SUNNYSIDE PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 802392 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SUNNYSIDE PLAYGROUP ASSOCIATION

playgroup for children

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN BELOW COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE BY:- (A) PROVIDING SAFE AND SATISFACTORY GROUP PLAY ON WHICH THE PARENTS HAVE A RIGHT TO TAKE PART; (B) ENCOURAGE OTHER CHARITABLE ACTVITIES THROUGH WHICH PARENTS MAY HELP THE CHILDREN; (C) FURTHERING THE AIM 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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Latest income

£180k

Latest spending

£171k

Registered

1990

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net profit of £3,020 for the year ended 31 May 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £152,097. The trustees hold all cash in the bank as unrestricted funds to meet unforeseen expenditure, such as repairs or replacement of the mobile building. The charity is currently full to capacity with a growing waiting list, indicating sustained demand for its services.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: to meet any unforeseen expenditure that may occur, for example repairs to our mobile building or a new mobile building (held: £152k)

“we hold cash in the bank of E1s2,0gl all of which is unrestricted funds. These funds are held in order to meet any unforeseen expenditure that may occur, for example repairs to our mobile building or a new mobile building.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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
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Complaints policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Jennifer Anne Capellchair
KAREN ISABELLA STUART
Nicola Reamsbottom
Penelope Rebecca Watson

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/05/2025	£180k	£171k
31/05/2024	£173k	£162k
31/05/2023	£127k	£133k
31/05/2022	£125k	£131k
31/05/2021	£134k	£134k

Common questions

Is SUNNYSIDE PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net profit of £3,020 for the year ended 31 May 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £152,097. The trustees hold all cash in the bank as unrestricted funds to meet unforeseen expenditure, such as repairs or replacement of the mobile building. The charity is currently full to capacity with a growing waiting list, indicating sustained demand for its services. 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	15/01/2010	£10k	Sunnyside Pre-school Outdoor Classroom

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SUNNYSIDE COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL CIO.

SUNNYSIDE COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL CIO income £113k
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £132k
3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £142k
SUNNINGWELL PRE SCHOOL income £152k
SANDCASTLES PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £104k
CONDICOTE PLAYGROUP AND TODDLER GROUP income £118k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SUNNYSIDE PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP	£180k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
SUNNYSIDE COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL CIO FY2025	£113k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WHITECHAPEL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£132k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£142k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
SUNNINGWELL PRE SCHOOL FY2025	£152k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
SANDCASTLES PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£104k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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