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EAST HARPTREE NURSERY PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1029276 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EAST HARPTREE PRESCHOOL, EAST HARPTREE THEATRE PLAYGROUP

Provision of Nursery services for children aged 6months- 5years.

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Latest income
£516k
Latest spending
£506k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £8,179 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £151,919. The trustees report that reserves are equivalent to 4.7 months of salary costs, which is above their stated policy target of maintaining a minimum of 3 months of staff salaries in reserve.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of staff salaries (held: £152k)
“The trustees aim to maintain a minimum of 3 months of staff salaries in reserve as a buffer against unexpected events.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments to Gill Financial Control Solutions, a business owned by the wife of trustee Mrs L Gill, for bookkeeping services.
“During the year payments of £4,743 (2024: £2,021) were paid to Gill Financial Control Solutions, a business owned by Mrs L Gill, the wife of a trustee, for bookkeeping services.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£516k
Total spending
£506k
Cost of raising funds
£149
Reserves (reported)
£152k
Employees
22

Reported reserves equal ~3.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£516k£506k
31/08/2024£378k£344k
31/08/2023£315k£304k
31/08/2022£205k£48k
31/08/2021£144k£129k

Common questions

Is EAST HARPTREE NURSERY PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £8,179 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £151,919. The trustees report that reserves are equivalent to 4.7 months of salary costs, which is above their stated policy target of maintaining a minimum of 3 months of staff salaries in reserve. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HOME FARM CHILDREN'S NURSERY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EAST HARPTREE NURSERY PRE-SCHOOL£516k—0unclear—no doubt
HOME FARM CHILDREN'S NURSERY FY2025£631k—0below—no doubt
THE HEATHERS NURSERY FY2025£194k——above—no doubt
HANBOROUGH PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£174k—0unclear—no doubt
MILLINGTON ROAD NURSERY SCHOOL TRUST FY2025£312k—0unclear—no doubt
HATFIELD HEATH PRE-SCHOOL ASSOCIATION FY2025£198k—0unclear—no doubt

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