LITTLE DRUMMERS PRESCHOOL

Registered charity 1020274 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GRANGE UNDER FIVES PLAYGROUP, GRANGE UNDER FIVES PRESCHOOL

Little Drummers is a pre-school offering care for children age two years to school age. Our aim is to provide good quality child care for children in our local community as we believe we are the foundation of children's future learning.

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Latest income

£163k

Latest spending

£144k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves stood at £14,622, which is below the charity's stated policy target of covering one term's running costs. The charity reported a net surplus of £19,217 for the year, funded primarily by nursery education funding and parental fees, with no disclosed material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Emma Brisleychair
Charlotte Stokes
Gemma Gardner
Josette Clarkson
Kirsty Louise Simpson

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£163k	£144k
31/08/2024	£142k	£131k
31/08/2023	£111k	£118k
31/08/2022	£109k	£107k
31/08/2021	£77k	£88k

Common questions

Is LITTLE DRUMMERS PRESCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves stood at £14,622, which is below the charity's stated policy target of covering one term's running costs. The charity reported a net surplus of £19,217 for the year, funded primarily by nursery education funding and parental fees, with no disclosed material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

LITTLE STEPS PRE-SCHOOL income £148k
LITTLE LEARNERS AT FULFORD PRE-SCHOOL income £283k
LITTLE THINKERS PRE-SCHOOL & NURSERY income £1.0m
LITTLE ADMIRALS PRE-SCHOOL income £367k
LITTLE NIPPERS PRE-SCHOOL income £226k
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL income £222k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LITTLE DRUMMERS PRESCHOOL	£163k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LITTLE STEPS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£148k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LITTLE LEARNERS AT FULFORD PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£283k	—	above	—	no doubt
LITTLE THINKERS PRE-SCHOOL & NURSERY FY2025	£1.0m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LITTLE ADMIRALS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£367k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LITTLE NIPPERS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£226k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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