BROOKSIDE PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1035696 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BROOKSIDE PLAYGROUP

We raise funds for new equipment, toys and day trips by means of sponsorship from the parents/carers of the children.

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Latest income

£162k

Latest spending

£139k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves stood at £32,137.29, which the trustees note covers approximately three months of running costs. The charity's principal sources of funds are childcare funding from the local council, fees paid by parents, and small fundraising ventures. The main risks identified are a reduction in admissions and rising running costs such as staffing, rent, and utilities.

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: £32k)

“We have a reserve which we have ring fenced which would cover approximately 3 months running costs / redundancy payments.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Elizabeth Bradburychair
Deryn Ruth Flowers
Georgina Holmes
Keeley Hempshall
Osian Abel Flowers
Sadia Mohammed
Sarah Richardson
Victoria Holmes

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

Operates in: Stockport

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£162k	£139k
31/08/2024	£146k	£125k
31/08/2023	£130k	£115k
31/08/2022	£102k	£130k
31/08/2021	£117k	£101k

Common questions

Is BROOKSIDE PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves stood at £32,137.29, which the trustees note covers approximately three months of running costs. The charity's principal sources of funds are childcare funding from the local council, fees paid by parents, and small fundraising ventures. The main risks identified are a reduction in admissions and rising running costs such as staffing, rent, and utilities.

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
St Andrews Chorleywood PCC	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PRESTON BROOK PLAYGROUP.

PRESTON BROOK PLAYGROUP income £180k
HOLBROOK AND DISTRICT PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £159k
SOUTH STREET PRE-SCHOOL income £141k
BARBICAN PRE-SCHOOL income £121k
HILLSIDE PRE-SCHOOL income £121k
COTEBROOK PRE-SCHOOL income £134k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BROOKSIDE PRE-SCHOOL	£162k	—	above	—	no doubt
PRESTON BROOK PLAYGROUP FY2025	£180k	—	above	—	no doubt
HOLBROOK AND DISTRICT PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£159k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTH STREET PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£141k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BARBICAN PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£121k	—	above	—	no doubt
HILLSIDE PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£121k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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