NAUNTON PARK PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1054209 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A non-profit, community playgroup (ages 2 - 4), based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

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

£91k

Latest spending

£95k

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £4,627 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total expenditure exceeding income. Despite this, the trustees report that unrestricted reserves of £54,624 are held, which exceeds the stated policy target of approximately three months of expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“Our principal sources of income are fees (from parents), Government Grants and fundraising activities.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months expenditure (held: £55k)

“The charity reserves policy is to set aside funds for the future sustainability or potential closure of the group – this is approximately 3 months expenditure.” — page 3

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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Alexander Georgios Thomachair
Alice Morgan
Charlotte Alice Jane Averis
Colette Thoma
Emma Jane Waters-Clark
Stephen Vitkovich

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£91k	£95k
31/03/2024	£88k	£121k
31/03/2023	£114k	£97k
31/03/2022	£98k	£91k
31/03/2021	£79k	£83k

Common questions

Is NAUNTON PARK PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £4,627 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total expenditure exceeding income. Despite this, the trustees report that unrestricted reserves of £54,624 are held, which exceeds the stated policy target of approximately three months of expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.