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At a glance · official register
What are the key facts about Lodge Playgroup?
Reported income · year ending 2024-08-31
£94,433
Reported spending · year ending 2024-08-31
£88,700
Registered charity number
1027604
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Other
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Orchard Street
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded
Quick answer
Lodge Playgroup (number 1027604) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Lodge Playgroup do?
We are a committee run playgroup, we provide Childcare for 2 - 4 year olds , term time only .We offer a warm, caring & educational environment for the children play , grow and learn , we serve our local community .The Playgroup operates in a portacabin building on a secondary school site .
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Lodge Playgroup
Answers Lodge Playgroup gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 August 2024, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Lodge Playgroup's highest-paid staff paid?
Lodge Playgroup's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2024 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Lodge Playgroup as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Lodge Playgroup's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Also known as
The Lodge Playgroup
Where it says it operates
Bedford
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People.
Reported activities: Provides Services.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Lodge Playgroup registered for?
Education/training
Why is there no Clarity Score for Lodge Playgroup yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Lodge Playgroup.
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The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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The register data used for this profile lists Lodge Playgroup as a registered charity (number 1027604) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Lodge Playgroup's charity number?
Lodge Playgroup's charity number is 1027604. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1027604?
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What does Lodge Playgroup do?
We are a committee run playgroup, we provide Childcare for 2 - 4 year olds , term time only .We offer a warm, caring & educational environment for the children play , grow and learn , we serve our local community .The Playgroup operates in a portacabin building on a secondary school site .
Does Lodge Playgroup have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Lodge Playgroup. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Lodge Playgroup?
Lodge Playgroup does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations.
How much is Lodge Playgroup's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Lodge Playgroup's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2024 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Lodge Playgroup?
The register does not record Lodge Playgroup as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Lodge Playgroup's trustees paid?
Lodge Playgroup's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Lodge Playgroup registered as a charity?
Lodge Playgroup was entered on the register on 26 October 1993.