THE VINES PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1048432 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We offer sessional care for pre-school children, providing the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum as stipulated by OFSTED.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £54,369 at the end of the financial year, which meets its stated policy target of holding three months of free reserve funds. The charity reported a surplus of £38,385 for the year and confirmed it is operating as a going concern with the ability to meet all liabilities.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• GAYNOR MONTEVERDEchair
• Jayne Risby
• Kath O'Hara
• Kelly O'Hara
• Pat Harland

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

Operates in: Manchester City

Income and spending

Common questions

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• WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £132k
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• HERMITAGE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £113k
• ALLSORTS PLAYGROUP income £862k
• WINTON PLAYGROUP income £233k
• 3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £142k

Side by side with its peers

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