01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received Late
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 1 March 2024
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 6 April 2024 – 5 April 2025
- Latest income
- £170,745
- Latest expenditure
- £148,873
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 8 CENTURION CLOSE, SHOEBURYNESS, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, ESSEX, SS3 9UT
Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.facebook.com/FriarsCentrePlaygroup/ (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
We are a committee run pre-school offering space for up 46 children between the ages of 2 years - 5 years. We operate 51 weeks a year offering holiday activities to children from 2 years - 8 years.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 6 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 5 February 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 February 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 February 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £170,745
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £148,873
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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
- 6 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 5 April 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 5 February 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 24 February 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £170,745
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £148,873
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 165307
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Southend-on-sea
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- FRIARS CENTRE PLAYGROUP
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2024-03-01T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- FRIARS CENTRE PLAYGROUP
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2026-05-08T00:00:00
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 3074349
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1131903
- Assoc Charity Name
- Friars Centre Playgroup
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 01 Mar 2024
- Charitable Objects
- THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL ARE TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY:(A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY(B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS(C) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.
09 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment