THORNTON HOUGH PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1096958 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To operate a setting following the Early Years Foundation Stage providing young children with a great start to their education.

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Latest income

£102k

Latest spending

£88k

Registered

2003

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £13,924 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £63,572. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of holding adequate funds to cover at least six months of activities. However, the filing notes that the charity is entirely dependent on continuing grant and donation support for its going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months (held: £64k)

“Adequate reserves are maintained to fund the charity’s activities for at least six months forward.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The Charity is entirely dependent on continuing grant and donation support and as a consequence the going concern basis is also dependent on that continuing financial support.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Hannah Bland
Jessica Louise Farrell
Julia Palin

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

Operates in: Wirral

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£102k	£88k
31/08/2024	£84k	£80k
31/08/2023	£71k	£70k
31/08/2022	£68k	£75k
31/08/2021	£76k	£64k

Common questions

Is THORNTON HOUGH PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £13,924 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £63,572. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of holding adequate funds to cover at least six months of activities. However, the filing notes that the charity is entirely dependent on continuing grant and donation support for its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THORNER PRE-SCHOOL AND TODDLER GROUP.

THORNER PRE-SCHOOL AND TODDLER GROUP income £114k
SUTTON CENTRE UNDER 5S PLAYGROUP income £104k
ST CUTHBERTS PLAYGROUP income £146k
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £132k
PONSANOOTH PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £126k
LONGTHORPE PLAYGROUP income £268k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THORNTON HOUGH PLAYGROUP	£102k	—	above	—	noted
THORNER PRE-SCHOOL AND TODDLER GROUP FY2025	£114k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SUTTON CENTRE UNDER 5S PLAYGROUP FY2025	£104k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST CUTHBERTS PLAYGROUP FY2025	£146k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£132k	—	above	—	no doubt
PONSANOOTH PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£126k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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