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BOLLINGTON METHODIST PRE-SCHOOL

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

Early years education

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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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cheshire East

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Brightwell Pre-School.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BOLLINGTON METHODIST PRE-SCHOOL£182k—0unclear—noted
Brightwell Pre-School FY2025£144k—0unclear—no doubt
WORLINGHAM PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£189k——unclear—no doubt
SEAMER PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£232k—0unclear—no doubt
KILLISICK PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£205k—0unclear—no doubt
HIGH WYCH PRE-SCHOOL NURSERY FY2025£224k—0above—no doubt

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