WEST THORPE PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1053289 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WEST THORPE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

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

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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Latest income

£124k

Latest spending

£125k

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the majority of the charity's funding is secured for the current period, although there is uncertainty regarding the future impact of government funding changes for working parents. Rising operational costs, including rent and minimum wage, have been noted, with the charity reducing staff hours and headcount to manage expenses.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
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

Melissa Mannchair
CHRISTINE CHITTOCK
Claire Dinsdale
Maison Wilsher
Nicola Cooke
Rebecca Wilsher

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

Operates in: City Of York

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£124k	£125k
31/08/2024	£118k	£116k
31/08/2023	£102k	£101k
31/08/2022	£82k	£91k
31/08/2021	£92k	£93k

Common questions

Is WEST THORPE PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the majority of the charity's funding is secured for the current period, although there is uncertainty regarding the future impact of government funding changes for working parents. Rising operational costs, including rent and minimum wage, have been noted, with the charity reducing staff hours and headcount to manage expenses.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/05/2006	£3k	There is no project name available for this record
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/10/2004	£947	There is no project name available for this record
City of York Council	—	£176	Ward Committee Grant
City of York Council	—	£240	Ward Committee Grant
City of York Council	—	£750	Dringhouses Ward Grant

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PLAYMATES PLAYGROUP.

PLAYMATES PLAYGROUP income £334k
HAPPY TOTS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £353k
ST GEORGES PRE SCHOOL WROTHAM income £143k
WESTVIEW PLAYGROUP income £127k
HORSESHOE COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP income £129k
RUSPER PLAYGROUP income £113k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WEST THORPE PLAYGROUP	£124k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PLAYMATES PLAYGROUP FY2025	£334k	—	unclear	—	noted
HAPPY TOTS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£353k	—	unclear	—	noted
ST GEORGES PRE SCHOOL WROTHAM FY2025	£143k	—	unclear	—	noted
WESTVIEW PLAYGROUP FY2025	£127k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HORSESHOE COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP FY2025	£129k	—	unclear	—	noted

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