PEMBURY PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1107370 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PEMBURY PLAYGROUP

Pembury playgroup provides day care & educational sessions for under fives, we are an inclusive group, supporting all children whatever their needs.

Objects

THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL ARE TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY:(A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY;(B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS;(C) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.(C) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIM OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE HACKNEY, LONDON.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £38,213 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total income rising to £320,701 and total expenditure at £282,488. Unrestricted reserves stood at £160,356, significantly exceeding the designated policy target of £62,000 (equivalent to three months of operating costs). The trustees assessed that these reserves support the charity's status as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Audrey Rogers Ritchiechair
• Charlotte Ritchie
• Louise WOJCICKI · trustee of 1 other charity
• Michelle Kelly
• PATRICIA MARGARET HOOPER
• Sharon Adams

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

Operates in: Hackney

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Tetbury Nursery Playgroup Limited.

• Tetbury Nursery Playgroup Limited income £97k
• PLATFORM 3 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £115k
• ABBEY PRE-SCHOOL income £148k
• 3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £142k
• TUTBURY PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £206k
• BROADBOTTOM PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £101k

Side by side with its peers

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