Buttington/Trewern Playgroup
What it does
The playgroup provides early learning facilities to children from 3 to 5 years of age in line with the new foundation phase.
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
In the year ending 31 July 2025, it had income of £57,377 and spent £45,885.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £57,377 | £45,885 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2024 | £41,757 | £35,773 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2023 | £27,338 | £24,101 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2022 | £28,067 | £24,935 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2021 | £22,381 | £26,183 | 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 156%, from £22,381 in the year to 31 July 2021 to £57,377 in the year to 31 July 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 80% of its income in the year to 31 July 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
- Money from government
- 73% of its income in the year to 31 July 2024 came from government grants and contracts (£30,381).
- Largest funder
- Local authority and PCC funding gave £31,836 in the year to 31 July 2025, 55% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 July 2025: £51,397 from 2 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £51,397 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 July 2024 | £14,935 from 3 grants | £15,446 from 1 contract |
| 31 July 2023 | £4,718 from 4 grants | Not reported |
| 31 July 2022 | £3,226 from 4 grants | Not reported |
| 31 July 2021 | £1,635 from 4 grants | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 July 2025, the charity named 2 funders who gave £51,458 between them. £19,622 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 | Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Local authority and PCC funding | Trust, company or other | £31,836 |
| Welsh Government | Welsh Government | £19,622 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
1 trustee runs the charity.
- Heidi Foster
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 0 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | 31 May 2026 | Received 20 July 2026, 50 days late | Received 20 July 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | 31 May 2025 | Received 9 August 2025, 70 days late | Received 9 August 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | 31 May 2024 | Received 11 December 2024, 194 days late | Received 11 December 2024 |
| 31 July 2022 | 31 May 2023 | Received 12 June 2024, 378 days late | Received 12 June 2024 |
| 31 July 2021 | 31 May 2022 | Received 18 October 2022, 140 days late | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1038011
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 27 May 1994
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 16 SEPTEMBER 1993AS AMENDED ON 15 JAN 2018
- 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, as loaded by OpenEconomy.