LADYBIRD PLAYGROUP THRIPLOW — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 26 June 2015
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 31 August 2024 – 30 August 2025
Latest income: £116,856
Latest expenditure: £120,770
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Ladybird Playgroup, School Lane, Thriplow, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 7RH

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.ladybird-playgroup.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Ladybird Playgroup is a playgroup, running on the same site as Thriplow Primary School. It takes children from 2.5 years, operating 5 days a week, term-time only.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 31 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 30 June 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £116,856
Total Gross Expenditure: £120,770

Fin Period Start Date: 31 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 27 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 27 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £100,245
Total Gross Expenditure: £92,252

Fin Period Start Date: 31 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 1 February 2025
Date Accounts Received: 1 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £100,919
Total Gross Expenditure: £92,901

Fin Period Start Date: 31 August 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 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: £74,576
Total Gross Expenditure: £77,369

Fin Period Start Date: 31 August 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 August 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 9 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 9 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £89,845
Total Gross Expenditure: £95,584

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 31 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £116,856
Total Gross Expenditure: £120,770
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 16

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 31 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 27 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £100,245
Total Gross Expenditure: £92,252
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 65939
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: 16

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 31 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 August 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Received Date: 1 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £100,919
Total Gross Expenditure: £92,901
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 55944
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: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 31 August 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 August 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Received Date: 29 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £74,576
Total Gross Expenditure: £77,369
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: 56228
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 12

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 31 August 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 August 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Received Date: 9 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £89,845
Total Gross Expenditure: £95,584
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: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 60746
Income From Government Grants: £8,300
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cambridgeshire
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: LADYBIRD PLAYGROUP THRIPLOW
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2015-06-26T00:00:00

Charity Name: LADYBIRD PLAYGROUP THRIPLOW
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2021-04-22T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number: 1029723
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1029723
Assoc Charity Name: LADYBIRD PLAYGROUP THRIPLOW

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Association Registered 26 Jun 2015
Charitable Objects: THE CHARITY WORKS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT HAVING AS ITS OBJECTS THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR BY:(1) PROMOTING THEIR CARE AND SAFETY;(2) PROMOTING THEIR EDUCATION AND PROMOTING PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT;(3) PROMOTING THEIR HEALTH AND WELLBEING;(4) PROVIDING SERVICES TO SUPPORT THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS;(5) PROVIDING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS HOLDING MEMBERSHIP OF THE CIO; AND(6) FURTHERING THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

09 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

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

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Risk management