ST JOSEPH'S PLAYGROUP, HERTFORD

Registered charity 1089180 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST JOSEPH'S PLAYGROUP

Pre-school providing early years education to children from age 2 to 4 years old.

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Latest income

£118k

Latest spending

£110k

Registered

2001

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity finished the financial year with a surplus of £7,896.63, despite operational costs climbing and a rise in the minimum wage affecting the wage bill. The trustees report that increased government funding per child helped offset higher hourly staff rates, although fewer people paid fees. Operational expenses also increased due to repairs of deteriorated outdoor areas.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Laura Jane Zielinskachair
Claire Scales
DIANE KERINS

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£118k	£110k
31/03/2024	£99k	£103k
31/03/2023	£101k	£102k
31/03/2022	£92k	£97k
31/03/2021	£84k	£82k

Common questions

Is ST JOSEPH'S PLAYGROUP, HERTFORD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity finished the financial year with a surplus of £7,896.63, despite operational costs climbing and a rise in the minimum wage affecting the wage bill. The trustees report that increased government funding per child helped offset higher hourly staff rates, although fewer people paid fees. Operational expenses also increased due to repairs of deteriorated outdoor areas.

Charities like this

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

HERMITAGE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £113k
ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £178k
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL income £222k
ST. JOSEPH'S PRE-SCHOOL income £125k
St Joseph's Pre-School income £130k
ST JOSEPHS PRE-SCHOOL (BRISTOL) income £244k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST JOSEPH'S PLAYGROUP, HERTFORD	£118k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HERMITAGE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£113k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£178k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£222k	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt
ST. JOSEPH'S PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£125k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
St Joseph's Pre-School FY2025	£130k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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