EARLEYBIRD PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1029326 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EARLEYBIRD PLAYGROUP

The Provision of early years education in the Lower Earley area of Reading.

Objects

THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL ARE TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY:(A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY;(B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS;(C) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

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

£327k

Latest spending

£255k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity finished the year with a surplus of £72,423 and total unrestricted reserves of £253,507. The primary source of income is Wokingham Borough Council funding, which accounted for approximately 88% of total income. The trustees confirm the charity is in a healthy financial position despite facing future risks regarding staff availability and place demand.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Wokingham Borough Council (88% of income)

“In this financial year, WBC fees made up around 88% of the preschool's income.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Fundraising cost ratio: 18.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“It was a great year for fundraising with a 24% increase on income from the previous financial year to £5,646 after costs.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: sufficient level to protect against future potential eventualities (held: £254k)

“A ringfenced redundancy and emergencies fund is held in the charity bank; this is maintained and kept at a sufficient level to protect against future potential eventualities. This fund was at £78,968 at the end of the financial year.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Two trustees have children that attend on same basis as other children.

“Two trustees have children that attend on same basis as other children.” — 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.

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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Jennifer Elizabeth O'Brienchair
Aaron Morgan

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

Operates in: Wokingham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£327k	£255k
31/08/2024	£245k	£226k
31/08/2023	£229k	£211k
31/08/2022	£195k	£209k
31/08/2021	£210k	£189k

Common questions

Is EARLEYBIRD PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity finished the year with a surplus of £72,423 and total unrestricted reserves of £253,507. The primary source of income is Wokingham Borough Council funding, which accounted for approximately 88% of total income. The trustees confirm the charity is in a healthy financial position despite facing future risks regarding staff availability and place demand. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE EARLEY CHARITY	1	£8k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE EARLEY CHARITY.

THE EARLEY CHARITY income £235k
THE EARLEY CHARITABLE TRUST income £122k
PANGBOURNE VALLEY PRE-SCHOOL income £169k
LOWER EARLEY BAPTIST CHURCH income £136k
YATELEY COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL income £227k
ROYAL ELTHAM PRE-SCHOOL income £153k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
EARLEYBIRD PRE-SCHOOL	£327k	—	above	18.0%	no doubt
THE EARLEY CHARITY FY2025	£235k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE EARLEY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£122k	—	above	—	no doubt
PANGBOURNE VALLEY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£169k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LOWER EARLEY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£136k	—	above	—	no doubt
YATELEY COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£227k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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