LITTLE EXPLORERS @ PAVILION

Registered charity 1052304 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PRESTBURY PAVILION PLAYGROUP

PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FROM CHILDREN RANGING FROM 2 YEARS 6 MONTHS TO SCHOOL AGE.

Objects

THE AIM OF THE GROUP IS TO EMBODY THE VISION OF PATA THROUGH THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE DEVELOPMENT, CARE AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE AND ALSO OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE OF SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY (VOLUNTARY MANAGED) GROUPS AND BY: (A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY FACILITIES AND TRAINING COURSES, 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 AND YOUNG PEOPLE, 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 AREA

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
£79k
Latest spending
£65k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Little Explorers @ Pavilion held net assets of £72,751.61 at the end of the financial year, with cash funds increasing to £55,751.61. The trustees report a stable financial position with sustainable income, noting that the main playgroup is financially viable despite operating a toddler group at a deficit. The charity maintains a reserve of £20,631, which falls within its stated policy target of holding one term's running costs between £16,000 and £26,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one term's running costs (held: £21k)
“We aim to hold at least one terms running costs which we estimate to be between £16,000 (Spring Term ) and £26,000 (Summer).”
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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£79k£65k
31/08/2024£60k£64k
31/08/2023£71k£67k
31/08/2022£65k£58k
31/08/2021£62k£64k

Common questions

Is LITTLE EXPLORERS @ PAVILION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Little Explorers @ Pavilion held net assets of £72,751.61 at the end of the financial year, with cash funds increasing to £55,751.61. The trustees report a stable financial position with sustainable income, noting that the main playgroup is financially viable despite operating a toddler group at a deficit. The charity maintains a reserve of £20,631, which falls within its stated policy target of holding one term's running costs between £16,000 and £26,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.