LITTLE GEMS'S PRE-SCHOOL BASILDON

Registered charity 1028673 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BEST BUILDER DAY CARE CENTRE, LEARN & GROW NURSERY, THE BARSTABLE PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Little Gem's Pre-School, Basildon provides affordable childcare for children aged between 2years and 5years. We are open from 8:30am to3pm Monday to Friday, 38 weeks of the year. Additionally, we offer affordable wraparound care in the form of a breakfast club from 8am and an after school club until 5pm. We are based in what is classed as a socially deprived area of Basildon, Essex.

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Latest income
£195k
Latest spending
£202k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £6,417 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total funds carried forward of £58,497. The finance report notes that expenditure increased due to government minimum wage increases and rent rises, while income grew due to an increase in funded children on roll. The charity maintains a bank balance of £46,885.88 as of January 2025.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£195k£202k
31/12/2023£163k£180k
31/12/2022£187k£163k
31/12/2021£141k£154k
31/12/2020£161k£158k

Common questions

Is LITTLE GEMS'S PRE-SCHOOL BASILDON financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £6,417 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total funds carried forward of £58,497. The finance report notes that expenditure increased due to government minimum wage increases and rent rises, while income grew due to an increase in funded children on roll. The charity maintains a bank balance of £46,885.88 as of January 2025. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LITTLE GEMS'S PRE-SCHOOL BASILDON£195k0unclearno doubt
UGBOROUGH AND BITTAFORD PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£118k0belownoted
LITTLE BERRIES PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£424k0unclearno doubt
BALDERTON PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£459k0unclearnoted
LITTLE NIPPERS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£226k0unclearno doubt
LONG CRENDON PRE-SCHOOL AND OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB FY2025£244k0unclearno doubt

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