SALTDEAN PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1028876 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST NICHOLAS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Saltdean pre-school provides education and child care for local children age 2-5 years

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Latest income
£115k
Latest spending
£108k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £7,211 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward amounting to £33,042. The trustees have set a minimum reserves policy target of £20,000, which is comfortably exceeded by the current unrestricted reserves. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern, noting that financial stability is maintained through careful budgeting and monitoring despite risks such as potential loss of Ofsted rating or increased staff costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £20,000 (held: £33k)
Trustees have agreed to increase our minimum reserves from £15,000 to £20,000. — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove · East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£115k£108k
31/08/2024£118k£104k
31/08/2023£101k£93k
31/08/2022£67k£81k
31/08/2021£61k£82k

Common questions

Is SALTDEAN PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £7,211 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward amounting to £33,042. The trustees have set a minimum reserves policy target of £20,000, which is comfortably exceeded by the current unrestricted reserves. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern, noting that financial stability is maintained through careful budgeting and monitoring despite risks such as potential loss of Ofsted rating or increased staff costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SALTDEAN PRE-SCHOOL£115k0aboveno doubt
CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£188k0aboveno doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£222kUnder £60,0000unclearno doubt
BURNHAM PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£136k0aboveno doubt
STANTON PARENTS AND UNDER FIVES FY2025£158k0unclearno doubt
DALTON PRE-SCHOOL NURSERY FY2025£423k0aboveno doubt

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