WATERY LANE PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1022016 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MICHAELS PLAYGROUP

pre school activities indoor and outdoor

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Latest income

£274k

Latest spending

£231k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £20,662 at the end of the financial year. The trustees report highlights a strong financial position maintained through diligent forecasting and the acquisition of significant grants. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries.

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 fundraising profile: JustGiving — Watery Lane Preschool (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Philippa Dalzielchair
Alexandra Lear
CARLA TIER
Cherry Coward
Dr Jennifer Knight
Heidi Beaver
Rebecca Ely

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£274k	£231k
31/08/2024	£229k	£201k
31/08/2023	£161k	£153k
31/08/2022	£118k	£110k
31/08/2021	£84k	£82k

Common questions

Is WATERY LANE PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £20,662 at the end of the financial year. The trustees report highlights a strong financial position maintained through diligent forecasting and the acquisition of significant grants. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	27/01/2011	£10k	Watery Lane Preschool and Extended Services Centre

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WOODLEY PRESCHOOL.

WOODLEY PRESCHOOL income £134k
WETLEY ROCKS PRE-SCHOOL income £105k
HORFIELD WELLY PRE-SCHOOL income £101k
Lyminge Pre School income £273k
ST LEONARDS PRE - SCHOOL income £260k
345 PRESCHOOLS LIMITED income £256k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WATERY LANE PRE-SCHOOL	£274k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WOODLEY PRESCHOOL FY2025	£134k	—	unclear	—	noted
WETLEY ROCKS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£105k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HORFIELD WELLY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Lyminge Pre School FY2025	£273k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST LEONARDS PRE - SCHOOL FY2025	£260k	—	above	—	no doubt

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