Lewknor Preschool

Registered charity 1022381 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KRAKATOA PLAYGROUP, KRAKATOA PRE-SCHOOL, LEWKNOR PRE-SCHOOL

Lewknor Pre-School is OFSTED approved and inspected, and at the last inspection was rated good. We are members of the Pre-School Learning Alliance (PLA) and have PLA accreditation. Lewknor Preschool follows the educational and developmental guidelines as set out in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

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Latest income

£101k

Latest spending

£59k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £42,071 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in closing unrestricted reserves of £60,603. This represents a significant increase from the opening reserves of £18,532 and the previous year's deficit. The majority of these funds are held in HSBC Savings accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Early Years Grant Funding

“Early Years Grant Funding 82,733”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Alan Batty
Elizabeth Edwards
Harriet Coughtrey

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£101k	£59k
31/03/2024	£43k	£45k
31/03/2023	£37k	£43k
31/03/2022	£48k	£43k
31/03/2021	£41k	£37k

Common questions

Is Lewknor Preschool financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £42,071 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in closing unrestricted reserves of £60,603. This represents a significant increase from the opening reserves of £18,532 and the previous year's deficit. The majority of these funds are held in HSBC Savings accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

LEWIN PRE-SCHOOL income £110k
Lympstone Preschool income £336k
LITTLE ACORNS PRE-SCHOOL (LEIGH-ON-SEA) income £233k
WHEELOCK PRE-SCHOOL income £108k
ST LEONARDS PRE - SCHOOL income £260k
WALKERN PRE-SCHOOL income £199k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Lewknor Preschool	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LEWIN PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£110k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Lympstone Preschool FY2025	£336k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LITTLE ACORNS PRE-SCHOOL (LEIGH-ON-SEA) FY2025	£233k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WHEELOCK PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£108k	—	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.