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,

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 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

Discloses 4 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
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

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• LITTLE BERRIES PRE-SCHOOL income £424k
• CHUCKLEBERRIES PRE-SCHOOL income £103k
• PINCHBECK KIDS CLUB income £122k
• MULBERRY PRE-SCHOOL income £185k
• HOME FARM CHILDREN'S NURSERY income £631k
• ACORNS EARLY YEARS CENTRE income £865k

Side by side with its peers

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