WOOTTON/DRY SANDFORD PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 300109 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide a safe educational environment for pre-school children.

Objects

TO PROVIDE NURSERY EDUCATION IN THE FORM OF A MORNING PLAYGROUP FOR PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN

Area of benefit: WOOTTON AND DRY SANDFORD

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

£103k

Latest spending

£110k

Registered

1966

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of income over expenditure of £6,670 for the year ended 31st December 2024, compared to a surplus of £1,874 in the prior year. The trustees report that they regularly review finances, budget, and spend against income and monthly cash flow. The charity maintains a healthy waiting list and successful fundraising activities.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves 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
Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Wootton and Dry Sandford Preschool Association (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Rosie Phillips

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£103k	£110k
31/12/2023	£100k	£98k
31/12/2022	£93k	£88k
31/12/2021	£85k	£81k
31/12/2020	£79k	£95k

Common questions

Is WOOTTON/DRY SANDFORD PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of income over expenditure of £6,670 for the year ended 31st December 2024, compared to a surplus of £1,874 in the prior year. The trustees report that they regularly review finances, budget, and spend against income and monthly cash flow. The charity maintains a healthy waiting list and successful fundraising activities. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

WINTON PLAYGROUP income £233k
TYWARDREATH PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £113k
DATCHWORTH PRE-SCHOOL income £101k
WHEELOCK PRE-SCHOOL income £108k
WOOTTON PLAYGROUP income £111k
POUND HILL PLAYGROUP income £286k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WOOTTON/DRY SANDFORD PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP ASSOCIATION	£103k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WINTON PLAYGROUP FY2025	£233k	—	above	—	no doubt
TYWARDREATH PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£113k	—	above	—	no doubt
DATCHWORTH PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WHEELOCK PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£108k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WOOTTON PLAYGROUP FY2025	£111k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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