ALPHABETS PRESCHOOL BOTLEY

Registered charity 1036169 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BOTLEY PLAYGROUP

Providing play and learning in a safe and secure environment for children aged 2 years to school age

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
£116k
Latest spending
£125k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity finished the financial year with a loss of £8,676, resulting in a net asset balance of £5,507. The trustees report that while the organization is in a good financial position, rising costs for rent, wages, and pensions have impacted the surplus. They intend to monitor the situation regularly to ensure the charity remains in a safe and secure financial position.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to enable the pre-school to meet its objectives (held: £6k)
“The committee’s aim is to retain sufficient reserves to enable the pre-school to meet its objectives.” — 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Alphabets Preschool Botley (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£116k£125k
31/08/2024£109k£121k
31/08/2023£118k£124k
31/08/2022£100k£116k
31/08/2021£113k£114k

Common questions

Is ALPHABETS PRESCHOOL BOTLEY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity finished the financial year with a loss of £8,676, resulting in a net asset balance of £5,507. The trustees report that while the organization is in a good financial position, rising costs for rent, wages, and pensions have impacted the surplus. They intend to monitor the situation regularly to ensure the charity remains in a safe and secure financial position. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ALPHABETS PRESCHOOL BOTLEY£116k—0unclear—no doubt
CHARLBURY PRESCHOOL FY2024£156k—0unclear—no doubt
LEPTON C E PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£316k—0unclear—no doubt
WOODLEY PRESCHOOL FY2025£134k—0unclear—noted
TYWARDREATH PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£113k—0above—no doubt
THE WOODLEY PRE-SCHOOL (READING) FY2025£185k—0unclear—no doubt

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