WHITWORTH PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1099853 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To work with local families to aid them in the education and development of young children. To promote the needs of children with special needs when preparing to go into education.

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Latest income

£101k

Latest spending

£111k

Registered

2003

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state a reserves policy of six months of running costs. The document does not disclose the actual unrestricted reserves figure, total income, or total expenditure, nor does it mention any audit or independent examination.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months running costs

“WE AIM TO HAVE SIX MONTHS RUNNING COSTS IN RESERVE.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Maureen Joneschair
Karen Ruane
Liz Hughes
Madeline De Souza
Michael Whitworth

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£101k	£111k
31/08/2024	£114k	£102k
31/08/2023	£89k	£94k
31/08/2022	£88k	£99k
31/08/2021	£68k	£90k

Common questions

Is WHITWORTH PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state a reserves policy of six months of running costs. The document does not disclose the actual unrestricted reserves figure, total income, or total expenditure, nor does it mention any audit or independent examination.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THOMAS HARLEY'S ESTATE CHARITY	1	£0

Charities like this

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

WORTH PARK PLAYGROUP income £143k
SUTTON CENTRE UNDER 5S PLAYGROUP income £104k
HUNSWORTH PLAYGROUP income £101k
WINTON PLAYGROUP income £233k
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £132k
Belton Playgroup income £163k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WHITWORTH PLAYGROUP	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WORTH PARK PLAYGROUP FY2025	£143k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SUTTON CENTRE UNDER 5S PLAYGROUP FY2025	£104k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HUNSWORTH PLAYGROUP FY2025	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WINTON PLAYGROUP FY2025	£233k	—	above	—	no doubt
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£132k	—	above	—	no doubt

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