BEN RHYDDING PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1123710 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The aims of the Charity are to enhance the development and education of children under statutory school age by: 1. Offering appropriate play, education, care facilities and training courses, 2. Encouraging the study of the needs of such children and their families, 3. Instigating, adhering to and furthering the aims and objects of the Pre-School Learning Alliance.

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 GROUP AND BY -1 OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE 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 ABILITY,2 ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS,3 INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE BRADFORD

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

£150k

Latest spending

£151k

Registered

2008

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £1,112 for the year ended 31 July 2025, reducing its total unrestricted reserves from £61,989 to £60,864. The trustees consider the current level of reserves to be more than sufficient to meet their stated policy target of holding six months of running costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention that would prevent a proper understanding of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £20,156 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)

“The Playgroup Leader, as the highest paid member of staff, received benefits totalling £20,156 (2024 £18,295).” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 6 months running cost including the statutory redundancy costs (held: £61k)

“The aim is to hold 6 months running cost including the statutory redundancy costs in the event the Pre-School had to wind down.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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 conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 06490820

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.

TOMLINSON, Matthew James — director, appointed 01/10/2024on trustee list
BURKINSHAW, Yvonne Mary — director, appointed 01/11/2023on trustee list
IRWIN, Sarah Caroline — director, appointed 27/09/2021on trustee list
PERKINS, Maria Rose — secretary, appointed 02/10/2025

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

Maria Rose Perkins
Matthew Tomlinson
Sarah Irwin
Yvonne Mary Burkinshaw

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

Operates in: Bradford City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£150k	£151k
31/07/2024	£128k	£143k
31/07/2023	£129k	£138k
31/07/2022	£139k	£141k
31/07/2021	£117k	£117k

Common questions

Is BEN RHYDDING PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £1,112 for the year ended 31 July 2025, reducing its total unrestricted reserves from £61,989 to £60,864. The trustees consider the current level of reserves to be more than sufficient to meet their stated policy target of holding six months of running costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention that would prevent a proper understanding of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of BEN RHYDDING PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £20,156 band.

Charities like this

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

ST MARYS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £238k
ST ANNE'S PRE-SCHOOL (CHINGFORD) income £142k
ROCHE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £144k
HADDENHAM PRE-SCHOOL income £134k
ST MARGARET'S PRE-SCHOOL income £124k
RIDGEWAY PLAYGROUP LIMITED income £154k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BEN RHYDDING PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP	£150k	£20,156	above	—	no doubt
ST MARYS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2026	£238k	—	above	—	no doubt
ST ANNE'S PRE-SCHOOL (CHINGFORD) FY2024	£142k	—	above	—	no doubt
ROCHE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£144k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HADDENHAM PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£134k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MARGARET'S PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£124k	—	below	—	no doubt

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