MAGICAL MOMENTS PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1122943 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We deliver full day care for children aged 6 weeks and five years. We work inline with the requirements of the EYFS to help children on their development journey by providing a warm, caring and stimulating environment where children can develop skills for the future.

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 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 REGARDLESS OF 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 AIM OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED IN PRACTICE THROUGHOUT ENGLAND AND PARTICULARLY LINCOLNSHIRE

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
£329k
Latest spending
£283k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a loss for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to higher staffing costs and increased expenses from the cost of living crisis. Despite this, unrestricted reserves increased to £16,498, and the charity holds a bank balance of £70,591, which the trustees describe as significantly more than the previous year. The trustees report that they have met all needs of the setting and are hopeful reserves will grow again in the next financial year.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£329k£283k
31/03/2024£242k£248k
31/03/2023£214k£241k
31/03/2022£222k£258k
31/03/2021£240k£207k

Common questions

Is MAGICAL MOMENTS PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a loss for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to higher staffing costs and increased expenses from the cost of living crisis. Despite this, unrestricted reserves increased to £16,498, and the charity holds a bank balance of £70,591, which the trustees describe as significantly more than the previous year. The trustees report that they have met all needs of the setting and are hopeful reserves will grow again in the next financial year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.