UPTON ST LEONARDS PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1053965 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A community based Playgroup and Pre School for young children ages 2 to 4 years old.

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Latest income

£163k

Latest spending

£172k

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the setting reported an overall loss of £38k for the year, largely due to £46k in one-off landscaping and maintenance investments. Despite this loss, the setting held £35k in reserves at year-end and maintains a stated target to maintain a £25k contingency fund.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £25k contingency (held: £35k)

“continues to work towards maintaining a £25k contingency.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: £41k spent with LPS Landscaping Solutions

“£41k spent with LPS Landscaping Solutions” — page 1

“Rent increased by only £1k, with Village Hall trustees applying a minimal uplift, as utility costs remained manageable.” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Rent increased by only £1k, with Village Hall trustees applying a minimal uplift

“£41k spent with LPS Landscaping Solutions” — page 1

“Rent increased by only £1k, with Village Hall trustees applying a minimal uplift, as utility costs remained manageable.” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Upton St Leonards Playgroup (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Katy Kearchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Lucy Creswell
Sadie Trout

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£163k	£172k
31/03/2024	£147k	£138k
31/03/2023	£145k	£120k
31/03/2022	£136k	£112k
31/03/2021	£92k	£83k

Common questions

Is UPTON ST LEONARDS PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the setting reported an overall loss of £38k for the year, largely due to £46k in one-off landscaping and maintenance investments. Despite this loss, the setting held £35k in reserves at year-end and maintains a stated target to maintain a £25k contingency fund.

Charities like this

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

ORTON LONGUEVILLE PLAYGROUP income £350k
WOOTTON PLAYGROUP income £111k
GREAT GRANSDEN PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £145k
VERNON PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £215k
CHESTNUT PLAYGROUP income £132k
EAST LEAKE PLAYGROUP income £157k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
UPTON ST LEONARDS PLAYGROUP	£163k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ORTON LONGUEVILLE PLAYGROUP FY2025	£350k	—	above	—	no doubt
WOOTTON PLAYGROUP FY2025	£111k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GREAT GRANSDEN PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£145k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
VERNON PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£215k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHESTNUT PLAYGROUP FY2025	£132k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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