ST MARYS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1122601 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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 by offering appropriate play, education and care facilities and family learning ensuring that such groups offer opportunities for all children whatever their race, culture, religion, means or ability.

Objects

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 AND FAMILY LEARNING WITHIN A CHRISTIAN ETHOS, 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 EARLY YEARS ALLIANCE.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, BROMLEY.

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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Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus, increasing its unrestricted reserves to £71,918, which is above the stated policy minimum of £50,000. Total income was £237,848 against total expenditure of £233,193, resulting in a net movement in funds of £4,655. The trustees confirmed the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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 4 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• CAROL ANN TRUELOVE Cert Edchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Clare Scriven
• Mary Whytock · trustee of 2 other charities
• Rev Amanda Jane Spence · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sarah Anne Osborne

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

Operates in: Bromley

Income and spending

Common questions

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• ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £178k
• ST MARY'S PLAYGROUP CIO income £190k
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• HEAMOOR PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £444k
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Side by side with its peers

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