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.

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS.

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE BASILDON

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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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.

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
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Cassie Cloweschair
Clare Gseir
Emily Davey
Kallie Templeton
Megan McCreery
Riley Nice

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
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.

Charities like this

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

UGBOROUGH AND BITTAFORD PRE-SCHOOL income £118k
LITTLE BERRIES PRE-SCHOOL income £424k
BALDERTON PRE-SCHOOL income £459k
LITTLE NIPPERS PRE-SCHOOL income £226k
LONG CRENDON PRE-SCHOOL AND OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB income £244k
LITTLE STEPS PRE-SCHOOL income £148k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LITTLE GEMS'S PRE-SCHOOL BASILDON	£195k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
UGBOROUGH AND BITTAFORD PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£118k	—	below	—	noted
LITTLE BERRIES PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£424k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BALDERTON PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£459k	—	unclear	—	noted
LITTLE NIPPERS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£226k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LONG CRENDON PRE-SCHOOL AND OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB FY2025	£244k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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