LOWDHAM PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1032534 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LOWDHAM AND EPPERSTONE PRE-SCHOOL, LOWDHAM PLAYGROUP, LOWDHAM PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP, LOWDHAM UNDER FIVES

PROVIDES SESSIONAL DAYCARE FOR PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN AGED 1-5 YEARS.

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Latest income

£353k

Latest spending

£236k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a markedly stronger financial performance for the year ended 31 August 2025, with free reserves increasing to £184,302 from £67,360 the previous year. This improvement was attributed to operational changes and increased demand for facilities, resulting in total receipts exceeding payments by £116,942.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Simon Edwardschair
Alex Holland
Gemma Rockley
Jane Louise Proctor
Natalie Robertson · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Nottingham City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£353k	£236k
31/08/2024	£205k	£164k
31/08/2023	£140k	£139k
31/08/2022	£134k	£144k
31/08/2021	£114k	£130k

Common questions

Is LOWDHAM PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a markedly stronger financial performance for the year ended 31 August 2025, with free reserves increasing to £184,302 from £67,360 the previous year. This improvement was attributed to operational changes and increased demand for facilities, resulting in total receipts exceeding payments by £116,942. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	11/09/2009	£10k	Outdoors and Physical Play Project

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
BLANCHMINSTER TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LUDWELL VALLEY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTRE.

LUDWELL VALLEY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTRE income £175k
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL income £222k
DATCHWORTH PRE-SCHOOL income £101k
CHADDLEWOOD PRE-SCHOOL income £339k
MARHAMCHURCH PLAYSCHOOL income £100k
SUNBEAMS PRE SCHOOL (NORTH MUNDHAM) income £103k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LOWDHAM PRE-SCHOOL	£353k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LUDWELL VALLEY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTRE FY2025	£175k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£222k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
DATCHWORTH PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£101k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHADDLEWOOD PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£339k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
MARHAMCHURCH PLAYSCHOOL FY2025	£100k	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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