NEW MILLSIDE PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1031538 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BEACONSFIELD ROAD PLAYGROUP, 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.

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Latest income
£291k
Latest spending
£244k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Buckinghamshire County Council Early Years Funding (86% of income)
The main source of funding continues to be through Buckinghamshire County Council Early Years Funding £250,244 — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: one terms running costs (approx. 4 months - around £96,000) (held: £171k)
This amount has been calculated as the equivalent of one terms running costs (approx. 4 months - around £96,000). — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund03/05/2018£10kNew Millside's Fresh Start

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 Martlesham Preschool.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NEW MILLSIDE PRE-SCHOOL£291k0aboveno doubt
Martlesham Preschool FY2025£201k0aboveno doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£222kUnder £60,0000unclearno doubt
CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£188k0aboveno doubt
HILLSIDE PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£121k0unclearno doubt
MILLINGTON ROAD NURSERY SCHOOL TRUST FY2025£312k0unclearno doubt

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