GREEN LANE PLAYGROUP (SOUTHAMPTON)

Registered charity 1059349 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STICKY FINGERS PRESCHOOL

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.

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
£640k
Latest spending
£708k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £67,611 for the year ended 31 July 2024, resulting in a decrease in total monetary assets from £164,681 to £97,060. The trustees approved the accounts on 20 August 2024, and the independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention for a proper understanding of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£640k
Total spending
£708k
Reserves (reported)
£97k
Employees
40

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Southampton City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£640k£708k
31/07/2024£600k£612k
31/07/2023£291k£337k
31/07/2022£322k£250k
31/07/2021£299k£248k

Common questions

Is GREEN LANE PLAYGROUP (SOUTHAMPTON) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £67,611 for the year ended 31 July 2024, resulting in a decrease in total monetary assets from £164,681 to £97,060. The trustees approved the accounts on 20 August 2024, and the independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention for a proper understanding of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.