BARROW PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1051390 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BARROW PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUPS

Barrow Pre School Playgroup is registered with Ofsted and a member of the Pre School Learning Allicance. Children can attend from 2 to 5 years of age, and we are based at the Methodist Church Rooms, North Street, Barrow-upon-Soar. We offer a wide range of activities including free play, various craft activities, small group work and story time to name but a few.

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Latest income

£176k

Latest spending

£164k

Registered

1995

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds stood at £85,518, which exceeds the committee-agreed reserve policy target of £40,865 by £0.00, indicating a strong liquidity position. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £23,792 for the year, driven by charitable activity income of £174,245 against total expenditure of £164,173.

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 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Amy Lewischair
Adam Lewis
Andrew Norris
Clare Connolly
Kerry Barkby

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/05/2025	£176k	£164k
31/05/2024	£159k	£135k
31/05/2023	£146k	£134k
31/05/2022	£105k	£108k
31/05/2021	£79k	£75k

Common questions

Is BARROW PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds stood at £85,518, which exceeds the committee-agreed reserve policy target of £40,865 by £0.00, indicating a strong liquidity position. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £23,792 for the year, driven by charitable activity income of £174,245 against total expenditure of £164,173. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

BARROW PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £175k
ST BARNABAS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £240k
ST MATTHEW'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £127k
BARLOW PRE-SCHOOL income £208k
ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH PLAYGROUP income £150k
FAIRWAYS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £236k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BARROW PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP	£176k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BARROW PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£175k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST BARNABAS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£240k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MATTHEW'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£127k	—	above	0.0%	no doubt
BARLOW PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£208k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH PLAYGROUP FY2024	£150k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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