LITTLE MELTON PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1028459 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LITTLE MELTON PRE-SCHOOL NURSERY

Runs supervised playgroup sessions for pre-school children age 2 1/2 to school age, open every morning in term time.

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Latest income

£51k

Latest spending

£51k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted cash funds increased from £14,008 to £6,437 (note: the statement of assets shows a decrease, while receipts and payments show a net increase of £104, but the opening balance was £14,008 and closing is £6,437, indicating a significant drop in cash reserves despite net positive cash flow from operations, possibly due to prior year adjustments or classification errors in the provided text which states 'Agreement Error' for cash funds agreement). The trustees report that the pre-school found itself in a 'better financial and sustainable place' and achieved a 'GOOD' Ofsted rating. No specific reserves policy target is stated, only that funds are held for redundancy and contingency.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Government Funding

“PRINCIPLE FUNDING COMES FROM THE GOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR FREE NURSERY EDUCATION”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: to ensure the nursery complies with the local authority recommendations regarding redundancy and to ensure there is a contingency pot of money should numbers fall (held: £6k)

“A SAVINGS ACCOUNTS IS HELD. THESE FUNDS ARE HELD TO ENSURE THE NURSERY COMPLIES WITH THE LOCAL AUTHORITY RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING REDUNDANCY AND TO ENSURE THERE IS A CONTINGENCY POT OF MONEY SHOULD NUMBERS FALL.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (25/01/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (26/11/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Amy Knightschair
Lauren Dingle
Peter Dingle
Sarah Hawken
Sharon Attewell
rebecca smith

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£51k	£51k
31/08/2024	£39k	£39k
31/08/2023	£37k	£39k
31/08/2022	£36k	£42k
31/08/2021	£39k	£39k

Common questions

Is LITTLE MELTON PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted cash funds increased from £14,008 to £6,437 (note: the statement of assets shows a decrease, while receipts and payments show a net increase of £104, but the opening balance was £14,008 and closing is £6,437, indicating a significant drop in cash reserves despite net positive cash flow from operations, possibly due to prior year adjustments or classification errors in the provided text which states 'Agreement Error' for cash funds agreement). The trustees report that the pre-school found itself in a 'better financial and sustainable place' and achieved a 'GOOD' Ofsted rating. No specific reserves policy target is stated, only that funds are held for redundancy and contingency. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.