PETER PAN PLAYSCHOOL (CIO)

Registered charity 1203977 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Peter Pan Playschool provides early years education for 2-4 year olds following the Early Years Foundation Stage. We offer term time sessions every weekday morning Monday to Friday, with optional extended hours on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. We are a packaway setting, based in the church hall at Eastwick Road Church in Bookham. We offer FEET and FEE funded places for eligible children.

Objects

THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL ARE 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 THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY:OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY;ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS;INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO THE STATUTORY FRAMEWORK FOR THE EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE.

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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Registered contact address: Mole Valley, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£164k
Latest spending
£150k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted reserves of £32,607, representing a surplus of £14,020 for the period. The trustees report that the playschool is in a strong financial position with strong admissions, though they note the need to closely monitor the budget next year due to funding rates not keeping pace with increased minimum wage and national insurance contributions.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£164k£150k
31/08/2024£158k£139k

Common questions

Is PETER PAN PLAYSCHOOL (CIO) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted reserves of £32,607, representing a surplus of £14,020 for the period. The trustees report that the playschool is in a strong financial position with strong admissions, though they note the need to closely monitor the budget next year due to funding rates not keeping pace with increased minimum wage and national insurance contributions. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PETER PAN CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PETER PAN PLAYSCHOOL (CIO)£164k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PETER PAN CENTRE FY2025£435k—0unclear—no doubt
PETER PAN PLAYGROUP FY2025£217k—0unclear—no doubt
EDGAR SEWTER PLAYSCHOOL FY2025£77k—0unclear—no doubt
ST PETERS UNDER FIVES PLAYGROUP FY2025£284k—0unclear—no doubt
ST PIRAN'S PLAYSCHOOL FY2025£159k—0unclear—no doubt

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