HORSENDALE PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1042277 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing play opportunities for pre-school children, extending to Out of School facilities for Horsendale School students.

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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Latest income
£171k
Latest spending
£160k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £89,721 at the end of the year, an increase from £79,028 the previous year. The trustees' report notes that the Playgroup operated at a deficit funded by reserves, while the After School Club showed a surplus. The charity maintains a reserves policy to cover a minimum of two months of running costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two months of running costs (held: £90k)
“The Trustees plan to hold reserves sufficient to cover a minimum of 2 months running costs to cover a fall in income or meet redundancy costs.” — page 2
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: One trustee received a salary of £7,116.
“A salary was paid to one trustee in the year totalling £7,116 (2024 - £5,892).” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee remuneration
“A salary was paid to one trustee in the year totalling £7,116 (2024 - £5,892).” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£171k£160k
31/03/2024£130k£142k
31/03/2023£130k£135k
31/03/2022£117k£112k
31/03/2021£88k£100k

Common questions

Is HORSENDALE PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £89,721 at the end of the year, an increase from £79,028 the previous year. The trustees' report notes that the Playgroup operated at a deficit funded by reserves, while the After School Club showed a surplus. The charity maintains a reserves policy to cover a minimum of two months of running costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.