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ST. MICHAEL'S EXTENDED SCHOOL

Registered charity 1019788 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEAHURST PLAYGROUP, ST. MICHAEL'S FOUNDATION UNIT (PRE-SCHOOL)

Providing Private and Voluntary Sector care and education facilities for children aged 3 - 11 which forms St. Michael's Extended School. These facilities include a Breakfast Club, Pre-school and After-school Club

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Latest income
£122k
Latest spending
£73k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £62,925 to £112,260 during the year, driven by a significant rise in other incoming resources from £10,230 to £86,822. The charity reports no creditors falling due after one year and maintains a positive net asset position of £112,260. The trustees note that sufficient reserves are retained to cover orderly closedown costs and short-term cash flow fluctuations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: Sufficient reserves are retained to cover the costs of an orderly closedown should the funding not continue, principally staff redundancy costs, with a margin to cover short-term fluctuations in cash flow and unforeseen expenditure. (held: £112k)
“Sufficient reserves are retained to cover the costs of an orderly closedown should the funding not continue, principally staff redundancy costs, with a margin to cover short-term fluctuations in cash flow and unforeseen expenditure.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£122k£73k
31/08/2024£39k£40k
31/08/2023£114k£92k
31/08/2022£102k£80k
31/08/2021£90k£77k

Common questions

Is ST. MICHAEL'S EXTENDED SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £62,925 to £112,260 during the year, driven by a significant rise in other incoming resources from £10,230 to £86,822. The charity reports no creditors falling due after one year and maintains a positive net asset position of £112,260. The trustees note that sufficient reserves are retained to cover orderly closedown costs and short-term cash flow fluctuations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
SIR HAROLD HOOD'S CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST MICHAEL'S FAMILY CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST. MICHAEL'S EXTENDED SCHOOL£122k—0unclear—no doubt
ST MICHAEL'S FAMILY CENTRE FY2025£597k—0unclear—no doubt
ST GREGORY'S PRE-SCHOOL LTD FY2025£294k—0above—no doubt
THE ST PETER AND ST PAUL SCHOOL TRUST FY2025£1.5m£70,001 - £80,0001unclear—no doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£222kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
ST MARY'S COLLEGE CROSBY TRUST LIMITED FY2025£11.5m——unclear—no doubt

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