PONSANOOTH PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1045695 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of playschool facilities to under 5's plus breakfast club and after school facilities up to the age of 11 years

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

£126k

Latest spending

£123k

Registered

1995

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £2,173 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves increasing to £79,781. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting three to six months of expenditure, a level they consider sufficient to continue activities in the event of significant funding drops. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no material uncertainties regarding its going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £80k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

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Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Aimee Crilly
Alexandra Lucy Elizabeth Fowler
Beth Green
Gabriella Button-Stephens
Jo Marie Wilkins
Rebecca Louise Waterfield

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£126k	£123k
31/03/2024	£121k	£108k
31/03/2023	£98k	£104k
31/03/2022	£91k	£95k
31/03/2021	£90k	£86k

Common questions

Is PONSANOOTH PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £2,173 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves increasing to £79,781. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting three to six months of expenditure, a level they consider sufficient to continue activities in the event of significant funding drops. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no material uncertainties regarding its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL.

YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL income £222k
PETER PAN PLAYGROUP income £217k
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £132k
PUDDLETOWN PLAYGROUP income £150k
SOUTH CERNEY PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £166k
CHARNOCK RICHARD PRE-SCHOOL income £165k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PONSANOOTH PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP	£126k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£222k	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt
PETER PAN PLAYGROUP FY2025	£217k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£132k	—	above	—	no doubt
PUDDLETOWN PLAYGROUP FY2025	£150k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTH CERNEY PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£166k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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