NEW MILLSIDE PRE-SCHOOL
The charity provides pre-school services within Aylesbury for children between the ages of 2 to 5 years. We have recently been awarded outstanding status by Ofsted.
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
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a surplus of £40,157 and total unrestricted reserves of £171,300. The trustees report that reserves are significantly higher than their policy target of approximately £96,000, noting that the excess will be reduced gradually over a 3.5-year period to improve provision.
What the accounts disclose
“The main source of funding continues to be through Buckinghamshire County Council Early Years Funding £250,244” — page 5
“This amount has been calculated as the equivalent of one terms running costs (approx. 4 months - around £96,000).” — page 6
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- 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
Trustees
- Amber Mason
- Carley Brown
- Ellyn Gattlin
- Emma Lake
- Karen Braithwaite
- Lauren Davenport
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £291k | £244k |
| 31/08/2024 | £274k | £212k |
| 31/08/2023 | £229k | £215k |
| 31/08/2022 | £197k | £187k |
| 31/08/2021 | £214k | £184k |
Common questions
Is NEW MILLSIDE PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a surplus of £40,157 and total unrestricted reserves of £171,300. The trustees report that reserves are significantly higher than their policy target of approximately £96,000, noting that the excess will be reduced gradually over a 3.5-year period to improve provision. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 03/05/2018 | £10k | New Millside's Fresh Start |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| St Andrews Chorleywood PCC | 1 | £5k |
Charities like this
- Martlesham Preschool
- YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL
- CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL
- HILLSIDE PRE-SCHOOL
- ARLESEY PRE-SCHOOL
- MILLINGTON ROAD NURSERY SCHOOL TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW MILLSIDE PRE-SCHOOL | £291k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| Martlesham Preschool | £201k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL | £222k | Under £60,000 | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL | £188k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| HILLSIDE PRE-SCHOOL | £121k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ARLESEY PRE-SCHOOL | £168k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |