OAKWOOD COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1067670 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OAKWOOD COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL

Oakwood Community Playgroup provides high quality,fun & affordable pre-school education for children from 2 years to school age. We aim to provide 'learning through play' with a dedicated team of long term staff and welcome the whole community.We offer all day care facilities within the two rooms of our nursery unit and have excellent outdoor facilities within the grounds of Oakwood Infant School.

Objects

THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL ARE 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, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS, 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 WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY;(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 AIMS AND OBJECTS 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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Latest income

£225k

Latest spending

£209k

Registered

1998

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a positive financial outcome with a surplus of £15,304 for the year ended 31 August 2025. Per the trustees' report, the charity held unrestricted reserves of £61,353, which represents approximately 3.5 months of core operating costs, falling short of the long-term policy target of six months. The trustees remain focused on careful cost control and financial monitoring to ensure sustainability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of core operating costs (held: £61k)

“The trustees aim to maintain reserves sufficient to cover six months of core operating costs.” — 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Claire Hauptfleischchair
Helen Carolyn Wadkins
Lauren Payne
Natalie Humphrey
Rebecca Conroy
Sam Hadlington

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£225k	£209k
31/08/2024	£198k	£176k
31/08/2023	£146k	£159k
31/08/2022	£163k	£146k
31/08/2021	£160k	£151k

Common questions

Is OAKWOOD COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a positive financial outcome with a surplus of £15,304 for the year ended 31 August 2025. Per the trustees' report, the charity held unrestricted reserves of £61,353, which represents approximately 3.5 months of core operating costs, falling short of the long-term policy target of six months. The trustees remain focused on careful cost control and financial monitoring to ensure sustainability. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WOODFORD PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP.

WOODFORD PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £104k
WOODBOROUGH PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £141k
LITTLE OAKS PRE-SCHOOL income £249k
LITTLE OAKS income £260k
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £132k
3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £142k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
OAKWOOD COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP	£225k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WOODFORD PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£104k	—	above	188.9%	no doubt
WOODBOROUGH PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£141k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LITTLE OAKS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£249k	—	above	—	no doubt
LITTLE OAKS FY2025	£260k	—	above	—	no doubt
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£132k	—	above	—	no doubt

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