ST PAULS SECOND STEPS PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1028204 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST PAULS PLAYGROUP

We provide pre school education for children aged 2 years old to school age.

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Latest income

£110k

Latest spending

£75k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a profit of £34,285 for the year ended 02 April 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £62,403. The trustees report that the charity is flourishing and believe it will continue to grow, although they note that current reserves are not yet sufficient to meet their stated policy target of covering six months of salaries and running costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £62k; policy: six months of salaries and running costs)

“Currently this is not quite being achieved but we hope that within the next 12 months this objective will be achieved”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Karl Jones

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
02/04/2025	£110k	£75k
02/04/2024	£80k	£55k
02/04/2023	£48k	£74k
02/04/2022	£52k	£69k
02/04/2021	£79k	£63k

Common questions

Is ST PAULS SECOND STEPS PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a profit of £34,285 for the year ended 02 April 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £62,403. The trustees report that the charity is flourishing and believe it will continue to grow, although they note that current reserves are not yet sufficient to meet their stated policy target of covering six months of salaries and running costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST PAUL'S PRESCHOOL.

ST PAUL'S PRESCHOOL income £165k
LITTLE STEPS PRE-SCHOOL income £148k
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL income £222k
ST PETER AND ST PAUL PRE SCHOOL income £152k
ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £178k
VICTORIA PRE-SCHOOL income £247k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST PAULS SECOND STEPS PRE-SCHOOL	£110k	—	below	—	no doubt
ST PAUL'S PRESCHOOL FY2025	£165k	—	unclear	—	noted
LITTLE STEPS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£148k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£222k	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt
ST PETER AND ST PAUL PRE SCHOOL FY2025	£152k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£178k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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