MANOR FARM PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1026943 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MANOR FARM PRE-SCHOOL/NURSERY EDUCATION, MANOR FARM SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Sessional pre-school.

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
£217k
Latest spending
£192k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £125,085, which is above the trustees' target range of three to six months of core operating costs. The charity reported a net surplus of £25,747 for the year, with total incoming resources of £217,319 against total resources expended of £191,572. However, the trustees acknowledge a material uncertainty regarding the charity's future due to ongoing discussions about a potential transfer or closure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of core operating costs (held: £125k)
“The trustees aim to maintain unrestricted reserves sufficient to cover between three and six months of core operating costs” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: material uncertainty disclosed
“These circumstances represent a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the charity’s ability to continue in operation.” — page 5
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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£217k£192k
31/08/2024£213k£189k
31/08/2023£167k£178k
31/08/2022£158k£180k
31/08/2021£150k£156k

Common questions

Is MANOR FARM PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £125,085, which is above the trustees' target range of three to six months of core operating costs. The charity reported a net surplus of £25,747 for the year, with total incoming resources of £217,319 against total resources expended of £191,572. However, the trustees acknowledge a material uncertainty regarding the charity's future due to ongoing discussions about a potential transfer or closure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE TUDWICK FOUNDATION1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BISHOPDOWN FARM COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL AND FARM FRIENDS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MANOR FARM PRE-SCHOOL£217k—0above—material uncertainty
BISHOPDOWN FARM COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL AND FARM FRIENDS FY2025£198k—0above—no doubt
CHARNOCK RICHARD PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£165k—0below—no doubt
CHARMINSTER PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£189k—0unclear—no doubt
LEVEN PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£117k—0unclear—no doubt
WINDMILLS PRESCHOOL LIMITED FY2025£175kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt

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