STANDISH UNDER 5'S LIMITED

Registered charity 1179432 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

1. Provide a safe environment for children to play.2. Enable children to express their feelings.3. Provide opportunities for the children to make friends and to trust adults other than family members.4. Encourage children to share with others.5. Provide stimulating activities and play experiences which they may not have available at home which will enable them to develop physically.

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Latest income

£270k

Latest spending

£260k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at full capacity with 61 children on the register and generated a surplus of £11,046 for the year ended 31 August 2025. The trustees report that the charity maintains sufficient free reserves to meet staff costs and other obligations for a period of three months, ensuring financial stability. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £18k)

“The Board of Trustees have maintained the appropriate level of reserves and is able to meet the costs of staff wages, management services and associated costs for a period of three months.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 11347439

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.

MARSH, Adam James — director, appointed 03/03/2020on trustee list
ROBERTS, Emily Sarah Atkinson — director, appointed 04/05/2018on trustee list
WALLINGTON, Katie Rita — director, appointed 04/05/2018on trustee list

Official officers record.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (12/01/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

EMILY SARAH ATKINSON ROBERTS
KATIE RITA WALLINGTON
Victoria Rimmington
adam marsh
davina perry

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

Operates in: Wigan

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£270k	£260k
31/08/2024	£214k	£221k
31/08/2023	£184k	£182k
31/08/2022	£139k	£144k
31/08/2021	£159k	£159k

Common questions

Is STANDISH UNDER 5'S LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at full capacity with 61 children on the register and generated a surplus of £11,046 for the year ended 31 August 2025. The trustees report that the charity maintains sufficient free reserves to meet staff costs and other obligations for a period of three months, ensuring financial stability. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.