HOLSWORTHY PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 278542 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Educate and Care for 2-5 year olds

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN BELOW COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE BY (A) PROVIDING SAFE AND SATISFYING GROUP PLAY IN WHICH PARENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO TAKE PART. (B) ENCOURAGING OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES THROUGH WHICH PARENTS MAY HELP THE CHILDREN. (C) FURTHERING THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP ASSOCIATION.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £1,313 for the year ended 31st July 2025, with unrestricted reserves standing at £4,348. The trustees maintain a contingency fund and redundancy account to cover exceptional expenditure and staff redundancies, noting that these amounts are regularly reviewed. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further understanding of the accounts.

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 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Leanne Ridgeman Chairmanchair
• Anna Brown Treasurer
• Holly Ricketts
• Katherine Turner Secretary
• Kerry Williams · trustee of 1 other charity
• Kirsty Elizabeth Taylor
• Louise Passmore
• Sophie Victoria Harris

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

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