POPPLETON ROAD OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB

Registered charity 1157546 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as POPPY ROAD KIDS CLUB

1 To provide the necessary facilities for the daily care, recreation and education of children aged 4 - 14 years2 To advance the education and training of the persons in the provision of such care3 To demonstrate continual improvement to enhance the quality of our provision4 To provide Scholarship places for children on pupil premium

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB SHALL BE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND PROVIDE FOR THE RECREATION OF CHILDREN OF SCHOOL AGE BY MAKING FACILITIES AND SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THEM DURING OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS AND SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

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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Registered contact address: York, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£222k

Latest spending

£229k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £240,306, which is significantly higher than the stated minimum reserves policy of £40,000. The charity reported a net expenditure of £6,770 for the year, funded by retained reserves, and confirmed it has no requirement for external funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: fees from childcare provision (99% of income)

“Income increased to £221,985 (2024 - £219,070), fees from childcare provision amounted to £220,319 (2024 - £215,042).” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: £40,000 (reserves figure: £240k)

“The current estimate to meet this is £40,000.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: 13

“A management contract exists between the Charity and York Childcare Out of School Support Service Ltd. Management charges of £26,423 (2024 - £25,601) were paid to York Childcare Out of School Support Service Ltd for services provided to the Charity.” — page 16

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
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 1

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Government income: £428 — grants £428 (1); under 1% of the £190,527 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2024 (received 04/02/2025, 4 days after the 31/01/2025 due date); year ending 31/03/2021 (received 01/02/2022, 1 day after the 31/01/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Catherine Smithey
Claire Wilcox
David Alderson
Joanne Alderson
Kathryn McKellar
Ruth Mary Butterworth

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

Operates in: City Of York

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£222k	£229k
31/03/2024	£219k	£193k
31/03/2023	£191k	£162k
31/03/2022	£155k	£124k
31/03/2021	£102k	£107k

Common questions

Is POPPLETON ROAD OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £240,306, which is significantly higher than the stated minimum reserves policy of £40,000. The charity reported a net expenditure of £6,770 for the year, funded by retained reserves, and confirmed it has no requirement for external funding. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
City of York Council	—	£600	Ward Committee Grant
City of York Council	—	£880	Ward Committee Grant
City of York Council	—	£1k	Community Support Grant
City of York Council	—	£619	Ward Committee Grant
City of York Council	—	£1k	Ward Committee Grant
City of York Council	—	£2k	Holgate Ward Grant

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
BNA CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GHYLLSIDE OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB.

GHYLLSIDE OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB income £101k
ST JOSEPH'S NYMPSFIELD OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB income £53k
PINCHBECK KIDS CLUB income £122k
LINDHEAD OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB income £73k
THE KOOL KIDS CLUB income £226k
ST JOHN'S OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB (RISHWORTH) income £120k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
POPPLETON ROAD OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB	£222k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
GHYLLSIDE OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB FY2026	£101k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST JOSEPH'S NYMPSFIELD OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB FY2025	£53k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PINCHBECK KIDS CLUB FY2026	£122k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LINDHEAD OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB FY2025	£73k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE KOOL KIDS CLUB FY2025	£226k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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