STRENSALL STATION PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1061711 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STEPPING STONES PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

To provide an Early Years Setting for the dependants of Service personnel and local civilian families, offering a safe, stimulating and nurturing environment in which the EYFS framework is followed.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

Latest income

£283k

Latest spending

£255k

Registered

1997

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated unrestricted income of £282,761 and incurred expenditure of £254,555, resulting in a net surplus of £28,206 for the year. The trustees report that the group is thriving with constant applications and continues to excel at OFSTED inspections. However, the trustees identify a risk regarding the need to maintain sufficient reserves to cover staff redundancy liabilities in the event of closure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: cover the cost of staff redundancies should the group close (held: £103k)

“Stepping Stones Pre School Playgroup management committee ensures that the amount held in reserves will cover the cost of staff redundancies should the group close.” — page 5

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

Lily Carolyn johnson
craig atkin mr

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£283k	£255k
31/03/2024	£192k	£177k
31/03/2023	£137k	£155k
31/03/2022	£132k	£143k
31/03/2021	£153k	£152k

Common questions

Is STRENSALL STATION PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated unrestricted income of £282,761 and incurred expenditure of £254,555, resulting in a net surplus of £28,206 for the year. The trustees report that the group is thriving with constant applications and continues to excel at OFSTED inspections. However, the trustees identify a risk regarding the need to maintain sufficient reserves to cover staff redundancy liabilities in the event of closure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GREAT CHART AND SINGLETON PLAYGROUP.

GREAT CHART AND SINGLETON PLAYGROUP income £166k
OVER KELLET PLAYGROUP income £144k
3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £142k
STANTON PARENTS AND UNDER FIVES income £158k
ST DUNSTANS COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP income £110k
ST PETER'S PRE-SCHOOL (STAFFORD) LTD income £400k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
STRENSALL STATION PLAYGROUP	£283k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GREAT CHART AND SINGLETON PLAYGROUP FY2025	£166k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
OVER KELLET PLAYGROUP FY2025	£144k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£142k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
STANTON PARENTS AND UNDER FIVES FY2025	£158k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST DUNSTANS COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP FY2025	£110k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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