SHILBOTTLE FRIENDLY FROGS LTD

Registered charity 1136943 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of early years education for children aged from 2 to 4 years.

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 RIGHTS 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 RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION OR MEANSB 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

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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Latest income
£222k
Latest spending
£199k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the company reported a net surplus of £23,152 for the year ended 31 August 2025, compared to a deficit in the prior year. Total staff costs were £154,678, and the company holds net assets of £107,725. The financial statements were compiled by Taylor Business Services Limited under micro-entity provisions without an independent audit.

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 3 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northumberland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£222k£199k
31/08/2024£95k£66k
31/08/2023£98k£72k
31/08/2022£90k£73k
31/08/2021£96k£66k

Common questions

Is SHILBOTTLE FRIENDLY FROGS LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the company reported a net surplus of £23,152 for the year ended 31 August 2025, compared to a deficit in the prior year. Total staff costs were £154,678, and the company holds net assets of £107,725. The financial statements were compiled by Taylor Business Services Limited under micro-entity provisions without an independent audit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund28/10/2010£7kShilbottle Friendly Frogs Outdoor Area