FOOTPRINTS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1091298 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

WE HOLD FUNDRAISING EVENTS TO RAISE MONEY TO PURCHASE AND REPLACE EQUIPMENT FOR THE SETTING, TO BUY CONSUMABLES, ASSIST PARENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO MEET THE COST OF THE FEES IN A CRISIS SITUATION.

Objects

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. IN PRACTICE LONGWELL GREEN IN THE COUNTY SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

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
£64k
Latest spending
£59k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's main sources of funds are government Free Entitlement and parents' fees, with additional income from fundraising activities. The trustees report that no funds are in deficit and reserves are held to meet unforeseen expenditure such as new admissions or redundancies.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Government Free Entitlement and parents' fees
“Footprints Pre-school Playgroups main source of funds is from the governments Free Entitlement and parents’ fees.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: to meet any unforeseen expenditure e.g a large number of new admissions starting later in the year or redundancies, if needed
“The reserves held at the year-end are kept in order to meet any unforeseen expenditure e.g a large number of new admissions starting later in the year or redundancies, if needed.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£64k£59k
31/08/2024£73k£52k
31/08/2023£49k£49k
31/08/2022£51k£42k
31/08/2021£39k£39k

Common questions

Is FOOTPRINTS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's main sources of funds are government Free Entitlement and parents' fees, with additional income from fundraising activities. The trustees report that no funds are in deficit and reserves are held to meet unforeseen expenditure such as new admissions or redundancies.