Hardwicke Early Years

Registered charity 1095245 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HARDWICKE PLAYGROUP

PLAYGROUP FUNDRAISING

Objects

THE AIM OF THE GROUP IS TO EMBODY THE VISION OF PATA THROUGH THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE DEVELOPMENT, CARE AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE AND ALSO OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE OF SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY (VOLUNTARY MANAGED) 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 AND YOUNG PEOPLE, 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 AREA

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
£153k
Latest spending
£139k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the period with a net deficit of £3,742.98, resulting in negative cash funds of £3,742.98. Total receipts increased to £153,212.29 from £125,533.69 in the previous year, while total payments rose to £138,650.84 from £129,276.67. Net assets stood at £90,875.26, comprising cash, debtors, and equipment value less liabilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£153k£139k
31/08/2024£126k£129k
31/08/2023£113k£108k
31/08/2022£126k£96k
31/08/2021£97k£82k

Common questions

Is Hardwicke Early Years financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the period with a net deficit of £3,742.98, resulting in negative cash funds of £3,742.98. Total receipts increased to £153,212.29 from £125,533.69 in the previous year, while total payments rose to £138,650.84 from £129,276.67. Net assets stood at £90,875.26, comprising cash, debtors, and equipment value less liabilities.

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Hardwicke Early Years£153k—0unclear—no doubt
WINTON PLAYGROUP FY2025£233k—0above—no doubt
DEGANWY PLAYGROUP FY2025£152k—0above—no doubt
POUND HILL PLAYGROUP FY2025£286k—0unclear—no doubt
WORTH PARK PLAYGROUP FY2025£143k—0unclear—no doubt
CONDICOTE PLAYGROUP AND TODDLER GROUP FY2025£118k——unclear—no doubt

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