PRESTON CHILDSPLAY

Registered charity 1196776 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Childsplay is a nursery, providing full daycare for children between the ages of 2 and 5 years old.

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Latest income

£149k

Latest spending

£212k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £62,653 for the year, reducing unrestricted reserves to £73,564. This figure is below the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £100,000 (six months' expenditure). However, the trustees maintain a going concern basis, noting that reserves cover four months of costs and net current assets consist mainly of liquid cash.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“Although year end reserve levels are below the required target, they are still at 4 months’ worth of costs and there is net current assets made up mainly of liquid cash resources.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (28/07/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Steven Eganchair
Jayne Myatt
Laura Dewhurst
Nicola Ellison

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£149k	£212k
31/03/2024	£227k	£196k
31/03/2023	£178k	£150k

Common questions

Is PRESTON CHILDSPLAY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £62,653 for the year, reducing unrestricted reserves to £73,564. This figure is below the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £100,000 (six months' expenditure). However, the trustees maintain a going concern basis, noting that reserves cover four months of costs and net current assets consist mainly of liquid cash. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.