HARVEY BEARS NURSERY AND PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1030907 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HARVINGTON PLAYGROUP, HARVINGTON PRE-SCHOOL

We operate a community nursery and pre-school for all children aged 6 months-5 years

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
£217k
Latest spending
£174k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is in a 'stable and healthy position financially' with an excess of income over expenditure of £43,310 for the year ended 31 August 2025. The majority of income was derived from preschool fees and government nursery funding, supplemented by donations and grants.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: preschool fees and government nursery funding
“Most of our income this year came from preschool fees, and government nursery funding, which continue to be our biggest source of funding.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Warwickshire · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£217k£174k
31/08/2024£158k£148k
31/08/2023£148k£133k
31/08/2022£99k£91k
31/08/2021£65k£80k

Common questions

Is HARVEY BEARS NURSERY AND PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is in a 'stable and healthy position financially' with an excess of income over expenditure of £43,310 for the year ended 31 August 2025. The majority of income was derived from preschool fees and government nursery funding, supplemented by donations and grants. 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 Fund17/11/2008£6kModernisation of Harvington Pre-School Facilities