Forden Pre-school Playgroup Association
The latest figures on the register are for the year ending 31 August 2024, 26 months ago. Charities must report within 10 months of their year end, so its report for the following year looks overdue.
What it does
Forden Pre-school Playgroup Association is an English-medium setting providing pre-school education. It meets in the community centre of the village of Forden between Welshpool and Montgomery. The Association runs sessions five mornings per week in term time, the Playgroup runs on Mon, Tue, Wed & Fri mornings and the Toddler Group on Thurs morning.
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
Income and spending
The register has no income or spending figures for this charity.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2024 | £26,300 | £23,477 | Not reported | 3 |
| 31 July 2023 | £25,702 | £22,060 | Not reported | 2 |
| 31 July 2022 | £25,341 | £21,267 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2021 | £23,471 | £19,070 | Not reported | 5 |
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 12%, from £23,471 in the year to 31 July 2021 to £26,300 in the year to 31 August 2024.
- Spending against income
- It spent 89% of its income in the year to 31 August 2024. It spent less than its income in each of the 4 years shown.
- Money from government
- 93% of its income in the year to 31 August 2024 came from government grants and contracts (£24,586).
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 August 2024: £3,448 from 2 grants. Government contracts: £21,138 from 1 contract.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2024 | £3,448 from 2 grants | £21,138 from 1 contract |
| 31 July 2023 | £3,441 from 2 grants | £21,499 from 1 contract |
| 31 July 2022 | £24,424 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 July 2021 | £23,249 from 4 grants | Not reported |
| 31 July 2020 | £15,278 from 2 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £2,662, awarded in 2018.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Sept 2018 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £2,662 |
Trustees
The register lists no trustees for this charity.
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | 30 June 2026 | Not received | No record |
| 31 August 2024 | 30 June 2025 | Received 4 April 2025, 87 days early | Received 4 April 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | 31 May 2024 | Received 20 January 2025, 234 days late | Received 20 January 2025 |
| 31 July 2022 | 31 May 2023 | Received 30 May 2023, 1 day early | Received 1 July 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | 31 May 2022 | Received 29 May 2022, 2 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1031663
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 31 January 1994
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 21 SEPTEMBER 1993
- 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 18 April 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.