OAK FARM PRESCHOOL

Registered charity 1032174 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OAK FARM PLAYGROUP

We are a parent/committee run pre school with well qualified staff consisting of manager, deputy and practitioners. We offer childcare provision for children aged 2 years and upwards. We open term time only, Monday to Friday 08.30 - 3.30pm.

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Latest income

£175k

Latest spending

£149k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts provided are a narrative annual report rather than statutory financial statements, so no audited financial figures are disclosed. The trustees state they aim to keep fees affordable for families in an area of deprivation. There is no explicit statement regarding the charity's reserves or financial sustainability beyond the operational description.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income

£12.6m

Total spending

£13.7m

Cost of raising funds

£13.7m

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Christine Guinnesschair
Kimberley Ryan
fiona Von Mollendorf
kerry Doody
sara small

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£175k	£149k
31/03/2024	£12.6m	£13.7m
31/03/2023	£100k	£115k
31/03/2022	£95k	£100k
31/03/2021	£81k	£90k

Common questions

Is OAK FARM PRESCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts provided are a narrative annual report rather than statutory financial statements, so no audited financial figures are disclosed. The trustees state they aim to keep fees affordable for families in an area of deprivation. There is no explicit statement regarding the charity's reserves or financial sustainability beyond the operational description.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ORCHARD PARK PRE-SCHOOL (YORK).

ORCHARD PARK PRE-SCHOOL (YORK) income £104k
LONG OAK PRE-SCHOOL income £138k
LITTLE OAKS PRE-SCHOOL income £249k
THERFIELD VILLAGE PRE-SCHOOL income £101k
THE OAKS NURSERY income £145k
LITTLE OAKS COMMUNITY NURSERY income £301k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
OAK FARM PRESCHOOL	£175k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ORCHARD PARK PRE-SCHOOL (YORK) FY2025	£104k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LONG OAK PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£138k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LITTLE OAKS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£249k	—	above	—	no doubt
THERFIELD VILLAGE PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE OAKS NURSERY FY2025	£145k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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