WHITE ROAD PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1044832 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

pre-school looking after under fives

Objects

THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL ARE TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY:(A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY;(B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS;(C) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

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
£294k
Latest spending
£292k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £294,155.89 against total expenditures of £292,251.66, resulting in a small surplus. The charity reports being at full capacity with consistent staffing and no identified areas of concern in the analytical review.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Government/Medway Council funding
“Our income is provided by the government/Medway Council via funding claims authorised by the entitled families that attend the setting.” — page 1
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 2 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: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£294k£292k
31/08/2024£300k£289k
31/08/2023£241k£237k
31/08/2022£222k£218k
31/08/2021£206k£193k

Common questions

Is WHITE ROAD PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £294,155.89 against total expenditures of £292,251.66, resulting in a small surplus. The charity reports being at full capacity with consistent staffing and no identified areas of concern in the analytical review.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WHITE ROAD PLAYGROUP£294k—0unclear—no doubt
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£132k—0above—no doubt
MANOR ROAD PLAYGROUP FY2025£138k—0unclear—no doubt
CARVER ROAD PLAYGROUP FY2025£167k—0unclear—no doubt
RADCLIFFE-ON-TRENT PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£190k——within—no doubt
PATCHWAY CENTRE PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£229k—0unclear—no doubt

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