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CCEW Charity Commission profile

PIPPIN PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1028855 · organisation 1028855

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
23 November 1993
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income
£639,690
Latest expenditure
£672,551
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Pippin Playgroup, Buttercup Road, Stotfold, Hitchin, SG5 4PF

Website recorded by the regulator: www.pippinpreschool.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Pippin Pre-School is a Committee run group established in the 1960s. The highly qualified team at Pippin are totally dedicated to the welfare of every child in their care. Our aim is to promote enjoyable, purposeful play that encourages learning and development in an atmosphere, which is safe, relaxed, healthy and fun.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received
8 June 2026
Date Accounts Received
8 June 2026
Total Gross Income
£639,690
Total Gross Expenditure
£672,551
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received
18 July 2025
Date Accounts Received
18 July 2025
Total Gross Income
£611,290
Total Gross Expenditure
£616,354
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received
21 August 2024
Date Accounts Received
21 August 2024
Total Gross Income
£563,631
Total Gross Expenditure
£588,704
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received
29 June 2023
Date Accounts Received
29 June 2023
Total Gross Income
£522,432
Total Gross Expenditure
£548,001
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2022
Date Annual Return Received
24 June 2022
Date Accounts Received
24 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£501,971
Total Gross Expenditure
£493,858

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2025
Ar Due Date
30 June 2026
Ar Received Date
8 June 2026
Total Gross Income
£639,690
Total Gross Expenditure
£672,551
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
371700
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2024
Ar Due Date
30 June 2025
Ar Received Date
18 July 2025
Total Gross Income
£611,290
Total Gross Expenditure
£616,354
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
295869
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2023
Ar Due Date
30 June 2024
Ar Received Date
21 August 2024
Total Gross Income
£563,631
Total Gross Expenditure
£588,704
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
264268
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2022
Ar Due Date
30 June 2023
Ar Received Date
29 June 2023
Total Gross Income
£522,432
Total Gross Expenditure
£548,001
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Income From Government Contracts
267257
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2021
Ar Due Date
30 June 2022
Ar Received Date
24 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£501,971
Total Gross Expenditure
£493,858
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Contracts
260013
Income From Government Grants
£48,576
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2025
Ar Due Date
30 June 2026
Ar Received Date
8 June 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
634237
Income Investments
45
Income Other
5408
Income Total Income And Endowments
639690
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£672,551
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
672551
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
53478
Expenditure Depreciation
5711
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
15267
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£54,419
Assets Total Fixed
15267
Assets Own Use
15267
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£337,954
Assets Total Liabilities
£38,802
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£314,419
Creditors One Year Total Current
38802
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£318,463
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
54419
Funds Restricted
260000
Funds Total
314419
Count Employees
29
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2024
Ar Due Date
30 June 2025
Ar Received Date
18 July 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
607027
Income Investments
6
Income Other
4257
Income Total Income And Endowments
611290
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£616,354
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
616354
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
50970
Expenditure Depreciation
3135
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
6803
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£87,280
Assets Total Fixed
6803
Assets Own Use
6803
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£357,217
Assets Total Liabilities
£16,740
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£347,280
Creditors One Year Total Current
16740
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£299,657
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
87280
Funds Restricted
260000
Funds Total
347280
Count Employees
27
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2023
Ar Due Date
30 June 2024
Ar Received Date
21 August 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
712
Income Charitable Activities
562913
Income Investments
6
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
563631
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£588,704
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
588704
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
83115
Expenditure Depreciation
2537
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£92,344
Assets Total Fixed
4004
Assets Own Use
4004
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£357,193
Assets Total Liabilities
£8,853
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£352,344
Creditors One Year Total Current
8853
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£332,054
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
92344
Funds Restricted
260000
Funds Total
352344
Count Employees
27
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2022
Ar Due Date
30 June 2023
Ar Received Date
29 June 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
2221
Income Charitable Activities
520210
Income Investments
1
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
522432
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£548,001
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
548001
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
87219
Expenditure Depreciation
2684
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£117,417
Assets Total Fixed
3976
Assets Own Use
3976
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£426,438
Assets Total Liabilities
£52,997
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£377,417
Creditors One Year Total Current
52997
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£402,191
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
117417
Funds Restricted
260000
Funds Total
377417
Count Employees
29
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2021
Ar Due Date
30 June 2022
Ar Received Date
24 June 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
499046
Income Investments
19
Income Other
2906
Income Total Income And Endowments
501971
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£439,568
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£50,990
Expenditure Other
3300
Expenditure Total
493858
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
54290
Expenditure Depreciation
4136
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£142,986
Assets Total Fixed
4834
Assets Own Use
4834
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£433,507
Assets Total Liabilities
£35,355
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£402,986
Creditors One Year Total Current
35355
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£163,992
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
142986
Funds Restricted
260000
Funds Total
402986
Count Employees
30
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Bedford
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Hertfordshire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Central Bedfordshire
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
PIPPIN PLAYGROUP
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1993-11-23T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 10 MAY 1993
Charitable Objects
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
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order
1
Regulator Name
Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures