SEAMER PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1022284 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SEAMER PLAYGROUP

To enhance the development and education of children primarily under statutory school age; offering play, education and care facilities, in a pre school setting, in accordance with the early years foundation stage.

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Latest income

£232k

Latest spending

£210k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £59,460, which the trustees consider to be in a stronger financial position than previous years after recouping prior losses. The charity's reserves policy is to hold three months of average running costs, and the current reserves meet this target. The trustees note that while government funding has fallen short recently, the charity remains viable with a healthy waiting list.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of normal fixed costs (held: £59k)

“our main financial objective is to ensure the future viability of the charity by ensuring there are sufficient unrestricted reserves to meet 3 months of normal fixed costs.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Gemma Fail
Katie Doherty
REBECCA PENFOLD
SAMANTHA HAMMOND · trustee of 1 other charity
Virginia Wilkinson

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£232k	£210k
31/08/2024	£188k	£191k
31/08/2023	£194k	£177k
31/08/2022	£186k	£195k
31/08/2021	£185k	£193k

Common questions

Is SEAMER PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £59,460, which the trustees consider to be in a stronger financial position than previous years after recouping prior losses. The charity's reserves policy is to hold three months of average running costs, and the current reserves meet this target. The trustees note that while government funding has fallen short recently, the charity remains viable with a healthy waiting list. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

WORLINGHAM PRE-SCHOOL income £189k
CHARMINSTER PRE-SCHOOL income £189k
HERMITAGE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £113k
CHARNOCK RICHARD PRE-SCHOOL income £165k
WEAVERTHORPE PRE-SCHOOL CENTRE income £240k
HADDENHAM PRE-SCHOOL income £134k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SEAMER PRE-SCHOOL	£232k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WORLINGHAM PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£189k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHARMINSTER PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£189k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HERMITAGE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£113k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHARNOCK RICHARD PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£165k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
WEAVERTHORPE PRE-SCHOOL CENTRE FY2025	£240k	£30,001 - £40,000	0	above	—	no doubt

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