MATLOCK PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1202497 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Matlock Pre-School Playgroup Association is an OFSTED registered provider of childcare on non-domestic premises on the Early Years register. We provide Early Years care and Education, weekdays term time across two sites for children aged 18 months to 5 years.We also welcome families for stay and play activities during holiday times.

Objects

THE CHARITY WORKS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT HAVING AS ITS OBJECTS THE DEVELOPMENTAND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR BY:(1) PROMOTING THEIR CARE AND SAFETY;(2) PROMOTING THEIR EDUCATION AND PROMOTING PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT;(3) PROMOTING THEIR HEALTH AND WELLBEING;(4) PROVIDING SERVICES TO SUPPORT THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS;(5) PROVIDING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS HOLDING MEMBERSHIP OF THE CIO; AND(6) FURTHERING THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING 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
£180k
Latest spending
£180k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £145 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £88,169 to £88,024. Per the trustees' report, the charity faces financial risks from increased national minimum wage and employer national insurance contributions, alongside competition from new local early years provision.

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.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). 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 — Matlock Pre-School (matched by registered charity number).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£180k£180k
31/08/2024£249k£161k

Common questions

Is MATLOCK PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £145 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £88,169 to £88,024. Per the trustees' report, the charity faces financial risks from increased national minimum wage and employer national insurance contributions, alongside competition from new local early years provision. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST MATTHEW'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MATLOCK PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP ASSOCIATION£180k—0unclear—no doubt
ST MATTHEW'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£127k—0above0.0%no doubt
GREAT GRANSDEN PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2026£133k——unclear—no doubt
HACKLETON PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£155k—0unclear—no doubt
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£132k—0above—no doubt
FAIRWAYS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£236k—0unclear—no doubt

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