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Coleridge Playgroup

Coleridge Playgroup is a registered charity (number 294780) based in Ottery St. Mary, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Lydia Vanstone since 2013. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 4 trustees

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training
Where
Devon
Registered
1986

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2024--
  • 2023--
  • 2022£91k£78k
Earlier years
  • 2021£84k£84k
  • 2020£98k£91k

Income trend, 2020 to 2024.

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN BELOW COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE BY (A) PROVIDING SAFE AND SATISFYING GROUP PLAY, IN WHICH PARENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO TAKE PART; AND (B) ENCOURAGING OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES THROUGH WHICH PARENTS MAY HELP THE CHILDREN.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

4 trustees on the board

6.8y median 5y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 4

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 3 years.
2020
2021
2022
incomespending£91k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
294780
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 21ST APRIL 1986
Contact on the register
01404 812663 · coleridgeplaygroup@btconnect.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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