Presteigne Little People's Playgroup
What it does
To enhance the development and education of children under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups.To provide a day care service and after school club for the local community
Its charitable purposes
TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Powys
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined in Practice Presteigne
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 May 2025, it had income of £382,587 and spent £362,637.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2025 | £382,587 | £362,637 | Not reported | 5 |
| 31 May 2024 | £325,159 | £313,751 | Not reported | 2 |
| 31 May 2023 | £270,800 | £326,233 | Not reported | 3 |
| 31 May 2022 | £230,639 | £214,674 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 May 2021 | £183,113 | £57,387 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 109%, from £183,113 in the year to 31 May 2021 to £382,587 in the year to 31 May 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 95% of its income in the year to 31 May 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
- Money from government
- 39% of its income in the year to 31 May 2025 came from government grants and contracts (£149,875).
- Largest funder
- ceredigion/govchildcare funding gave £67,833 in the year to 31 May 2023, 25% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 May 2025: £9,546 from 2 grants. Government contracts: £140,329 from 2 contracts.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2025 | £9,546 from 2 grants | £140,329 from 2 contracts |
| 31 May 2024 | £10,033 from 2 grants | £137,213 from 2 contracts |
| 31 May 2023 | £26,100 from 26,100 grants | £106,662 from 3 contracts |
| 31 May 2022 | £18,595 from 4 grants | £177,021 from 3 contracts |
| 31 May 2021 | £26,233 from 3 grants | £107,089 from 3 contracts |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 May 2023, the charity named 2 funders who gave £103,601 between them. £0 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | May 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| ceredigion/govchildcare funding | Trust, company or other | £67,833 |
| Nursery Education Funding PCC | Trust, company or other | £35,769 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 2 grants to this charity since 2007, worth at least £20,796.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 2026 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £18,302 |
| 19 Nov 2007 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £2,494 |
Trustees
7 trustees run the charity.
- Antony MottersheadChair
- Ann Wake
- Charlotte Hepburn
- David LLoyd
- Georgina Roberts
- Rachel Lauren Williams
- Ross Frederick Edwards
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2025 | 31 March 2026 | Received 24 March 2026, 7 days early | Received 24 March 2026 |
| 31 May 2024 | 31 March 2025 | Received 30 March 2025, 1 day early | Received 30 March 2025 |
| 31 May 2023 | 31 March 2024 | Received 27 March 2024, 4 days early | Received 27 March 2024 |
| 31 May 2022 | 31 March 2023 | Received 31 March 2023 | Received 31 March 2023 |
| 31 May 2021 | 31 March 2022 | Received 31 March 2022 | Received 31 March 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1019909
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 15 April 1993
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 3 JUNE 1980 AS AMENDED 20 JUNE 1983 AND 13 JULY 1992
- Website
- www.presteigneplaygroup.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Powys
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.