ST TUDY PRESCHOOL

Registered charity 1029100 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST TUDY PLAYGROUP

Early Years provision for children from 12 months.

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 COMMUITY GROUPS

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

£143k

Latest spending

£157k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating loss of £14,553.77 for the year ended 31 July 2025, primarily due to strategic investments in a new Community Hub and increased employment costs. The trustees note that underlying operational performance is weaker than headline figures suggest, with a structural gap between income and costs that is not considered sustainable long-term without careful management.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“Our underlying operational position shows a deficit of approximately £5,000-£6,000, which while not sustainable long-term, is considerably more manageable than the headline loss suggests.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls 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

Rose Cashley-Fieldchair
Elsie Preddy
Harriet Rundle
Nicola Casperson
Sue-Lyn Cashley-Reid · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£143k	£157k
31/07/2024	£161k	£99k
31/07/2023	£93k	£101k
31/07/2022	£93k	£88k
31/07/2021	£74k	£65k

Common questions

Is ST TUDY PRESCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating loss of £14,553.77 for the year ended 31 July 2025, primarily due to strategic investments in a new Community Hub and increased employment costs. The trustees note that underlying operational performance is weaker than headline figures suggest, with a structural gap between income and costs that is not considered sustainable long-term without careful management. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/09/2006	£597	To purchase indoor physical & role play equipment

Charities like this

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

YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL income £222k
ST JOHN'S PRE-SCHOOL AND TODDLER GROUP income £129k
WANSTEAD PARK PRESCHOOL income £140k
STANTON PARENTS AND UNDER FIVES income £158k
ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £178k
ST JOSEPH'S PLAYGROUP, HERTFORD income £118k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST TUDY PRESCHOOL	£143k	—	unclear	—	noted
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£222k	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt
ST JOHN'S PRE-SCHOOL AND TODDLER GROUP FY2025	£129k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WANSTEAD PARK PRESCHOOL FY2025	£140k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
STANTON PARENTS AND UNDER FIVES FY2025	£158k	—	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.