GREAT BARDFIELD PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1000159 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GREAT BARDFIELD PLAYGROUP, GREAT BARDFIELD PLAYSCHOOL, GREAT BARDFIELD PRE SCHOOL

Great Bardfield Preschool is a rural preschool giving educational development to children aged between 2years old and four years old.

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 B) ENCOURAGING OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES THROUGH WHICH PARENTS MAY HELP THE CHILDREN AND C) FURTHERING THE AIM OF THE PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUPS ASSOCIATION

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE GREAT BARDFIELD

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£172k

Latest spending

£158k

Registered

1990

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £42,045 to £56,272, reflecting a net income of £14,227 for the year. The charity holds sufficient current assets to meet its liabilities, with no disclosed borrowing or significant financial risks.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Fundraising cost ratio: 81.3% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“Raising funds 140,177”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
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Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Mark Astonchair
Peter Boorman

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£172k	£158k
31/08/2024	£142k	£144k
31/08/2023	£116k	£118k
31/08/2022	£117k	£108k
31/08/2021	£113k	£102k

Common questions

Is GREAT BARDFIELD PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £42,045 to £56,272, reflecting a net income of £14,227 for the year. The charity holds sufficient current assets to meet its liabilities, with no disclosed borrowing or significant financial risks. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of GREAT BARDFIELD PRE-SCHOOL earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GREAT HOLM PRE-SCHOOL.

GREAT HOLM PRE-SCHOOL income £148k
GREAT DODDINGTON VILLAGE PRESCHOOL income £114k
GREAT GRANSDEN PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £133k
GREAT ELLINGHAM PRESCHOOL income £106k
LAXFIELD PRE SCHOOL income £508k
SPRINGFIELD PRE-SCHOOL income £139k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GREAT BARDFIELD PRE-SCHOOL	£172k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	81.3%	no doubt
GREAT HOLM PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£148k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GREAT DODDINGTON VILLAGE PRESCHOOL FY2025	£114k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GREAT GRANSDEN PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2026	£133k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GREAT ELLINGHAM PRESCHOOL FY2025	£106k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
LAXFIELD PRE SCHOOL FY2025	£508k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.