ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1072893 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

PRE SCHOOL CARE FOR CHILDREN AGED 2-5 YEARS8 SESSIONS PER WEEK 3HRS PER SESSION

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEED 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

£178k

Latest spending

£175k

Registered

1998

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity closed the year with a surplus of £3,403, reversing an initial budgeted deficit. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Reserves are held in a separate bank account to protect ongoing work from income fluctuations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months’ running costs plus statutory redundancy costs (held: £49k)

“The Charity aims to hold sufficient reserves to cover three months’ running costs plus statutory redundancy costs.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: H Stoggell received £15,119 for employment services. H Stoggell is related to Trustee J Stoggell.

“During the year the charity paid H Stoggell amounts for employment services £15,119 (2024: £15,065). H Stoggell is related to the Trustee J Stoggell.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payment to H Stoggell for employment services; H Stoggell is related to Trustee J Stoggell.

“During the year the charity paid H Stoggell amounts for employment services £15,119 (2024: £15,065). H Stoggell is related to the Trustee J Stoggell.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: The current number of trustees is three, which is below the minimum required by the Charity’s constitution, and this position has persisted for more than twelve months.

“The current number of trustees is three, which is below the minimum required by the Charity’s constitution, and this position has persisted for more than twelve months.” — page 6

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
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management 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

Timothy Underwoodchair
Justin Stoggell
Lucy Underwood

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£178k	£175k
31/08/2024	£164k	£134k
31/08/2023	£105k	£110k
31/08/2022	£76k	£99k
31/08/2021	£132k	£123k

Common questions

Is ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity closed the year with a surplus of £3,403, reversing an initial budgeted deficit. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Reserves are held in a separate bank account to protect ongoing work from income fluctuations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/10/2009	£10k	St Mary's Preschool Playgroup and Community Hall Kitchen Improvement Projec

Charities like this

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

ST MARYS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £238k
ST MARY'S PLAYGROUP CIO income £190k
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL income £222k
THE ST MARY'S AND ST PETER'S PRE-SCHOOL income £255k
HERMITAGE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £113k
St Mary's Nursery & Preschool - Charlton Kings income £113k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP	£178k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MARYS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2026	£238k	—	above	—	no doubt
ST MARY'S PLAYGROUP CIO FY2025	£190k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£222k	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ST MARY'S AND ST PETER'S PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£255k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HERMITAGE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£113k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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