WOODFORD PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1099791 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity provides pre-school education for 2.5-5 year olds, offering appropriate play, education and care facilities.

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Latest income

£104k

Latest spending

£91k

Registered

2003

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £13,547 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total incoming resources of £104,335 against resources expended of £90,788. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £85,327, which is above the stated policy target of £45,000. The trustees confirmed that adequate resources exist for the charity to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 188.9% of fundraised income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 2.9%)

“The trustees consider that the ideal level of reserves as at 31 August 2024 would be six months of resources expended which equates to £45,000 (2024: £42,000). The actual reserves as at 31 August 2025 after excluding fixed assets and restricted fund were £85,327 (2024: £71,780).” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: six months of resources expended (held: £85k)

“The trustees consider that the ideal level of reserves as at 31 August 2024 would be six months of resources expended which equates to £45,000 (2024: £42,000).” — page 5

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

Chi Man Lam
Jodi Siobhan Kelly
Meron Tsegaye Aderaye

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

Operates in: Redbridge

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£104k	£91k
31/08/2024	£102k	£85k
31/08/2023	£63k	£71k
31/08/2022	£88k	£80k
31/08/2021	£71k	£80k

Common questions

Is WOODFORD PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £13,547 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total incoming resources of £104,335 against resources expended of £90,788. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £85,327, which is above the stated policy target of £45,000. The trustees confirmed that adequate resources exist for the charity to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WOODBOROUGH PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP.

WOODBOROUGH PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £141k
LITTLE LEARNERS AT FULFORD PRE-SCHOOL income £283k
OAKWOOD COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP income £225k
WOOL PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £108k
BURNHAM PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £136k
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL income £222k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WOODFORD PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP	£104k	—	above	188.9%	no doubt
WOODBOROUGH PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£141k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LITTLE LEARNERS AT FULFORD PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£283k	—	above	—	no doubt
OAKWOOD COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP FY2025	£225k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WOOL PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£108k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BURNHAM PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£136k	—	above	—	no doubt

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