The Berry Patch

Registered charity 1041030 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MICHAELS PLAYGROUP, ST MICHAELS PLAYGROUP (FINEDON)

We provide childcare and education for children aged 9 months to 11 years which includes breakfast, afterschool and holiday clubs.We operate from Finedon Community Centre .We have a room for children under 2 , a room for children aged 2 and above and a secure outdoor area which all children have access to,

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Latest income

£171k

Latest spending

£177k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £10,000, which the trustees note are held in the event of a financial emergency to cover costs for one month. The charity reported total income of £171,014 and total expenditure of £177,373, resulting in a net decrease in funds for the period.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one month of unrestricted expenditure (held: £10k)

“Reserve are held in the event of a financial emergency eg complete loss of of income we would be able to cever costs for 1 month”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Joyce Stanford
Laura Jane Hutchinson
Rebecca Stanford-Durdan
Stephanie Churn

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
28/02/2025	£171k	£177k
29/02/2024	£175k	£189k
28/02/2023	£146k	£148k
28/02/2022	£104k	£106k
28/02/2021	£84k	£83k

Common questions

Is The Berry Patch financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £10,000, which the trustees note are held in the event of a financial emergency to cover costs for one month. The charity reported total income of £171,014 and total expenditure of £177,373, resulting in a net decrease in funds for the period.

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
Waterside Community Fund	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LITTLE BERRIES PRE-SCHOOL.

LITTLE BERRIES PRE-SCHOOL income £424k
CHUCKLEBERRIES PRE-SCHOOL income £103k
PINCHBECK KIDS CLUB income £110k
MULBERRY PRE-SCHOOL income £185k
HOME FARM CHILDREN'S NURSERY income £631k
ACORNS EARLY YEARS CENTRE income £865k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
The Berry Patch	£171k	—	within	—	no doubt
LITTLE BERRIES PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£424k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHUCKLEBERRIES PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£103k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PINCHBECK KIDS CLUB FY2025	£110k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MULBERRY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£185k	—	unclear	—	noted
HOME FARM CHILDREN'S NURSERY FY2025	£631k	—	below	—	no doubt

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