ST PIRAN'S PLAYSCHOOL

Registered charity 1061195 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DELATOTS PLAYGROUP

St Pirans Playschool is a pre-school for age0-5 yrs, providing morning/afternoon sessions plus a lunch club, all day care is available 8-4pm five days a week during school term time.

Objects

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 AND BY:(A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY FACILITIES AND TRAINING COURSES, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN, REGARDLESS OF RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION OR MEANS.(B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS.(C) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIM OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

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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Registered contact address: Cornwall, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£159k
Latest spending
£147k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £11,747.93 for the year ended 31 August 2025, driven by increased early years and SEND funding. Per the treasurer's report, the financial outlook is positive with total reserves increasing to £91,677.35, supported by higher attendance and fee structure adjustments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Education Funding (75% of income)
“40100 - Education Funding 118,817.31”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

  • Government income: £132,117 — contracts £132,117 (1); 83% of the £159,341 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Volunteers: 1
  • Government income: £114,284 — contracts £114,034 (1), grants £250 (1); 73% of the £156,394 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Government income: £500 — grants £500 (1); under 1% of the £115,418 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£159k£147k
31/08/2024£156k£128k
31/08/2023£115k£121k
31/08/2022£95k£110k
31/08/2021£106k£128k

Common questions

Is ST PIRAN'S PLAYSCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £11,747.93 for the year ended 31 August 2025, driven by increased early years and SEND funding. Per the treasurer's report, the financial outlook is positive with total reserves increasing to £91,677.35, supported by higher attendance and fee structure adjustments. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund10/12/2014£7kSt. Pirans All Weather Play and Learning Garden

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST PIRAN'S PLAYSCHOOL£159k—0unclear—no doubt
ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£178k—0unclear—no doubt
PILTON PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£154k—0above—no doubt
ST PAULS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£195k—0unclear122.3%no doubt
ST GEORGE'S PRE SCHOOL FY2025£129k—0unclear—no doubt
ST CLARES PRE SCHOOL FY2025£190k—0below—no doubt

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