LYMINGTON PRE SCHOOL

Registered charity 1024056 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LYMINGTON PLAYGROUP, LYMINGTON PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

The charity provides childcare to the local community.

Objects

THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL ARE TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY:(A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY;(B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS;(C) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

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
£155k
Latest spending
£148k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £145,263.36 (main and fundraising combined) against total expenditure of £147,616.58, resulting in a net deficit. The main account closing bank balance was £45,597.67, while the fundraising account held £4,586.84 and the reserve account held £28,000.00.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Lymington Little Dolphins Pre-School (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£155k£148k
31/08/2024£155k£127k
31/08/2023£125k£107k
31/08/2022£103k£91k
31/08/2021£126k£135k

Common questions

Is LYMINGTON PRE SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £145,263.36 (main and fundraising combined) against total expenditure of £147,616.58, resulting in a net deficit. The main account closing bank balance was £45,597.67, while the fundraising account held £4,586.84 and the reserve account held £28,000.00.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YOUTH CENTRE PLAYGROUP (LYMINGTON).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LYMINGTON PRE SCHOOL£155k—0unclear—no doubt
YOUTH CENTRE PLAYGROUP (LYMINGTON) FY2025£138k—0unclear—no doubt
Lyminge Pre School FY2025£273k—0unclear—no doubt
Lympstone Preschool FY2025£336k—0unclear—no doubt
GOOSTREY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£147k—0unclear—no doubt
FRIMLEY GREEN PLAYGROUP FY2025£150k—0unclear—no doubt

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