JACK AND JILL PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1192383 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Playgroup, an environment where children learn through play

Objects

THE CHARITY WORKS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT HAVING AS ITS OBJECTS THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR BY: (A) PROMOTING THEIR CARE AND SAFETY; (B) PROMOTING THEIR EDUCATION AND PROMOTING PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT;(C) PROMOTING THEIR HEALTH AND WELLBEING; (D) PROVIDING SERVICES TO SUPPORT THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS; (E) PROVIDING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS HOLDING MEMBERSHIP OF THE CIO; AND (F)FURTHERING THE AIMS OF THE EARLY YEARS ALLIANCE.

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

£71k

Latest spending

£75k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is financially secure and holds zero reserves, with no reserves policy in place. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accorded with those records, noting no material matters requiring attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Register events

Received assets from another charity (13/07/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Emma Wilding
Hollie Ambrose
Jane Goodley · trustee of 1 other charity
Kirsty Fensom

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£71k	£75k
31/08/2024	£64k	£84k
31/08/2023	£66k	£56k
31/08/2022	£50k	£47k
31/08/2021	£15k	£18k

Common questions

Is JACK AND JILL PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is financially secure and holds zero reserves, with no reserves policy in place. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accorded with those records, noting no material matters requiring attention. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.