ST JOHNS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP (CARLTON)
St John's is a charity based pre-school and playgroup for children aged two to four. We are currently licensed for 26 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
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity is dependent on Local Education Authority funding to sustain its activities, as earned income from fees alone would not allow it to continue operating. The trustees have agreed to maintain financial reserves of £38,000 to ensure main operations can continue for a period of 6 months in the event of funding difficulties. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.
What the accounts disclose
“keep to a certain level of financial reserves to ensure that main operations can continue for a period of 6 months. This includes redundancy pay and staff wages at an amount of £38000.” — page 5
“St Johns Pre-School playgroup is currently dependent on LEA funding to sustain its activities, as earned income from fees alone would not allow St Johns Pre-school Playgroup to continue operating.” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls 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
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (10/09/2024)
Trustees
- Elisaveta Huszarikchair
- Valeriia Gorelskaia
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/07/2025 | £114k | £98k |
| 31/07/2024 | £102k | £86k |
| 31/07/2023 | £83k | £88k |
| 31/07/2022 | £69k | £79k |
| 31/07/2021 | £76k | £84k |
Common questions
Is ST JOHNS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP (CARLTON) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is dependent on Local Education Authority funding to sustain its activities, as earned income from fees alone would not allow it to continue operating. The trustees have agreed to maintain financial reserves of £38,000 to ensure main operations can continue for a period of 6 months in the event of funding difficulties. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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- ST JOSEPH'S PLAYGROUP, HERTFORD
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST JOHNS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP (CARLTON) | £114k | — | 0 | above | — | noted |
| ST JOHN'S PLAYTIME PRE-SCHOOL | £136k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ST JOHN'S PLAYGROUP | £188k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| ST JOHN'S PLAYGROUP (BILTON) | £153k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ST JOHN'S PRE-SCHOOL AND TODDLER GROUP | £129k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ST JOSEPH'S PLAYGROUP, HERTFORD | £118k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |