BUBBLES PRESCHOOL (BICESTER)

Registered charity 1029607 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BUBBLES PLAYGROUP

Provides educational services to young children

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING APRENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY 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
£179k
Latest spending
£180k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £2,366 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds decreasing to £77,882. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity maintains a reserves policy targeting three to six months of operating costs, with current unrestricted funds falling within this stated target range.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: K. Gore, a trustee, received £11,701 salary in the previous year (2024) for her role as a preschool worker. Her employment ended on 28 June 2024. No remuneration was received by trustees in the current year (2025).
“No trustees received any remuneration from the Charity during the year (2024 - £11,701 salary paid to K. Gore, a trustee, for her role as preschool worker. Her employment ended on 28 June 2024).” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£179k£180k
31/08/2024£170k£157k
31/08/2023£132k£141k
31/08/2022£123k£130k
31/08/2021£139k£132k

Common questions

Is BUBBLES PRESCHOOL (BICESTER) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £2,366 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds decreasing to £77,882. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity maintains a reserves policy targeting three to six months of operating costs, with current unrestricted funds falling within this stated target range. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Brightwell Pre-School.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BUBBLES PRESCHOOL (BICESTER)£179k——unclear—no doubt
Brightwell Pre-School FY2025£144k—0unclear—no doubt
CHARMINSTER PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£189k—0unclear—no doubt
HAPPY BUNNIES PRE-SCHOOL SOUTHAMPTON FY2025£210k—0unclear—no doubt
St Richard's CE Preschool FY2025£113k—0below—no doubt
BUSY BEES PLAYGROUP FY2025£176k—0unclear114.2%no doubt

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