ST JOHNS EARLY YEARS PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1064571 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GRAINGERVILLE PRE-SCHOOL, SOUTH BENWELL PLAYGROUP

The aim of the association will be to advance the education of children below compulsory school age(a) Providing safe satisfying group play,in which the parents have a right to take part(b) Encouraging other charitable activities through which parents may help their children

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN BETWEEN COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE IN NEWCASTLE - (A) PROVIDING SAFE AND SATISFYING GROUP PLAY IN WHICH PARENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO TAKE PART(B) ENCOURAGING OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES THROUGH WHICH PARENTS MAY HELP THE CHILDREN

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: Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£52k
Latest spending
£0
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £8,070 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a deterioration from the previous year's surplus. Per the trustees' report, the charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and maintains unrestricted reserves of £72,166, which are lower than the prior year's £80,236.

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 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Newcastle Upon Tyne City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£52k£0
31/03/2024£52k£0
31/03/2023£52k£0
31/03/2022£52k£0
31/03/2021£60k£0

Common questions

Is ST JOHNS EARLY YEARS PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £8,070 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a deterioration from the previous year's surplus. Per the trustees' report, the charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and maintains unrestricted reserves of £72,166, which are lower than the prior year's £80,236. 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 Fund23/04/2007£2kPre-School Development
The National Lottery Community Fund04/11/2005£5kEquipment
Northern Rock Foundation15/05/2001£5kGrant awarded to South Benwell Playgroup (Tyne & Wear)

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST JOHN FISHER PRE-SCHOOL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST JOHNS EARLY YEARS PRE-SCHOOL£52k—0unclear—no doubt
ST JOHN FISHER PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£145k—0unclear—no doubt
ST JOHN'S UNDER 5'S PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£303k—0above—no doubt
ST ANDREWS PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025£231k—0unclear—no doubt
ST CHARLES CATHOLIC PRE SCHOOL FY2025£154k—0unclear—no doubt
ST MARGARET'S PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£124k—0below—no doubt

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