OLD CATTON PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1024478 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OLD CATTON PLAYGROUP

We are a medium size pre-school in the north area of Norwich providing childcare and provision for early years education. We offer full day care and sessional care for children aged between 2 and half and 4 years old.

Objects

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

£168k

Latest spending

£158k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £9,554.63 for the year ending 31 August 2025, resulting in total net assets of £124,412.30. The profit and loss account shows total income of £162,843.71 against total expenses of £155,106.86, with additional restricted income and spending recorded. The chairperson's report notes the pre-school is currently committee-run and in the final stages of transitioning to a CIO structure.

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.

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (17/01/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (13/12/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Alisha Tinsleychair · trustee of 1 other charity
Amy Louise Radcliffe
Laura Junka · trustee of 1 other charity
Sam Browne
Sarah Billington · trustee of 1 other charity
William Powell

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£168k	£158k
31/08/2024	£174k	£144k
31/08/2023	£153k	£149k
31/08/2022	£126k	£130k
31/08/2021	£128k	£121k

Common questions

Is OLD CATTON PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £9,554.63 for the year ending 31 August 2025, resulting in total net assets of £124,412.30. The profit and loss account shows total income of £162,843.71 against total expenses of £155,106.86, with additional restricted income and spending recorded. The chairperson's report notes the pre-school is currently committee-run and in the final stages of transitioning to a CIO structure.

Charities like this

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

CATEY PRE-SCHOOL income £146k
DALTON PRE-SCHOOL NURSERY income £423k
NORTON PRE-SCHOOL (BURY ST EDMUNDS) 0-5 YEARS income £288k
GREAT CLACTON PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED income £139k
PEAPOD PRE-SCHOOL income £365k
NACTON AND BUCKLESHAM UNDER FIVES income £126k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
OLD CATTON PRE-SCHOOL	£168k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CATEY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£146k	—	unclear	—	noted
DALTON PRE-SCHOOL NURSERY FY2025	£423k	—	above	—	no doubt
NORTON PRE-SCHOOL (BURY ST EDMUNDS) 0-5 YEARS FY2025	£288k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GREAT CLACTON PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025	£139k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PEAPOD PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£365k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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