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

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOLA GE BY ENCOURAGING PARNTS 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.

Causes: Education/training · Get email alerts

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.

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: Portsmouth City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund08/11/2012£10kNew Beginnings

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LITTLE SUNBEAMS PRE-SCHOOL£426k—0unclear—no doubt
SUNBEAMS PRE SCHOOL (NORTH MUNDHAM) FY2025£103k—0unclear—no doubt
LITTLE SUNBEAMS PRESCHOOL (FAREHAM) FY2024£127k—0unclear—no doubt
LITTLE FIRS DAY NURSERY FY2025£735k—0unclear—no doubt
LITTLE STEPS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£148k—0unclear—no doubt
CHARLBURY PRESCHOOL FY2024£156k—0unclear—no doubt

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