ABBEY PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1054574 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ABBEY PRE-SCHOOL

Operation of a Pre-School for children in the River Dover area

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Latest income

£168k

Latest spending

£162k

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained financial stability and recorded a surplus of £6,053 for the year ended 31 May 2025. Free/unrestricted reserves (represented by the surplus carried forward) increased to £99,949. The filing notes no complaints or incidents requiring reporting to Ofsted.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 0.0% of fundraised income — below the 25th percentile for charities its size (median 2.9%)

“Fund Raising & Uniform 0”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Fiona Anne Wilkeschair · trustee of 2 other charities
FRANCES ELIZABETH HORNE · trustee of 1 other charity
Kathryn Grayling · trustee of 1 other charity
Katy Taylor · trustee of 1 other charity
Kristopher Andrew Wilkes · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/05/2025	£168k	£162k
31/05/2024	£171k	£140k
31/05/2023	£157k	£113k
31/05/2022	£146k	£131k
31/05/2021	£101k	£134k

Common questions

Is ABBEY PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintained financial stability and recorded a surplus of £6,053 for the year ended 31 May 2025. Free/unrestricted reserves (represented by the surplus carried forward) increased to £99,949. The filing notes no complaints or incidents requiring reporting to Ofsted. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
FARNHAM LIONS CLUB (CIO)	1	£19k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ABBEY SCHOOL, READING.

THE ABBEY SCHOOL, READING income £20.3m
THE CANTERBURY DAY NURSERY, HOLIDAY PLAYSCHEME AND AFTER SCHOOL CLUB income £825k
PANGBOURNE VALLEY PRE-SCHOOL income £169k
PUDDLETOWN PLAYGROUP income £150k
RIVERSIDE PLAYGROUP (LOUTH) income £157k
ATTENBOROUGH CHURCH PRE-SCHOOL income £207k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ABBEY PLAYGROUP	£168k	—	0	unclear	0.0%	no doubt
THE ABBEY SCHOOL, READING FY2025	£20.3m	£160,001 - £170,000	—	above	—	no doubt
THE CANTERBURY DAY NURSERY, HOLIDAY PLAYSCHEME AND AFTER SCHOOL CLUB FY2026	£825k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
PANGBOURNE VALLEY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£169k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PUDDLETOWN PLAYGROUP FY2025	£150k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
RIVERSIDE PLAYGROUP (LOUTH) FY2024	£157k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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