SANDON ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1089945 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a pre school playgroup that operates in Stafford. We offer sessional care 5 days a week. We are registered with ofsted and follow the EYFS.

Objects

THE AIM OF THE PRE-SCHOOL IS TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF 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 FACILITIES AND TRAINING COURSES, 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 ABILITYB) 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 AREASC) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIM 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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £13,683 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a decrease in bank balances from £104,494 to £90,811. Per the trustees' report, the charity is actively investing in future resources, including solar panels and website development, while managing operational costs such as church hire and salaries.

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 3 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
• Financial reserves 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
• Volunteer management

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (06/08/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• CHRISTOPHER KNIGHTchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• Andrea loyola
• Samantha Bliss
• Sharon Clarke · trustee of 1 other charity
• Simon Atkin
• Sophie Kate Caraway

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

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SANDON ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH STAFFORD.

• SANDON ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH STAFFORD income £134k
• ST MATTHEW'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £127k
• THE CHURCH HALL PLAYGROUP (BISHOP'S WALTHAM) income £196k
• WOOTTON/DRY SANDFORD PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP ASSOCIATION income £103k
• ALL SAINTS PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £109k
• GREAT GRANSDEN PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £133k

Side by side with its peers

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