MAGIC MOMENTS PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1059224 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provides Early Years care and education to children aged 2-5 years in a safe, welcoming, inclusive and stimulating environment. The Pre-school works in partnership with parents to ensure that the children achieve the best possible outcomes set by the Early Years Foundation Stage to stay healthy, safe, enjoy & achieve economic well-being & positive contribution.

Objects

THE AIM OF THE PLAYGROUP IS TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY 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
£82k
Latest spending
£81k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a small profit of £895 for the year, with total income of £82,238 and total expenditure of £81,342. The trustees' report indicates that unrestricted reserves are held to cover one term's expenditure, and the cash balance at year-end was £18,528.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (94% of income)
“The main sources of income were from Grants (94%) and fees (3%).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: one term’s expenditure (held: £19k)
“The Pre-School aims to hold reserve funds to cover one term’s expenditure.” — page 5
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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£82k£81k
31/08/2024£70k£74k
31/08/2023£88k£96k
31/08/2022£88k£79k
31/08/2021£84k£92k

Common questions

Is MAGIC MOMENTS PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a small profit of £895 for the year, with total income of £82,238 and total expenditure of £81,342. The trustees' report indicates that unrestricted reserves are held to cover one term's expenditure, and the cash balance at year-end was £18,528. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.