ST MATTHEWS CHILDRENS ACTION GROUP

Registered charity 1104170 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SMCAG

TO PROVIDE FREE OPEN ACCESS PLAY ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AGED FIVE TO TWELVE YEARS.TO SUPPORT WORK WITH CHILDREN UNDER FIVE AND THEIR PARENTS /CARERS.TO PROMOTE GOOD PLAY PRACTICE THROUGH SUPPORT & LIAISON.IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN.CHILDREN HAVE HEALTHY CHOICES, STAY SAFE, ENJOY & ACHIEVE, MAKE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION, & ACHIEVE ECONOMIC WELL BEING.ADHERE TO THE PLAY WORK PRINCIPLES.

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Latest income

£130k

Latest spending

£116k

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £14,100 for the financial year ending 2025-03-31. The trustees report that the organization is working on a business plan and new partnerships to ensure future sustainability after losing council funding for playgrounds. The financial health is currently supported by hiring the facility to Leicester Learning and providing alternative provision through Goldhill Learning Foundation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“We will require committed management committee and staff members to continue the work and partnerships within St Matthews and with the City Council to ensure we are sustainable into the future.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 04868987

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

TETTEH, Millicent — director, appointed 24/10/2018on trustee list
DIXON, Delia Linda — director, appointed 23/01/2018on trustee list
DYER, Blondina Sharon — director, appointed 18/08/2003on trustee list
WALIA, Kuljit Singh — secretary, appointed 23/03/2016

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

Delia Dixon
MS SHARON DYER
Millicent Tetteh

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£130k	£116k
31/03/2024	£98k	£105k
31/03/2023	£121k	£101k
31/03/2022	£116k	£98k
31/03/2021	£118k	£91k

Common questions

Is ST MATTHEWS CHILDRENS ACTION GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £14,100 for the financial year ending 2025-03-31. The trustees report that the organization is working on a business plan and new partnerships to ensure future sustainability after losing council funding for playgrounds. The financial health is currently supported by hiring the facility to Leicester Learning and providing alternative provision through Goldhill Learning Foundation. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED	1	£65k
SIR WALTER ST.JOHN'S EDUCATIONAL CHARITY	1	£24k
THE HEMBY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k
THE ROSE FOUNDATION	1	£5k
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£4k

Charities like this

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

ST MATTHEW'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £127k
THE TRIANGLE ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND ASSOCIATION income £239k
HAPPY TOTS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £353k
MERSEYSIDE PLAY ACTION COUNCIL income £728k
PLAYMATES PLAYGROUP income £334k
ACORN PLAYGROUP AND PRE-SCHOOL income £177k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST MATTHEWS CHILDRENS ACTION GROUP	£130k	—	unclear	—	noted
ST MATTHEW'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£127k	—	above	0.0%	no doubt
THE TRIANGLE ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND ASSOCIATION FY2025	£239k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HAPPY TOTS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£353k	—	unclear	—	noted
MERSEYSIDE PLAY ACTION COUNCIL FY2024	£728k	—	above	—	no doubt
PLAYMATES PLAYGROUP FY2025	£334k	—	unclear	—	noted

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