BOLLINGTON METHODIST PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1022029 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BOLLINGTON METHODIST PLAYGROUP

Early years education

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£182k

Latest spending

£175k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity faces ongoing financial challenges, including rising wages, high utility bills, and increased insurance costs. To manage these pressures, the trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting three months of running costs and have opened a higher interest savings account. The charity relies primarily on government funding for early years education, supplemented by direct fees and various fundraising activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Government funding for Early Years education

“The core income into the pre-school is through Government funding for Early Years education. We receive additional fee income from families who pay for childcare directly. The bulk of the pre-school income comes from the Free Early Education Entitlement (FEEE) 15 hours universal funding for 3 – 4 years olds and extended funding of up to 30 hours for the working parents/carers of 2-4-year-olds.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure

“We have a Reserves Savings Account and Reserves Policy to maintain adequate funds in our bank account/savings account to cover running costs for 3 months, including staff wages and redundancy costs.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“2024 – 2025 has continued to present financial challenges for the UK Pre-School sector. Operating costs included a 6.7% rise in wages and utility bills remain high. This year, there was a significant increase in our insurance costs through the Early Years Alliance.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Pauline Snelsonchair
Jill Hasler
MARGARET PARK
Natalie Leanne Corbett
Rebecca Wainwright
SANDRA MILSOM

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

Operates in: Cheshire East

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£182k	£175k
31/08/2024	£205k	£192k
31/08/2023	£182k	£190k
31/08/2022	£178k	£169k
31/08/2021	£176k	£176k

Common questions

Is BOLLINGTON METHODIST PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity faces ongoing financial challenges, including rising wages, high utility bills, and increased insurance costs. To manage these pressures, the trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting three months of running costs and have opened a higher interest savings account. The charity relies primarily on government funding for early years education, supplemented by direct fees and various fundraising activities.

Charities like this

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

CHALDON PRE-SCHOOL income £186k
Brightwell Pre-School income £144k
WORLINGHAM PRE-SCHOOL income £189k
SEAMER PRE-SCHOOL income £232k
ST ANNE'S PRE-SCHOOL (CHINGFORD) income £142k
KILLISICK PRE-SCHOOL income £205k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BOLLINGTON METHODIST PRE-SCHOOL	£182k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
CHALDON PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£186k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Brightwell Pre-School FY2025	£144k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WORLINGHAM PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£189k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SEAMER PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£232k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST ANNE'S PRE-SCHOOL (CHINGFORD) FY2024	£142k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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