SPROWSTON NURSERY PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1107494 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

WE PROVIDE PRESCHOOL LEARNING FOR CHILDREN AGED 2.5yrs TO 5 yrs.

Objects

A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY FACILITIES AND TRAINING COURSES, 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 ABILITYB) 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 AREASC) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIM OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE THE SPROWSTON NURSERY PLAYGROUP.

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

£147k

Latest spending

£133k

Registered

2005

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £12,756.42 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total charity funds of £105,738.84. The trustees report that the finance of the trust remains secure, with unrestricted cash reserves of £93,799.01 held in bank accounts. The charity aims to maintain reserve levels roughly equivalent to six months of expenditure to ensure service continuity during periods of lower attendance.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months expenditure (held: £94k)

“We would like to maintain the current reserve levels which roughly equate to six months expenditure.”

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
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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 expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Register events

Received assets from another charity (17/01/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (28/01/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (13/12/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

JULIE ANN CHETTLEBURGHchair
Nicola Kastrati

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£147k	£133k
31/08/2024	£137k	£121k
31/08/2023	£114k	£105k
31/08/2022	£92k	£99k
31/08/2021	£104k	£96k

Common questions

Is SPROWSTON NURSERY PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £12,756.42 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total charity funds of £105,738.84. The trustees report that the finance of the trust remains secure, with unrestricted cash reserves of £93,799.01 held in bank accounts. The charity aims to maintain reserve levels roughly equivalent to six months of expenditure to ensure service continuity during periods of lower attendance. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with STANTON PARENTS AND UNDER FIVES.

STANTON PARENTS AND UNDER FIVES income £158k
PRESTON BROOK PLAYGROUP income £180k
SUTTON BONINGTON PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £175k
3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £142k
BROUGHTON PRE-SCHOOL income £118k
OLD STRATFORD PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £162k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SPROWSTON NURSERY PLAYGROUP	£147k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
STANTON PARENTS AND UNDER FIVES FY2025	£158k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PRESTON BROOK PLAYGROUP FY2025	£180k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
SUTTON BONINGTON PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£175k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£142k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
BROUGHTON PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£118k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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