MAYFLOWER PLAYGROUP, HAYWARDS HEATH

Registered charity 1181625 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MAYFLOWER PLAYGROUP

This charity replaces and incorporates the charity 1072441The existing and new charity runs a pre-school playgroup located in Haywards Heath West Sussex

Objects

(1) TO PROVIDE SAFE AND SATISFYING GROUP PLAY AND CHRISTIAN TEACHING FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN FROM TWO TO FIVE YEARS OF AGE, IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES.(2) 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

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

£151k

Latest spending

£123k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total cash reserves at the end of 2024 were £72,200, with £30,000 specifically invested to meet closure costs and financial obligations. The Trustees expressed confidence in maintaining a stable reserve position for 2025, despite acknowledging significant increases in annual costs and the essential need for Local Authority rates to increase in line with inflation.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“The Playgroup’s income is derived primarily from West Sussex County Council, through the ‘Free Entitlement’ payment, as well as EYPP and payments for those with additional needs. The Playgroup receives some additional income from fees paid by parents of children who are too young to qualify for the Free Entitlement provision.” — page 2

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The Playgroup has continued to benefit from the ongoing generosity of Christ Church Haywards Heath in providing premises for use by Mayflower at a discounted rate.

“The Playgroup has continued to benefit from the ongoing generosity of Christ Church Haywards Heath in providing premises for use by Mayflower at a discounted rate.” — page 2

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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
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Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (11/01/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Sarah Jane McQuakerchair
Caroline Samantha Joy Nicholls
Elizabeth Claire Martin
MARK JONATHAN VENTHAM · trustee of 1 other charity
Ruth Margaret Nicholls

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£151k	£123k
31/12/2023	£118k	£109k
31/12/2022	£110k	£106k
31/12/2021	£104k	£120k
31/12/2020	£107k	£99k

Common questions

Is MAYFLOWER PLAYGROUP, HAYWARDS HEATH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total cash reserves at the end of 2024 were £72,200, with £30,000 specifically invested to meet closure costs and financial obligations. The Trustees expressed confidence in maintaining a stable reserve position for 2025, despite acknowledging significant increases in annual costs and the essential need for Local Authority rates to increase in line with inflation.

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
BLANCHMINSTER TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MARGARET LLOYD PLAYGROUP.

MARGARET LLOYD PLAYGROUP income £114k
PANGBOURNE VALLEY PRE-SCHOOL income £169k
HAYLANDS PRE-SCHOOL income £226k
HOLBROOK AND DISTRICT PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £159k
RADCLIFFE-ON-TRENT PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £190k
MARHAMCHURCH PLAYSCHOOL income £100k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MAYFLOWER PLAYGROUP, HAYWARDS HEATH	£151k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MARGARET LLOYD PLAYGROUP FY2025	£114k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PANGBOURNE VALLEY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£169k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HAYLANDS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£226k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HOLBROOK AND DISTRICT PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£159k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
RADCLIFFE-ON-TRENT PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£190k	—	—	within	—	no doubt

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