MEADOW BROOK PLAYCARE

Registered charity 1129278 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity's objects and principal activities continue to be that of offering appropriate play, education and care facilities and training courses, together with right of parents to take responsibliity 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.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL ("THE OBJECTS") 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: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 NEEDS3 INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the independent examiner confirmed no matters came to their attention suggesting accounting records were not kept or that financial statements did not accord with those records. The examiner further confirmed that the statements complied with the accounting requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and the relevant Statement of Recommended Practice. No material uncertainties or serious incidents were noted in the examination report.

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.

• 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 06593494 · Financial health read from its filings

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.

• DAVIS, Lisa-Marie — director, appointed 27/02/2025on trustee list
• DOVE, Stacey — director, appointed 27/02/2025on trustee list
• BURCH, Marcus — director, appointed 27/02/2024on trustee list
• MINTER, Emma — director, appointed 27/02/2024on trustee list
• HOWARD, Emma — director, appointed 23/02/2023on trustee list
• MURRAY, Danielle — director, appointed 23/02/2023on trustee list

Official officers record.

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Terri-Jane Barkerchair
• Danielle Murray
• EMMA JANE HOWARD
• Emma Minter
• Lisa-Marie Davis
• Marcus Burch
• Stacey Dove

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST MARY'S TODDLER AND PLAYGROUP, TETBURY.

• ST MARY'S TODDLER AND PLAYGROUP, TETBURY income £120k
• Belton Playgroup income £163k
• HOLBROOK AND DISTRICT PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £159k
• FLEDGELINGS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £141k
• LORDSMEAD PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £267k
• POTTEN END PRE-SCHOOL ASSOCIATION income £154k

Side by side with its peers

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