HILLSIDE PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1019979 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HILLSIDE PLAYGROUP

To supply Early Years Education to 3 to 5 year old children .

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Latest income

£121k

Latest spending

£127k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £5,239.77 for the year, primarily due to essential tarmac replacement works. However, the trustees report that the charity operates on a sound financial basis with unrestricted reserves (cash at bank) of £84,666.52, which exceeds their stated policy target of £45,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £45,000 (held: £85k)

“The trustees aim to hold a minimum of £45,000 in ‘reserves’” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Dave Kingchair
Amy Gooding
Fran Vigliucci - Bamford

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£121k	£127k
31/03/2024	£115k	£108k
31/03/2023	£101k	£112k
31/03/2022	£102k	£86k
31/03/2021	£77k	£67k

Common questions

Is HILLSIDE PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £5,239.77 for the year, primarily due to essential tarmac replacement works. However, the trustees report that the charity operates on a sound financial basis with unrestricted reserves (cash at bank) of £84,666.52, which exceeds their stated policy target of £45,000.

Who funds HILLSIDE PRE-SCHOOL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HILLSIDE PRE-SCHOOL as a grant recipient include St Andrews Chorleywood PCC.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
St Andrews Chorleywood PCC	FY2025	£5k	Overseas missions and support

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HILLSIDE EDUCATIONAL TRUST.

HILLSIDE EDUCATIONAL TRUST income £213k
IDE HILL PRE-SCHOOL income £112k
CHALK HILL PRE-SCHOOL income £106k
HAYLANDS PRE-SCHOOL income £226k
Brightwell Pre-School income £144k
CHARMINSTER PRE-SCHOOL income £189k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HILLSIDE PRE-SCHOOL	£121k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HILLSIDE EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025	£213k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
IDE HILL PRE-SCHOOL FY2024	£112k	—	above	—	noted
CHALK HILL PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£106k	—	above	—	no doubt
HAYLANDS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£226k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Brightwell Pre-School FY2025	£144k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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