PETERPAN PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP (RUNWELL)

Registered charity 1048234 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PETERPAN PLAYGROUP (RUNWELL AND WICKFORD)

Provides pre-school facilities and services for children aged between 2 years and 5 years old.

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: IMMEDIATE SURROUNDING AREA OF WICKFORD AND RUNWELL

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
£211k
Latest spending
£191k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £42,904 at the end of the financial year, representing an increase from the previous year's balance. The trustees consider the state of affairs to be satisfactory, with total income receipts of £210,507 exceeding total expenditure of £202,305, resulting in a net surplus for the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

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: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£211k£191k
30/09/2024£215k£207k
30/09/2023£176k£161k
30/09/2022£147k£178k
30/09/2021£184k£182k

Common questions

Is PETERPAN PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP (RUNWELL) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £42,904 at the end of the financial year, representing an increase from the previous year's balance. The trustees consider the state of affairs to be satisfactory, with total income receipts of £210,507 exceeding total expenditure of £202,305, resulting in a net surplus for the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PETERPAN PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP (RUNWELL)£211k—0unclear—no doubt
REEPHAM PRE SCHOOL FY2025£102k—0unclear—no doubt
WOODFORD PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£104k—0above188.9%no doubt
LUDGERSHALL PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£310k—0unclear—no doubt
LILLESHALL PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£158k—0unclear—no doubt
PETER PAN PLAYGROUP FY2025£217k—0unclear—no doubt

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