HORSPATH NURSERY

Registered charity 1030364 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HORSPATH PLAYGROUP, HORSPATH PRE-SCHOOL, HORSPATH PRE-SCHOOL NURSERY

Education of pre-school children

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
£375k
Latest spending
£283k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £91,654 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £338,539. The trustees note that the charity has a contingency fund reserve intended to cover three months of operating costs and staff wages. The filing indicates no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue its activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months’ operating costs and staff wages (held: £339k)
“a contingency fund (a reserve to cover three months’ operating costs and staff wages)” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Joanne Horne is also the Nursery Manager and receives remuneration for her employment role, not for trustee duties.
“One of the charity's trustees is also an employee under a contract of employment. The remuneration level is set by the board of trustees at a commercial fair value commensurate to the level and experience that the role requires. The trustee concerned is paid only for her employment role at the charity as is not paid for duties as a trustee.” — page 12
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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£375k£283k
31/03/2024£264k£244k
31/03/2023£205k£201k
31/03/2022£203k£158k
31/03/2021£164k£117k

Common questions

Is HORSPATH NURSERY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £91,654 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £338,539. The trustees note that the charity has a contingency fund reserve intended to cover three months of operating costs and staff wages. The filing indicates no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue its activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund04/03/2010£8kHorspath Pre-School Outdoor Challenge