HEMPSTED PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1041556 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provide sessional daycare for children from 2 years 9 months up to statutory school age.

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Latest income

£131k

Latest spending

£113k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a positive cash movement of £17,798 during the year, with year-end cash balances totaling £65,295. The Treasurer reports that the charity is in a 'very healthy financial state' with no reason for finances to be a concern despite rising costs. The trustees are advised to actively manage and strategically deploy these reserves to support long-term stability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Local Authority Funding (89% of income)

“Local Authority Funding remained the largest income stream at £121,073” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Paula Overthrowchair
Ella Johnson-Manley

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£131k	£113k
31/03/2024	£98k	£78k
31/03/2023	£93k	£81k
31/03/2022	£72k	£82k
31/03/2021	£71k	£41k

Common questions

Is HEMPSTED PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a positive cash movement of £17,798 during the year, with year-end cash balances totaling £65,295. The Treasurer reports that the charity is in a 'very healthy financial state' with no reason for finances to be a concern despite rising costs. The trustees are advised to actively manage and strategically deploy these reserves to support long-term stability.

Charities like this

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

HERMITAGE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £113k
HEATHER PLAYGROUP income £130k
EMERSON VALLEY PLAYGROUP income £208k
ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £178k
ST JOSEPH'S PLAYGROUP, HERTFORD income £118k
3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £142k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HEMPSTED PLAYGROUP	£131k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HERMITAGE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£113k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HEATHER PLAYGROUP FY2025	£130k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EMERSON VALLEY PLAYGROUP FY2025	£208k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£178k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST JOSEPH'S PLAYGROUP, HERTFORD FY2025	£118k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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