01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 24 September 2009
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 06985726
- Financial period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Latest income
- £597,711
- Latest expenditure
- £523,001
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: FIVEWAYS PLAYCENTRE, REAR OF, 8-10 FLORENCE ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6DJ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.fiveways-playcentre.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Founded in 1963 Fiveways Playcentre follows a lively pre-school curriculum with additional daycare and an After-Schools Club. The centre has generous outdoor play area and is open 8am - 6pm Monday to Friday term time, with community based clubs and play schemes at weekends & school holidays. (The Playcentre was formerly known as Fiveways Pre-School Playgroup - Reg No 305178).
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
- 21 May 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £597,711
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £523,001
- 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
- 10 June 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £500,942
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £450,856
- 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
- 12 July 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £477,920
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £473,851
- 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
- 16 May 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £444,365
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £399,343
- 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
- 17 June 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £410,166
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £408,402
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
- 21 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £597,711
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £523,001
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £272,642
- 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
- 10 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £500,942
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £450,856
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £171,628
- 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
- 12 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £477,920
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £473,851
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £196,494
- 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
- 16 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £444,365
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £399,343
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £164,307
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 4
- 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
- 17 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £410,166
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £408,402
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £61,288
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 5
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
- 21 May 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 4960
- Income Charitable Activities
- 586903
- Income Investments
- 5848
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 597711
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £523,001
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 523001
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 43969
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 5000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £269,813
- Assets Total Fixed
- 50000
- Assets Own Use
- 50000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £278,701
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £11,067
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £317,634
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 11067
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £269,813
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 317634
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 317634
- Count Employees
- 30
- 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
- 10 June 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 172128
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 325255
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 3559
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 500942
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £647
- Expenditure Other
- 450209
- Expenditure Total
- 450856
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 5193
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £242,924
- Assets Total Fixed
- 55000
- Assets Own Use
- 55000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £195,786
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £7,862
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £242,924
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 7862
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £183,175
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 242924
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 242924
- Count Employees
- 30
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Brighton And Hove
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- 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
- FIVEWAYS PLAYCENTRE
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2009-09-24T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- FIVEWAYS PLAYCENTRE
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2012-07-10T00:00:00
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 305178
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 305178
- Assoc Charity Name
- FIVE-WAYS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 08/08/2009
- Charitable Objects
- 3.1 TO PROVIDE SAFE AND SATISFYING GROUP PLAY FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE EDUCATION OFPRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN; AND3.2 TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE CARE, RECREATION AND EDUCATION OF SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS AND IN SCHOOL HOLIDAYS; AND SO THAT THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CHARITY SHALL BE CARRIED OUT ON A NON-PROFIT MAKING, NON-POLITICALAND NON-SECTARIAN BASIS.
- Area Of Benefit
- UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL
10 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures