GOLLIWOPSIE PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1182613 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The playgroup operates in the Griffithstown area but is happy to cater for children from any area. We provide care for children aged two to five years, between the hours of 9.00 am to 3.00 pm. We offer morning sessions 9.00-11.30, afternoon sessions 12.30-3.00 and a lunch club session 11.30-12.30. We also provide a collection service for the lunch club, from Griffithstown Nursery .

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN WALES, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THEIR NEEDS THROUGH HIGH QUALITY CHILDCARE PROVISION.

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
£61k
Latest spending
£78k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a loss of £17,097.73 for the year ended 31st March 2025, with total expenditure of £78,429.23 exceeding total income of £61,331.50. The trustees report that the group had been running at a profit and becoming more financially secure after several difficult years prior to this period, supported by government funding and council grants.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Fees (75% of income)
“The main sources of income are fees paid by the parent/carers and Government 30 hours scheme.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: Money is kept in reserve to cover staff wages and rent at the beginning of the school year. This is when we lose a large number of children who are starting school.
“Money is kept in reserve to cover staff wages and rent at the beginning of the school year. This is when we lose a large number of children who are starting school.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW). 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Golliwopsie Playgroup (matched by registered charity number).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Torfaen

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£61k£78k
31/03/2024£51k£69k
31/03/2023£53k£33k
31/03/2022£0£0
31/03/2021£0£0

Common questions

Is GOLLIWOPSIE PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a loss of £17,097.73 for the year ended 31st March 2025, with total expenditure of £78,429.23 exceeding total income of £61,331.50. The trustees report that the group had been running at a profit and becoming more financially secure after several difficult years prior to this period, supported by government funding and council grants. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.