ST NICHOLAS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP - HURST

Registered charity 900344 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST NICHOLAS PLAYGROUP

Providing a safe, secure and fun environment for children aged 2 - 5 years of age to reach their optimum potential and ensure their readiness for school.

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Latest income

£188k

Latest spending

£207k

Registered

1990

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a financial loss of £25,109 for the year ended 31 August 2025, primarily due to increased pension contributions, national insurance, and reduced fundraising. Despite this loss, the charity's net assets decreased from £96,954 to £71,845, and the trustees have implemented cost-saving measures such as reducing staff hours and not replacing one leaver to correct the financial position.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: One trustee had a child attending the preschool.

“One of the trustees had a child attending the preschool this year” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St Nicholas Preschool Hurst (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (08/02/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Catherine Elizabeth Logan
Sarah Jane Allam Macey
Thomas Joseph Winser

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

Operates in: Wokingham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£188k	£207k
31/08/2024	£203k	£209k
31/08/2023	£184k	£170k
31/08/2022	£150k	£136k
31/08/2021	£142k	£133k

Common questions

Is ST NICHOLAS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP - HURST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a financial loss of £25,109 for the year ended 31 August 2025, primarily due to increased pension contributions, national insurance, and reduced fundraising. Despite this loss, the charity's net assets decreased from £96,954 to £71,845, and the trustees have implemented cost-saving measures such as reducing staff hours and not replacing one leaver to correct the financial position.

Charities like this

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

ST NICHOLAS PLAYGROUP income £134k
WANSTEAD PARK PRESCHOOL income £140k
ST TUDY PRESCHOOL income £143k
ALL SAINTS PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £109k
ST JOHN'S PRE-SCHOOL AND TODDLER GROUP income £129k
KILLISICK PRE-SCHOOL income £205k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST NICHOLAS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP - HURST	£188k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST NICHOLAS PLAYGROUP FY2025	£134k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WANSTEAD PARK PRESCHOOL FY2025	£140k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST TUDY PRESCHOOL FY2025	£143k	—	unclear	—	noted
ALL SAINTS PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£109k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST JOHN'S PRE-SCHOOL AND TODDLER GROUP FY2025	£129k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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