AVEBURY PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1055570 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We provide a playgroup registered with OFSTED for up to 40 children aged between 2 - 5 years old. The sessions run Monday to Friday during school term times between the hours of 0845 - 1145am and 1215 - 1515pm.

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Latest income

£58k

Latest spending

£65k

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £27,805 at the end of the year, which is below the committee's stated prudent target of keeping at least five months of running costs in unrestricted funds. The charity reported a net decrease in total assets from £147,583 to £140,605, driven by total payments exceeding total receipts for the period.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £28k; policy: at least 5 months running costs in unrestricted funds)

“The Committee feel it is prudent to keep at least 5 months running costs in unrestricted funds because of the timing of income.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (31/03/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

MARTA GETACHEW LEMAchair
Henna Ahmed
MARGARET O'TOOLE
NUURA SHARIF

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

Operates in: Tower Hamlets

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£58k	£65k
31/03/2024	£60k	£63k
31/03/2023	£48k	£62k
31/03/2022	£38k	£73k
31/03/2021	£65k	£78k

Common questions

Is AVEBURY PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £27,805 at the end of the year, which is below the committee's stated prudent target of keeping at least five months of running costs in unrestricted funds. The charity reported a net decrease in total assets from £147,583 to £140,605, driven by total payments exceeding total receipts for the period. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.