LINCOLN HALL PRE SCHOOL

Registered charity 1033577 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LINCOLN HALL PLAYGROUP

Lincoln Hall preschool is an early years provider for funded children aged 2- 5 years. We have highly qualified staff with a range of knowledge and expertise. We are passionate for Inclusion which is reflected in the children we have attending, providing a safe, stimulating environment around children's interest, to flourish and reach their full potential according to their individual needs.

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: IN PRACTICE LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS (POPLAR NEIGHBOU

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
£520k
Latest spending
£448k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total net assets of £410,779 at the end of the year, with unrestricted funds of £195,779. The trustees note that after restricted and designated funds, the charity has approximately five months of running costs in reserve to ensure adequate cash flow.

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

What the accounts disclose

Governance: Regulatory engagement regarding serious incident notifications and safeguarding practices.
“Reporting to LADO and making notifications to Ofsted of serious incidents. This has resulted in a further 2 regulatory phone calls or meetings.” — page 1
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by C Zielinski AIPFM. Discloses 3 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£520k
Total spending
£448k
Cost of raising funds
£64k
Reserves (reported)
£215k
Employees
19

Reported reserves equal ~5.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 12.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Tower Hamlets

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£520k£448k
31/03/2024£423k£422k
31/03/2023£394k£402k
31/03/2022£368k£393k
31/03/2021£386k£401k

Common questions

Is LINCOLN HALL PRE SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total net assets of £410,779 at the end of the year, with unrestricted funds of £195,779. The trustees note that after restricted and designated funds, the charity has approximately five months of running costs in reserve to ensure adequate cash flow. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by C Zielinski AIPFM.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund10/08/2006£5kConstruction of storage facilities

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LINDLEY PRESCHOOL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LINCOLN HALL PRE SCHOOL£520k—0unclear—no doubt
LINDLEY PRESCHOOL FY2025£330k—0unclear—no doubt
HAWLEY MEMORIAL HALL PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£170k—0unclear—no doubt
ST HELEN'S PRESCHOOL LITTLE STARS FY2025£121k—0unclear—no doubt
LIGHTHALL UNDER FIVE'S PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£165k—0unclear—no doubt
KINGS HILL PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£263k—0unclear—no doubt

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