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WILLIAM OLDER PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 269069 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ANGMERING PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

SESSIONAL CHILDCARE FOR LOCAL PRESCHOOL CHILDREN

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Latest income
£337k
Latest spending
£319k
Registered
1975
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a profit of £17,780 with total income of £336,554, heavily reliant on West Sussex County Council funding. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £199,324, which exceeds the stated policy target of covering yearly running costs. The independent examiner confirmed no material matters arose during the examination of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Income for the year was £336,554, with WSCC providing £315,479.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: the equivalent of the yearly running costs of the playgroup (held: £199k)
“The trustees consider that reserves (unrestricted funds not invested in fixed assets), should total the equivalent of the yearly running costs of the playgroup.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£337k£319k
31/08/2024£256k£232k
31/08/2023£182k£199k
31/08/2022£190k£194k
31/08/2021£210k£192k

Common questions

Is WILLIAM OLDER PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a profit of £17,780 with total income of £336,554, heavily reliant on West Sussex County Council funding. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £199,324, which exceeds the stated policy target of covering yearly running costs. The independent examiner confirmed no material matters arose during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.