BERINSFIELD PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1033742 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BERINSFIELD EARLY YEARS PRE-SCHOOL, THREE FOOT NOTHING PLAYGROUP

Provision of education and care for children under statutory school age.

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY:(A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY;(B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS;(C) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

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
£195k
Latest spending
£167k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state the charity had an in-year profit of £27,972 for the period ending 31 August 2025. The trustees maintain a general reserve of at least three months of full running costs and redundancy entitlements to secure continued operation against potential reductions in funding. The charity reports high levels of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) which have increased staffing pressures and costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £109k)
“The preschool holds a minimum of 3 months full running costs and redundancy entitlement in general reserve.”
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: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£195k£167k
31/08/2024£157k£163k
31/08/2023£115k£128k
31/08/2022£122k£100k
31/08/2021£91k£88k

Common questions

Is BERINSFIELD PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state the charity had an in-year profit of £27,972 for the period ending 31 August 2025. The trustees maintain a general reserve of at least three months of full running costs and redundancy entitlements to secure continued operation against potential reductions in funding. The charity reports high levels of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) which have increased staffing pressures and costs. 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 Fund23/05/2005£5kNew playground surface.