STAR PLAYSCHOOL

Registered charity 1096370 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

WE PROVIDE CARE AND EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE. WE ARE OPEN FROM 8AM TO 6PM FOR 51 WEEKS A YEAR.

Objects

THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL ARE 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 WORTING INFANT SCHOOL

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
£500k
Latest spending
£505k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £5,683 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £16,564 to £10,881. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves (general funds) stood at £10,881, with no restricted funds held. The filing confirms the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: One trustee received remuneration for work as a practitioner at the nursery.
“During the year one trustee, received remuneration for her work as a practitioner at the nursery. No remuneration was paid for her role as a trustee.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 12
“During the year one trustee, received remuneration for her work as a practitioner at the nursery. No remuneration was paid for her role as a trustee.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£500k£505k
31/08/2024£481k£456k
31/08/2023£383k£374k
31/08/2022£310k£331k
31/08/2021£300k£254k

Common questions

Is STAR PLAYSCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £5,683 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £16,564 to £10,881. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves (general funds) stood at £10,881, with no restricted funds held. The filing confirms the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund14/01/2015£10kGrowing development of Star Nursery's outdoor area