ALLSORTS PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1042520 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ALLSORTS PALYGROUP

We provide preschool and out of school care

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Latest income

£862k

Latest spending

£639k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased significantly to £372,480, driven by a net surplus of £222,903. The trustees note that these reserves are held to support planned renovations and to facilitate the search for new premises to meet growing demand. The filing confirms the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Other trading activities (100% of income)

“Other trading activities 858,727”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£862k

Total spending

£639k

Reserves (reported)

£372k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~7.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Joanne Cheshirechair
Alys Bonney
Emma Knake
Kim Moore
Laura Pearson

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£862k	£639k
31/03/2024	£536k	£569k
31/03/2023	£675k	£534k
31/03/2022	£482k	£560k
31/03/2021	£583k	£544k

Common questions

Is ALLSORTS PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased significantly to £372,480, driven by a net surplus of £222,903. The trustees note that these reserves are held to support planned renovations and to facilitate the search for new premises to meet growing demand. The filing confirms the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	31/10/2018	£59k	Allsorts at The B.E.A.C.H

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP.

WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £132k
HOLBROOK AND DISTRICT PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £159k
HERMITAGE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £113k
PONSANOOTH PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £126k
BOTTESFORD AND DISTRICT PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £122k
GREAT CHART AND SINGLETON PLAYGROUP income £166k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ALLSORTS PLAYGROUP	£862k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£132k	—	above	—	no doubt
HOLBROOK AND DISTRICT PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£159k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HERMITAGE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£113k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PONSANOOTH PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£126k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BOTTESFORD AND DISTRICT PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£122k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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