PETTS WOOD PLAYGROUP (FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS)

Registered charity 803792 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PETTS WOOD PLAYGROUP

Playgroup for children with special needs

Causes: Education/training · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£105k

Latest spending

£100k

Registered

1990

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity closed the year with a surplus of £5,089, strengthening its net assets to £31,675. Total income rose to £104,664, driven by increased grant funding, while total expenditure was contained at £99,575. The Treasurer notes that cash at bank increased to £26,000 with no outstanding liabilities, providing a sound platform to sustain services.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Petts Wood Playgroup For Children With Special Needs (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Ann Lockwood
DOCTOR MENAKA DE SILVA
Richard Clarke

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

Operates in: Bromley · Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£105k	£100k
31/08/2024	£74k	£94k
31/08/2023	£78k	£103k
31/08/2022	£90k	£79k
31/08/2021	£58k	£71k

Common questions

Is PETTS WOOD PLAYGROUP (FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity closed the year with a surplus of £5,089, strengthening its net assets to £31,675. Total income rose to £104,664, driven by increased grant funding, while total expenditure was contained at £99,575. The Treasurer notes that cash at bank increased to £26,000 with no outstanding liabilities, providing a sound platform to sustain services. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

ACORN PLAYGROUP AND PRE-SCHOOL income £177k
RADCLIFFE-ON-TRENT PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £190k
PETER PAN PLAYGROUP income £217k
BREDON PLAYGROUP income £123k
SPETISBURY AND CHARLTON MARSHALL PLAYGROUP income £198k
PANGBOURNE VALLEY PRE-SCHOOL income £169k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PETTS WOOD PLAYGROUP (FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS)	£105k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ACORN PLAYGROUP AND PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£177k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
RADCLIFFE-ON-TRENT PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£190k	—	—	within	—	no doubt
PETER PAN PLAYGROUP FY2025	£217k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BREDON PLAYGROUP FY2025	£123k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SPETISBURY AND CHARLTON MARSHALL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£198k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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