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IDE HILL PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1031381 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as IDE HILL PLAYGROUP

PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT IN THE EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF PRE SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN.

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Latest income
£112k
Latest spending
£127k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a loss of £14,606.86 for the year ended 31 December 2024, attributed to low enrollment and rising costs. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted cash reserves stood at £7,168.55, with an additional £46,994.09 held in a reserve account for unexpected operational costs. The trustees noted the charity was in a vulnerable position earlier in the year but observed that numbers began to recover from April 2024 onwards.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Our main sources of income are from the fees we charge for our services as well as the nursery government funding which has thrown many changes over the last 12 months.” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: cover unexpected operational costs for a few months in the event of loss of income, any redundancy costs should the situation arise or any other unforeseen expenditure (held: £7k)
“We also keep a reserve account which had a balance of £46,994.09 as of 31/12/2024 which we luckily did not have to touch. This money is kept aside to cover unexpected operational costs for a few months in the event of loss of income, any redundancy costs should the situation arise or any other unforeseen expenditure.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The preschool was in a very vulnerable position in early 2024 so as a result staff took on reduced hours. However, numbers did start to pick up in April 2024 and again in September 2024.” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£112k£127k
31/12/2023£138k£126k
31/12/2022£132k£129k
31/12/2021£129k£124k
31/12/2020£124k£117k

Common questions

Is IDE HILL PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a loss of £14,606.86 for the year ended 31 December 2024, attributed to low enrollment and rising costs. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted cash reserves stood at £7,168.55, with an additional £46,994.09 held in a reserve account for unexpected operational costs. The trustees noted the charity was in a vulnerable position earlier in the year but observed that numbers began to recover from April 2024 onwards.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
St Andrews Chorleywood PCC1£5k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
IDE HILL PRE-SCHOOL£112k—0above—noted
HILLSIDE PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£121k—0unclear—no doubt
CHALK HILL PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£106k—0above—no doubt
JACK AND JILL PRESCHOOL FY2025£128k—0above—no doubt
ST ANDREW'S (BURGESS HILL) PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£577k—0unclear—no doubt
BIRCH HILL PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£211k—0unclear—no doubt

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