LITTLE WONDERS PRE-SCHOOL HAVERHILL

Registered charity 1030804 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HAMLET CROFT PRE-SCHOOL, HAMLET PLAYGROUP

We are a local pre-school who offers appropriate play, education and care facilities to children and young people, whatever their race, religion, means or ability in a safe and controlled environment.

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Latest income

£243k

Latest spending

£224k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net profit of £19,300.18 and holds total funds of £83,216.62 across its cash, contingency, and fundraising accounts. The trustees have stated their intention to gradually increase contingency reserves to cover three months of running costs, estimated at £50,000. Staff costs represent the greatest expenditure, accounting for more than 76% of total spending.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £83k; policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure)

“we would like to gradually increase so that 3 months running costs are retained for unforeseen circumstances (estimated at £50,000)”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Sherri Pancottchair
Cadena Smither
Colena Fuller
Jade Bakewell
Stason Lippitt

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£243k	£224k
31/08/2024	£206k	£201k
31/08/2023	£180k	£161k
31/08/2022	£167k	£165k
31/08/2021	£152k	£150k

Common questions

Is LITTLE WONDERS PRE-SCHOOL HAVERHILL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net profit of £19,300.18 and holds total funds of £83,216.62 across its cash, contingency, and fundraising accounts. The trustees have stated their intention to gradually increase contingency reserves to cover three months of running costs, estimated at £50,000. Staff costs represent the greatest expenditure, accounting for more than 76% of total spending.

Charities like this

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

Abbotsham and Alwington Pre-School income £137k
LITTLE THINKERS PRE-SCHOOL & NURSERY income £1.0m
LITTLE STEPS PRE-SCHOOL income £148k
SCALLYWAGS PRE-SCHOOL (HALWILL) income £111k
HAWLEY MEMORIAL HALL PRE-SCHOOL income £170k
Horsford & St Faiths Pre-School income £108k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LITTLE WONDERS PRE-SCHOOL HAVERHILL	£243k	—	below	—	no doubt
Abbotsham and Alwington Pre-School FY2025	£137k	—	above	—	no doubt
LITTLE THINKERS PRE-SCHOOL & NURSERY FY2025	£1.0m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LITTLE STEPS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£148k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SCALLYWAGS PRE-SCHOOL (HALWILL) FY2025	£111k	—	unclear	—	noted
HAWLEY MEMORIAL HALL PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£170k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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