BUTTERCROSS PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1027894 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BINGHAM PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

The Buttercross Pre-School is an organisation providing pre-school education for children aged 2 1/2 to 5 yrs. We are OFSTED registered and comply with all regulations and standards related to pre-school education. We are open for 10 sessions/week providing education for 25 children each session.

Objects

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

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 · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Rushcliffe, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£180k

Latest spending

£161k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £138,999 to £180,056, resulting in a net surplus of £19,292 for the period. The chair reports that the charity's financial position remains strong and that profits are being utilized for maintenance projects. The organization is in control of its future and has rejected a proposal to amalgamate with another trust.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Inspection and regulatory ratings

Matched to this charity by name; verify provider identity on the regulator’s site.

Ofsted — Buttercross Pre School: Good · Ofsted

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 5
Government income: £152,412 — grants £152,412 (12); 85% of the £180,000 total gross income on the same return
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Government income: £103,355 — grants £103,355 (11); 74% of the £138,999 total gross income on the same return
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 7
Government income: £103,347 — grants £103,347 (17); 77% of the £133,701 total gross income on the same return
Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

NICOLA VAUGHANchair
Caroline Bowers
Holly Denham
Holly Luciw
Rebecca Chalke

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£180k	£161k
31/03/2024	£139k	£144k
31/03/2023	£134k	£140k
31/03/2022	£141k	£132k
31/03/2021	£133k	£125k

Common questions

Is BUTTERCROSS PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £138,999 to £180,056, resulting in a net surplus of £19,292 for the period. The chair reports that the charity's financial position remains strong and that profits are being utilized for maintenance projects. The organization is in control of its future and has rejected a proposal to amalgamate with another trust.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BUTTERCUPS PRE-SCHOOL.

BUTTERCUPS PRE-SCHOOL income £124k
BUGBROOKE PRESCHOOL income £302k
BICKNACRE PRE-SCHOOL income £129k
BUSY OTTERS PRESCHOOL income £192k
TISBURY PRE-SCHOOL income £100k
BRIXWORTH CENTRE PRE-SCHOOL income £195k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BUTTERCROSS PRE-SCHOOL	£180k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BUTTERCUPS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£124k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BUGBROOKE PRESCHOOL FY2025	£302k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BICKNACRE PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£129k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BUSY OTTERS PRESCHOOL FY2025	£192k	—	above	—	no doubt
TISBURY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£100k	—	above	—	no doubt

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