CLAPHAM PRE-SCHOOL (BEDFORD)

Registered charity 1023729 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CLAPHAM PLAYGROUP

We are providing an educational enviroment for under 5's in a local village, in the Mid Bedfordshire county. We offer parents a fully flexible choice of full day care for thier children to help parents who want to return to work. We have been succesful in fundraising for a new building so we can expand the care & facilities we can offer to our children and parents, we moved in July 11.

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Latest income

£360k

Latest spending

£336k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £275,949, which the trustees consider to be at a level consistent with their policy of maintaining three to six months of expenditure. The trustees report satisfactory financial performance and confirm adequate resources for going concern, with no material uncertainties disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £276k)

“unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — 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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Ashley Loxleychair
Anna Ememe
Hannah Zanna
Minodora Gabor
Petrena Notice
ROWENA CROFT-HUGHES · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Bedford

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£360k	£336k
31/03/2024	£321k	£339k
31/03/2023	£331k	£279k
31/03/2022	£247k	£230k
31/03/2021	£217k	£203k

Common questions

Is CLAPHAM PRE-SCHOOL (BEDFORD) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £275,949, which the trustees consider to be at a level consistent with their policy of maintaining three to six months of expenditure. The trustees report satisfactory financial performance and confirm adequate resources for going concern, with no material uncertainties disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	03/03/2011	£10k	Clapham Pre-School Outdoor Play Area

Charities like this

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

CLAYDON PRE-SCHOOL income £272k
BIDBURY PRE-SCHOOL (BEDHAMPTON) income £169k
FLAMSTEAD PRE-SCHOOL income £158k
CLIFFE WOODS PRE-SCHOOL income £313k
Martlesham Preschool income £201k
RADCLIFFE-ON-TRENT PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £190k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CLAPHAM PRE-SCHOOL (BEDFORD)	£360k	—	above	—	no doubt
CLAYDON PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£272k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BIDBURY PRE-SCHOOL (BEDHAMPTON) FY2025	£169k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FLAMSTEAD PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£158k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CLIFFE WOODS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£313k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Martlesham Preschool FY2025	£201k	—	above	—	no doubt

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