LEWIN PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1031512 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEWIN PLAYGROUP

Preschool for children aged 2 1/2 to 5 years old

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Latest income

£110k

Latest spending

£139k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial reserves were much reduced, dropping from £67,370 to £38,424, due to an operational loss of around £30,000 driven by increased staff and rental costs. The trustees note that government grant funding has not kept up with costs, though they maintain there are adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £35,000 (held: £38k)

“It is the policy of the Charity to ensure that income is expended upon the objects of the Charity and to ensure that reserves are maintained at £35,000” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 08204886

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

HEWITT-BARTON, Tianne — director, appointed 16/09/2025on trustee list
HARMAN, Daniel — director, appointed 11/09/2025on trustee list
SHEYIN, Josephine, Dr — director, appointed 11/09/2025on trustee list

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

Daniel Harman
Dr Josephine Sheyin
Tianne Hewitt-Barton

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

Operates in: Lambeth

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/03/2025	£110k	£139k
30/03/2024	£109k	£122k
30/03/2023	£109k	£132k
30/03/2022	£127k	£124k
30/03/2021	£158k	£138k

Common questions

Is LEWIN PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's financial reserves were much reduced, dropping from £67,370 to £38,424, due to an operational loss of around £30,000 driven by increased staff and rental costs. The trustees note that government grant funding has not kept up with costs, though they maintain there are adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Lewknor Preschool.

Lewknor Preschool income £101k
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL income £222k
HERMITAGE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £113k
CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL income £188k
Abbotsham and Alwington Pre-School income £137k
BOLEY PARK PRE SCHOOL income £101k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LEWIN PRE-SCHOOL	£110k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Lewknor Preschool FY2025	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£222k	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt
HERMITAGE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£113k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£188k	—	above	—	no doubt
Abbotsham and Alwington Pre-School FY2025	£137k	—	above	—	no doubt

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