Oakley
Kaya Beckley

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£120k	£109k
31/03/2024	£96k	£120k
31/03/2023	£107k	£93k
31/03/2022	£86k	£85k
31/03/2021	£82k	£73k

Common questions

Is ST MARY'S TODDLER AND PLAYGROUP, TETBURY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £11,510.62, which the trustees describe as 'ringfenced' funds designed to cover statutory redundancy payments in the event of closure. The financial review notes that the year was successful, with significant cost savings achieved through staffing management and software changes, although Stay and Play income did not fully cover its running costs. 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
THOMAS HARLEY'S ESTATE CHARITY	1	£0

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST MARYS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP.

ST MARYS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £238k
ST MARY'S PLAYGROUP CIO income £190k
Belton Playgroup income £163k
LORDSWOOD COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP income £343k
ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £178k
ST. JOSEPH'S PRE-SCHOOL income £176k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST MARY'S TODDLER AND PLAYGROUP, TETBURY	£120k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MARYS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2026	£238k	—	above	—	no doubt
ST MARY'S PLAYGROUP CIO FY2025	£190k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Belton Playgroup FY2025	£163k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LORDSWOOD COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP FY2025	£343k	—	above	—	no doubt
ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£178k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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