BARE METHODIST PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1040512 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BARE NECESSITIES PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP, BARE NECESSITIES PRE-SCHOOL, BARE NECESSITIES PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP, BARE NECESSITIES PRESCHOOL

The charity provides childcare for children aged 2 to 4. It provides a wide variety of educational resources for the children to use in order to learn and develop. The setting follows the Early Years Foundation Stage framework and prepares the children for school education. Childcare is offered four full days and one morning. The children learn in a safe, supervised environment.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a loss of £4,176 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total revenue of £106,758 against total expenditure of £110,934. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves stood at £43,452.60, noting they always keep over £20,000 in reserve to cover potential redundancy liabilities. The filing identifies risks regarding government funding rates and minimum wage increases not being in line with current funding levels.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Autumn Lupton
• Bria Woodman
• Bronya Swanepoel
• Larissa marston

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

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