BARTON-LE-CLAY PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1023883 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BARTON SPRINGS FAMILY GROUP

We are a pre-school providing places for children aged 2yrs9mths to 4+years.

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
£252k
Latest spending
£217k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the period with unrestricted cash funds of £195,833, an increase from the previous year's £160,672. The trustees report a year of successful activity with healthy workforce accreditation and communication friendly status. The charity's reserves policy aims to cover redundancy obligations and essential contract costs, with the current balance significantly exceeding the stated minimum threshold.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: Cost of redundancy for the full pre-school team and essential costs such as contracts (held: £196k)
“The fund must cover at least these costs at a minimum. We aim to cover the cost of notice to staff.”
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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£252k£217k
30/06/2024£201k£192k
30/06/2023£154k£165k
30/06/2022£159k£172k
30/06/2021£174k£175k

Common questions

Is BARTON-LE-CLAY PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the period with unrestricted cash funds of £195,833, an increase from the previous year's £160,672. The trustees report a year of successful activity with healthy workforce accreditation and communication friendly status. The charity's reserves policy aims to cover redundancy obligations and essential contract costs, with the current balance significantly exceeding the stated minimum threshold.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BARTON-LE-CLAY PRE-SCHOOL£252k—0unclear—no doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£222kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
CLAYDON PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£272k—0unclear—no doubt
BOLEY PARK PRE SCHOOL FY2025£101k—0unclear—no doubt
GREAT CLACTON PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025£139k—0unclear—no doubt
UGBOROUGH AND BITTAFORD PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£118k—0below—noted

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