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.

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
£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.

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.

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£291k—0above—no doubt
Martlesham Preschool FY2025£201k—0above—no doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£222kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£188k—0above—no doubt
HILLSIDE PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£121k—0unclear—no doubt
ARLESEY PRE-SCHOOL FY2026£168k—0unclear—no doubt

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