Chirk Pre-school Playgroup
What it does
Chirk Pre School Playgroup offers high quality childcare and early education for children aged between two and three years old five days a week for families in Chirk and surrounding areas. We operate from a designated space on the site of Ysgol Y Waun Primary School, Lloyds Lane, Chirk Wrexham LL14 5NH
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
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Wrexham
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 August 2025, it had income of £111,637 and spent £116,416.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £111,637 | £116,416 | Not reported | 8 |
| 31 August 2024 | £72,662 | £64,797 | Not reported | 8 |
| 31 August 2023 | £52,960 | £56,959 | Not reported | 6 |
| 31 August 2022 | £44,671 | £40,523 | Not reported | 6 |
| 31 August 2021 | £45,000 | £25,220 | Not reported | 6 |
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 148%, from £45,000 in the year to 31 August 2021 to £111,637 in the year to 31 August 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 104% of its income in the year to 31 August 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
- Money from government
- 62% of its income in the year to 31 August 2025 came from government grants and contracts (£68,699).
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 August 2025: £18,588 from 3 grants. Government contracts: £50,111 from 2 contracts.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £18,588 from 3 grants | £50,111 from 2 contracts |
| 31 August 2024 | £23,396 from 3 grants | £27,528 from 1 contract |
| 31 August 2023 | £8,680 from 1 grant | £28,249 from 2 contracts |
| 31 August 2022 | Not reported | £25,720 from 1 contract |
| 31 August 2021 | £17,895 from 3 grants | £13,000 from 1 contract |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Glenys JonesChair
- Deborah Ellis
- Emma Roberts
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | 30 June 2026 | Received 9 June 2026, 21 days early | Received 9 June 2026 |
| 31 August 2024 | 30 June 2025 | Received 24 February 2025, 126 days early | Received 24 February 2025 |
| 31 August 2023 | 30 June 2024 | Received 18 August 2024, 49 days late | Not received |
| 31 August 2022 | 30 June 2023 | Received 8 June 2023, 22 days early | Received 8 June 2023 |
| 31 August 2021 | 30 June 2022 | Received 20 June 2022, 10 days early | Received 20 June 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1187453
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 20 January 2020
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 20 Jan 2020
- Council area of its contact address
- Wrexham
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.