POPPLETON SCHOOL'S OUT CLUB

Registered charity 1081953 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Popsoc runs a breakfast club, after school club & holiday club in Poppleton for children aged 4-13.

Objects

TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY FACILITIES FOR THE DAILY CARE, RECREATION AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN DURING OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS AND HOLIDAYS;TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THE PERSONS IN THE PROVISION OF SUCH CARE, EDUCATION AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES;TO PROMOTE THE PROVISION OF CHILDCARE FACILITIES IN THE CATCHMENT AREA OF UPPER POPPLETON INFANT AND JUNIOR SCHOOLS

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

£160k

Latest spending

£166k

Registered

2000

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £5,975 for the year ended 31st August 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £30,272. The trustees report that reserves remain in a healthy position, exceeding the stated minimum policy requirement of £20,000. The charity notes that income increased by £15,000 compared to the previous year, though expenditure also rose.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a minimum figure of £20, 000 is required to be held in the Popsoc Bank Account at all times (held: £30k)

“Based on an estimate of the amount required for employees redundancy pay entitlements and rental payable, a minimum figure of £20, 000 is required to be held in the Popsoc Bank Account at all times.” — page 3

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
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

Jack Lindsaychair
Jenny McGivern
John Mitchell
Leanne O'Connor
Lisa Williams
Marianne Tritton-Hughes
Maxine Chambers
Nathan McCain
Samantha Jackson

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

Operates in: City Of York

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£160k	£166k
31/08/2024	£145k	£144k
31/08/2023	£146k	£135k
31/08/2022	£230k	£231k
31/08/2021	£205k	£214k

Common questions

Is POPPLETON SCHOOL'S OUT CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £5,975 for the year ended 31st August 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £30,272. The trustees report that reserves remain in a healthy position, exceeding the stated minimum policy requirement of £20,000. The charity notes that income increased by £15,000 compared to the previous year, though expenditure also rose. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with POPPLETON ROAD OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB.

POPPLETON ROAD OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB income £222k
POPPY PRE-SCHOOL income £322k
THE POPPLETON COMMUNITY TRUST income £614k
THE CABIN CREW OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB income £269k
ACORN CHILDREN'S CLUB income £112k
THE POCKLINGTON SCHOOL FOUNDATION income £15.8m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
POPPLETON SCHOOL'S OUT CLUB	£160k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
POPPLETON ROAD OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB FY2025	£222k	—	above	—	no doubt
POPPY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£322k	—	unclear	—	noted
THE POPPLETON COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025	£614k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE CABIN CREW OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB FY2024	£269k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ACORN CHILDREN'S CLUB FY2025	£112k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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