LITTLE SUNBEAMS PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1027790 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MARKS PLAYGROUP, ST MARKS PRESCHOOL (PORTSMOUTH)

Charity formed to enhance the developement and education of children under statutory school age

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Latest income

£426k

Latest spending

£349k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets increased to £240,322 from £139,877 in the prior year, driven by a net income of £76,556 and transfers between funds. The charity holds £235,539 in unrestricted funds, primarily as cash at bank, indicating strong liquidity with no disclosed borrowings or pension deficits.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Angela Fudge
Isobel Edwards
Lewis Mason
Molly Undrell
Samantha Edwards
Sheila Ann Harrison

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

Operates in: Portsmouth City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£426k	£349k
31/07/2024	£350k	£323k
31/07/2023	£276k	£267k
31/07/2022	£264k	£224k
31/07/2021	£263k	£232k

Common questions

Is LITTLE SUNBEAMS PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total net assets increased to £240,322 from £139,877 in the prior year, driven by a net income of £76,556 and transfers between funds. The charity holds £235,539 in unrestricted funds, primarily as cash at bank, indicating strong liquidity with no disclosed borrowings or pension deficits. 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
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/11/2012	£10k	New Beginnings

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SUNBEAMS PRE SCHOOL (NORTH MUNDHAM).

SUNBEAMS PRE SCHOOL (NORTH MUNDHAM) income £103k
LITTLE FIRS DAY NURSERY income £735k
LITTLE STEPS PRE-SCHOOL income £148k
CHARLBURY PRESCHOOL income £156k
Lyminge Pre School income £273k
GENESIS PRE-SCHOOL (HULL) TRUST LIMITED income £125k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LITTLE SUNBEAMS PRE-SCHOOL	£426k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SUNBEAMS PRE SCHOOL (NORTH MUNDHAM) FY2025	£103k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LITTLE FIRS DAY NURSERY FY2025	£735k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LITTLE STEPS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£148k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHARLBURY PRESCHOOL FY2024	£156k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Lyminge Pre School FY2025	£273k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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