OUR LADY'S FIRST STEPS PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1018543 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BANKFIELD UNDER 5'S

Provision of care and education for under 5's and wrap around education for children up to the age of 12 years

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Latest income

£817k

Latest spending

£765k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £73,551, supported by a positive bank balance of £70,022. The trustees report that reserves are maintained at a level equivalent to three to six months of expenditure, which they consider sufficient to continue activities in the event of a significant drop in funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £74k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income

£817k

Total spending

£765k

Reserves (reported)

£74k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~1.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Angela Teeling
ELAINE GASKIN

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

Operates in: Halton

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£817k	£765k
31/08/2024	£791k	£780k
31/08/2023	£676k	£754k
31/08/2022	£673k	£644k
31/08/2021	£581k	£626k

Common questions

Is OUR LADY'S FIRST STEPS PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £73,551, supported by a positive bank balance of £70,022. The trustees report that reserves are maintained at a level equivalent to three to six months of expenditure, which they consider sufficient to continue activities in the event of a significant drop in funding. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FIRST STEPS NURSERY.

FIRST STEPS NURSERY income £1.5m
ST PETER'S PRE-SCHOOL (STAFFORD) LTD income £400k
STANTON PARENTS AND UNDER FIVES income £158k
ST MARGARETS PRE-SCHOOL LACEBY income £171k
CHARNOCK RICHARD PRE-SCHOOL income £165k
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL income £222k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
OUR LADY'S FIRST STEPS PRE-SCHOOL	£817k	—	above	—	no doubt
FIRST STEPS NURSERY FY2025	£1.5m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST PETER'S PRE-SCHOOL (STAFFORD) LTD FY2025	£400k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
STANTON PARENTS AND UNDER FIVES FY2025	£158k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MARGARETS PRE-SCHOOL LACEBY FY2025	£171k	—	above	—	no doubt
CHARNOCK RICHARD PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£165k	—	below	—	no doubt

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