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TWESELDOWN PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 294330 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Pre-school for children 2 years to school age.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN BELOW COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE BY: 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 PLAYGROUPS 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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Latest income
£141k
Latest spending
£140k
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £52,311, with £42,161 specifically designated for emergencies to cover approximately three months of running costs. The trustees confirm that there are sufficient funds to meet liabilities as they fall due, despite noting that the year was financially difficult due to rising costs and rental increases. The charity received government grant funding which helped manage some wage increases, resulting in a small surplus for the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately three months of running costs plus staff salaries or redundancies if required in the event of an emergency closure (held: £52k)
“£42,161 of these funds are held in a separate account for emergencies, to cover approximately three months of running costs plus staff salaries or redundancies if required in the event of an emergency closure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Tweseldown Playgroup (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£141k£140k
31/08/2024£120k£127k
31/08/2023£137k£129k
31/08/2022£119k£132k
31/08/2021£124k£138k

Common questions

Is TWESELDOWN PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £52,311, with £42,161 specifically designated for emergencies to cover approximately three months of running costs. The trustees confirm that there are sufficient funds to meet liabilities as they fall due, despite noting that the year was financially difficult due to rising costs and rental increases. The charity received government grant funding which helped manage some wage increases, resulting in a small surplus for the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund04/03/2011£10kTweseldown Playgroup's Puzzle Wood