STEPPING STONES PRE SCHOOL (READING)

Registered charity 1024885 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MEADWAY SPORTS CENTRE PLAYGROUP, STEPPING STONES PRE-SCHOOL (MEADWAY SCHOOL)

provide education and play for 2 years to five years children in the Reading area

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Latest income

£309k

Latest spending

£319k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a financial deficit at the end of the reporting period, primarily due to an oversight by the local council regarding facilities charges and rental costs. The trustees note that the charity endeavors to keep a reserve in place to fund expected building repair costs, but no specific reserves policy target is stated.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: The Charity endeavors to keep a reserve in place to fund expected building repair costs. (held: £130k)

“The Charity endeavors to keep a reserve in place to fund expected building repair costs.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

LINDSEY STEVENSchair
ZOE DUCK
Zoe FULCHER

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

Operates in: Reading

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£309k	£319k
31/03/2024	£192k	£160k
31/07/2023	£271k	£277k
31/07/2022	£215k	£208k
31/07/2021	£243k	£184k

Common questions

Is STEPPING STONES PRE SCHOOL (READING) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a financial deficit at the end of the reporting period, primarily due to an oversight by the local council regarding facilities charges and rental costs. The trustees note that the charity endeavors to keep a reserve in place to fund expected building repair costs, but no specific reserves policy target is stated. 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
UK government	01/04/2023	£2k	Apprenticeships Participation 16 - 18

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with STEPPING STONES PLAYGROUP.

STEPPING STONES PLAYGROUP income £148k
STEPPING STONES OF CHESTER income £246k
STONESFIELD PRE SCHOOL income £116k
STEPPING STONES OF SOPLEY income £216k
STEPPING STONES PRE-SCHOOL (HARROW) income £131k
STEPPING STONES PLAYGROUP income £190k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
STEPPING STONES PRE SCHOOL (READING)	£309k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
STEPPING STONES PLAYGROUP FY2025	£148k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
STEPPING STONES OF CHESTER FY2024	£246k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
STONESFIELD PRE SCHOOL FY2025	£116k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
STEPPING STONES OF SOPLEY FY2025	£216k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
STEPPING STONES PRE-SCHOOL (HARROW) FY2024	£131k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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