ST ANDREWS PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1022398 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST ANDREW'S ROAD PLAYGROUP

The charity's activity is the running of St Andrews Pre-School. We offer high quality care of young children from the age of 2 until they start school. We are a community based group who enhance the development and education of the children through carefully planned play programmes in a safe, secure and stimulating environment.

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

£172k

Latest spending

£149k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that overall income rose by 6% and the charity generated a surplus of £22,972 for the year. Unrestricted funds were maintained at the policy target level of approximately £50,000, which equals three months' employment costs. The trustees note that the charity has no contractual commitments beyond staff notice periods.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months' employment costs (held: £50k)

“it is the policy of the Pre-school to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of The Pre-School, at a minimum level equal to three months' employment costs. This equates to approximately £50,000.”

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
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

Trustees · trustee networks

Claire Keepaxchair
Gitte Mowatt
Jade Lambe
Katie Maidment
Samantha Mowatt
Sarah Best

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£172k	£149k
31/08/2024	£162k	£141k
31/08/2023	£133k	£123k
31/08/2022	£123k	£110k
31/08/2021	£118k	£113k

Common questions

Is ST ANDREWS PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that overall income rose by 6% and the charity generated a surplus of £22,972 for the year. Unrestricted funds were maintained at the policy target level of approximately £50,000, which equals three months' employment costs. The trustees note that the charity has no contractual commitments beyond staff notice periods.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST ANDREWS WITH ST PETERS PRE-SCHOOL.

ST ANDREWS WITH ST PETERS PRE-SCHOOL income £120k
ST ANDREW'S PLAYGROUP (HALIFAX) income £164k
STANTON PARENTS AND UNDER FIVES income £158k
ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH PLAYGROUP income £150k
ST MARYS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £238k
ST ANDREWS METHODIST CHURCH PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £100k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST ANDREWS PRE-SCHOOL	£172k	—	no_policy	—	no doubt
ST ANDREWS WITH ST PETERS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£120k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST ANDREW'S PLAYGROUP (HALIFAX) FY2025	£164k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
STANTON PARENTS AND UNDER FIVES FY2025	£158k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH PLAYGROUP FY2024	£150k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MARYS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2026	£238k	—	above	—	no doubt

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