MORETON BAPTIST PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1102143 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MORETON BAPTIST PRE SCHOOL

Children attend preschool sessions for up to five sessions per week of at least three hours each. Preschool takes children from the term after their second birthday until starting full time at school.

Objects

A. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT) OF CHILDREN BELOW COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE, AND B. THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION FOR SUCH CHILDREN IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE BY- PROVIDING FOR ANY CHILDREN WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION BY REASON OF THE CHILD'S RELIGIOUS PERSUASION, RACIAL ORIGIN, CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC BACKGROUND A SAFE AND SATISFYING PLAYGROUP IN A CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT.THE INCOME AND (AT THE DISCRETION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE) THE CAPITAL OF THE GROUP SHALL BE APPLIED SOLELY IN FURTHERING THESE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE LOCALLY IN THE MORETON AREA OF THE WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE.

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

£156k

Latest spending

£156k

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted cash reserves were £135,548 at year-end, which is above the charity's stated policy target of a minimum £50,000. The charity reported a net cash movement of -£20 for the year, with total receipts of £155,887 and total payments of £155,907.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £136k)

“The charity aims to hold a minimum of £50,000 (which is approximately three months of expenditure) as unrestricted cash” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: HS Frith (wife of a trustee) was paid for working at Preschool.

“The HS Frith (wife of a trustee) was paid for working at Preschool, having received an order 0398/2122 from the Charity Commission giving consent.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The HS Frith (wife of a trustee) was paid for working at Preschool, having received an order 0398/2122 from the Charity Commission giving consent.

“The HS Frith (wife of a trustee) was paid for working at Preschool, having received an order 0398/2122 from the Charity Commission giving consent.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev ANDREW MARK FRITH MTHchair · trustee of 1 other charity
James Charles Laird · trustee of 1 other charity
Wendy Pamela Marshall

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

Operates in: Wirral

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£156k	£156k
31/12/2024	£168k	£140k
31/12/2023	£134k	£127k
31/12/2022	£129k	£141k
31/12/2021	£134k	£116k

Common questions

Is MORETON BAPTIST PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted cash reserves were £135,548 at year-end, which is above the charity's stated policy target of a minimum £50,000. The charity reported a net cash movement of -£20 for the year, with total receipts of £155,887 and total payments of £155,907. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP.

ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £178k
MARDEN PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £224k
ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH PLAYGROUP income £150k
HERMITAGE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £113k
PURLEY PRE-SCHOOL income £206k
KINGSWOOD METHODIST CHURCH PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £183k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MORETON BAPTIST PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP	£156k	—	above	—	no doubt
ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£178k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MARDEN PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£224k	£36,895	unclear	—	no doubt
ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH PLAYGROUP FY2024	£150k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HERMITAGE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£113k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PURLEY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£206k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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