ELDENE PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1024522 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ELDENE PLAYGROUP

Educational pre-school for 1-5 year old children.

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
£526k
Latest spending
£512k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £14,383 for the period, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £41,652. The trustees note that these reserves are below their stated policy target of £100,000, which represents three months of core operating costs. Despite this shortfall, the bank balance is described as healthy, providing adequate cover for day-to-day operational costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Local authority funding (82% of income)
“Local authority funding 431,186” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £42k; policy: three months of core operating costs, calculated at £100,000)
“The current reserves are below the target level” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£526k
Total spending
£512k
Reserves (reported)
£42k
Employees
18

Reported reserves equal ~1.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Swindon · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£526k£512k
31/03/2024£306k£323k
31/03/2023£287k£278k
31/03/2022£274k£279k
31/03/2021£262k£274k

Common questions

Is ELDENE PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £14,383 for the period, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £41,652. The trustees note that these reserves are below their stated policy target of £100,000, which represents three months of core operating costs. Despite this shortfall, the bank balance is described as healthy, providing adequate cover for day-to-day operational costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.