Nursery Rhymes Playgroup
What it does
The activities and objects of the charity are specifically to provide high quality affordable childcare that enhances the development, care and education of pre school children, in a safe and stimulating environment, where they can learn through play in partnership with parents and carers. The playgroup is in Treharris within the County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN WALES, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THEIR NEE DS THROUGH HIGH QUALITY CHILDCARE PROVISION.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Disabled people
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Merthyr Tydfil
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 August 2025, it had income of £141,390 and spent £141,167.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £141,390 | £141,167 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2024 | £133,179 | £146,044 | Not reported | 1 |
| 31 August 2023 | £150,704 | £148,717 | Not reported | 1 |
| 31 August 2022 | £157,883 | £151,970 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2021 | £116,374 | £114,324 | 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 21%, from £116,374 in the year to 31 August 2021 to £141,390 in the year to 31 August 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 100% of its income in the year to 31 August 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 August 2025: £330 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £330 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 August 2024 | £1,909 from 3 grants | Not reported |
| 31 August 2023 | £2,412 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 August 2022 | £23,406 from 7 grants | Not reported |
| 31 August 2021 | £12,038 from 4 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
6 trustees run the charity.
- Thora WilliamsChair
- Claire Wilton
- David Gareth Richards
- Leanne Clair Arnold
- Mia Alexandra Bounds
- Victoria Ann Morgan
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | 30 June 2026 | Received 2 June 2026, 28 days early | Received 2 June 2026 |
| 31 August 2024 | 30 June 2025 | Received 20 March 2025, 102 days early | Received 20 March 2025 |
| 31 August 2023 | 30 June 2024 | Received 22 April 2024, 69 days early | Received 22 April 2024 |
| 31 August 2022 | 30 June 2023 | Received 19 April 2023, 72 days early | Received 19 April 2023 |
| 31 August 2021 | 30 June 2022 | Received 11 May 2022, 50 days early | Received 11 May 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1180347
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 17 October 2018
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 17 Oct 2018
- Council area of its contact address
- Merthyr Tydfil
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.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.