PIMLICO FAMILY WORKSHOP TOY LIBRARY
Provision of 6 x two hour play and toy loan sessions each week x 47 weeks each year.
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TO(I)PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF THERAPEUTIC AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN,FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROMOTING PLAY,STIMULATION,EDUCATION,DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING;ANDII)WORK WITH FAMILIES AND CARERS,WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £30,249 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £65,565. The Treasurer's report notes that these closing funds equate to approximately six months of expenditure, indicating a stable financial position supported by a good pipeline of funding.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 20
- Government income: £84,798 — grants £84,798 (2); 56% of the £152,161 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 25
- Government income: £50,580 — grants £50,580 (4); 37% of the £135,725 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 25
- Government income: £9,333 — grants £9,333 (1); 12% of the £76,857 total gross income on the same return
Property (HM Land Registry)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (13/04/2016)
Trustees
- Alex Moylerchair
- Andrew Downes
- JASON WILLIAMS
- Kate Shrivastava
- Katie Clark
- Rashida Abdulai
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £152k | £118k |
| 31/03/2024 | £136k | £164k |
| 31/03/2023 | £77k | £99k |
| 31/03/2022 | £63k | £84k |
| 31/03/2021 | £123k | £79k |
Common questions
Is PIMLICO FAMILY WORKSHOP TOY LIBRARY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £30,249 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £65,565. The Treasurer's report notes that these closing funds equate to approximately six months of expenditure, indicating a stable financial position supported by a good pipeline of funding. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds PIMLICO FAMILY WORKSHOP TOY LIBRARY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name PIMLICO FAMILY WORKSHOP TOY LIBRARY as a grant recipient include WESTMINSTER AMALGAMATED CHARITY.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| WESTMINSTER AMALGAMATED CHARITY | FY2024 | £8k | Community |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Giles & St George | 10/12/2024 | £56k | Grant to Pimlico Toy Library |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/01/2015 | £6k | Pimlico Toy Library 30th Anniversary Mosaic |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| Advance Nottingham | 1 | £164k |
| THE ASDA FOUNDATION | 1 | £13k |
| BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £4k |
| SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £2k |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHANDLER'S FORD | 1 | £259 |
Charities like this
- THE TOY LIBRARY LIMITED
- TOTTERDOWN CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY WORKSHOP
- TICK TOCK PLAYGROUP
- MIRFIELD COMMUNITY TRUST
- PIMLICO PUFFINS SWIMMING CLUB
- THE TOY HOUSE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIMLICO FAMILY WORKSHOP TOY LIBRARY | £152k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE TOY LIBRARY LIMITED | £840k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| TOTTERDOWN CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY WORKSHOP | £87k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| TICK TOCK PLAYGROUP | £429k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MIRFIELD COMMUNITY TRUST | £86k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| PIMLICO PUFFINS SWIMMING CLUB | £86k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |