Hollingbury Park Pre-School LTD

Registered charity 1150200 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOLLINGBURY PARK PLAYGROUP LTD

We are a term time only playgroup, providing quality and nurturing care and education for 2-5 year olds for families in the surrounding areas.

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 NEEDS;3) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.5. POWERS

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

£152k

Latest spending

£99k

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £94,229, up from £41,849 in the prior year, driven by net income of £52,380. The trustees report that the bank balance has remained comfortably stable and the charity is operating within its means. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the financial statements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Fees and supplies (100% of income)

“Fees and supplies 151,626” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: an appropriate level of reserves to enable the adequate function of the charity (held: £94k)

“The trustees have established a policy of maintaining an appropriate level of reserves to enable the adequate function of the charity in order to maximise the charitable work that it carries out.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: One or more of the trustees has been paid remuneration in the current or prior periods.

“One or more of the trustees has been paid remuneration in the current or prior periods.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 07904951

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.

HOWARD, Aaron John Paul — director, appointed 10/07/2024on trustee list
JENKINS, Ellie — director, appointed 16/09/2022on trustee list
OBRIEN, Stephen — director, appointed 16/09/2022on trustee list
PUDDICK, Billie — director, appointed 08/09/2021on trustee list
THOMAS-SIMPSON, Elishia — director, appointed 06/11/2017on trustee list
JENKINS, Ellie — secretary, appointed 16/09/2022

Official officers record.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (08/07/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Aaron Howard
Billie Puddick
Elishia Thomas-Simpson
Ellie Jenkins
Stephen Obrien

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£152k	£99k
31/03/2024	£127k	£86k
31/03/2023	£78k	£84k
31/03/2022	£98k	£103k
31/03/2021	£100k	£103k

Common questions

Is Hollingbury Park Pre-School LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £94,229, up from £41,849 in the prior year, driven by net income of £52,380. The trustees report that the bank balance has remained comfortably stable and the charity is operating within its means. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the financial statements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.