HEATH BARN PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1030817 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HEATH BARN PLAYGROUP

We are a small, community based pre school run by a committee of parents. We aim to offer high quality pre school care and education in a safe, secure and friendly environment.

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS 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

£153k

Latest spending

£144k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £8,572.52 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £152,921.55 against total expenses of £144,349.03. The trustees note that reserves are held to maintain staff employment during periods of lower intake and to address outstanding lease issues. No independent audit or examiner's report is included in the filing.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to keep our valued staff employed across a few terms that may have a lower intake

“We have reserves sufficient to keep our valued staff employed across a few terms that may have a lower intake.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Emma Brown
Katie Webb
Sarah Milczarek

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

Operates in: Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£153k	£144k
31/08/2024	£109k	£120k
31/08/2023	£105k	£102k
31/08/2022	£103k	£99k
31/08/2021	£130k	£132k

Common questions

Is HEATH BARN PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £8,572.52 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £152,921.55 against total expenses of £144,349.03. The trustees note that reserves are held to maintain staff employment during periods of lower intake and to address outstanding lease issues. No independent audit or examiner's report is included in the filing.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HATFIELD HEATH PRE-SCHOOL ASSOCIATION.

HATFIELD HEATH PRE-SCHOOL ASSOCIATION income £198k
HEATHLANDS COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL AND OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB income £265k
HEATHCOT PRE-SCHOOL LTD income £185k
THE HEATHERS NURSERY income £194k
HEAMOOR PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £444k
THE RED BARN COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP income £179k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HEATH BARN PRE-SCHOOL	£153k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HATFIELD HEATH PRE-SCHOOL ASSOCIATION FY2025	£198k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HEATHLANDS COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL AND OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB FY2025	£265k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HEATHCOT PRE-SCHOOL LTD FY2025	£185k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE HEATHERS NURSERY FY2025	£194k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
HEAMOOR PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£444k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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