NORTH WOOTTON PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 286100 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORTH WOOTTON PLAYGROUP

We provide childcare and education to children aged 2 1/2 - 5 years sessional care & full day care.

Objects

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: (a) 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; (b) 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.

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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Registered contact address: King's Lynn and West Norfolk, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£132k

Latest spending

£119k

Registered

1983

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £13,123 for the year ended 31 August 2025. The trustees report that the playgroup is financially healthy and holds unrestricted reserves of £81,797, which exceeds their stated policy target of three to six months of running costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the financial statements were materially incorrect.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between three and six months running costs (held: £82k)

“The Trustee Board have agreed a reserves policy in line with the organisation objectives and this gives the charity between three and six months running costs should funding be severely compromised in the future.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

CLARE JOHNSON
Charlotte Parker
Danielle Rushton
Hayley Hewitt
JOANNE GALLEY
Laura Abel
Lisa Carton

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£132k	£119k
31/08/2024	£125k	£112k
31/08/2023	£100k	£103k
31/08/2022	£99k	£102k
31/08/2021	£108k	£95k

Common questions

Is NORTH WOOTTON PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £13,123 for the year ended 31 August 2025. The trustees report that the playgroup is financially healthy and holds unrestricted reserves of £81,797, which exceeds their stated policy target of three to six months of running costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the financial statements were materially incorrect. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/11/2012	£10k	Development of outdoor play area
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/04/2005	£5k	Extending accommodation

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WOODFORD PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP.

WOODFORD PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £104k
3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £142k
WINTON PLAYGROUP income £233k
WORTH PARK PLAYGROUP income £143k
LUDGERSHALL PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £310k
BUTTINGTON/TREWERN PLAYGROUP income £57k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NORTH WOOTTON PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP	£132k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
WOODFORD PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£104k	—	0	above	188.9%	no doubt
3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£142k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
WINTON PLAYGROUP FY2025	£233k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
WORTH PARK PLAYGROUP FY2025	£143k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LUDGERSHALL PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£310k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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