COURTNEY LADYBIRDS PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1036160 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LADYBIRD PLAYGROUP (KINGSWOOD), LADYBIRD PRE-SCHOOL

We are a pre-school who work in the Kingswood area of Bristol. The pre-school have just been given "GOOD" by ofsted, which is fantastic.

Objects

THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL ARE 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 IN 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
£154k
Latest spending
£194k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a loss for the year, with total expenditure of £193,536 against income of £153,536. Per the trustees' report, the charity remains viable due to accumulated savings, although reserves are diminishing. The trustees maintain a reserves policy target of six months' expenditure, with actual unrestricted reserves reported at £111,967.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“The main reasons for variation on budgeted figures being: The first term Grant payment for Autumn 2024 was paid into the previous years financial accounts in August 2024 rather than September 2024 which has made our loss exaggerated. Income Parent fees were down by £3550 on previous year Nursery education grant down by £6025”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £112k)
“Charity reserves are to be maintained at such levels to allow the charity to cover 6 months' worth of expenditure” — page 7
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: Bristol City · South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£154k£194k
31/08/2024£177k£178k
31/08/2023£126k£134k
31/08/2022£135k£158k
31/08/2021£120k£101k

Common questions

Is COURTNEY LADYBIRDS PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a loss for the year, with total expenditure of £193,536 against income of £153,536. Per the trustees' report, the charity remains viable due to accumulated savings, although reserves are diminishing. The trustees maintain a reserves policy target of six months' expenditure, with actual unrestricted reserves reported at £111,967. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
COURTNEY LADYBIRDS PRE-SCHOOL£154k—0unclear—no doubt
LADYBIRDS PRE-SCHOOL KEELBY FY2025£106k—0unclear—no doubt
LADYBIRD PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025£684k——unclear—no doubt
LADYBIRDS PRE-SCHOOL SOUTHAMPTON FY2025£424k—0unclear—no doubt
ST. OSWALD'S LADYBIRDS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£140k—0unclear—no doubt
LADYBIRDS PRE-SCHOOL NEWBURY FY2025£184k—0unclear—no doubt

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