ST PAUL'S BECKENHAM PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1037127 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST PAULS BECKENHAM PLAYGROUP

We are a church based pre-school, managed by a committee comprising parent and church representatives. All our employed staff hold early years qualifications or equivalent and the team includes parent volunteers. The facilities used by the pre-school include a large well-equipped hall and a dedicated outdoor play area.

Objects

THE AIM OF THE PRE-SCHOOL IS 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 FACILITIES AND TRAINING COURSES, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OF 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

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE BECKENHAM

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

£141k

Latest spending

£140k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £1,505 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with unrestricted reserves totaling £64,668. The trustees report that the charity is in a strong position to continue its activities, although the going concern basis is explicitly dependent on continuing grant aid. Reserves are maintained at approximately £65,000, aligning with the stated policy target of one half of annual expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £65k; policy: at least one half of annual expenditure ie approximately e65, 000)

“As at 31 August 2025 lhe Charity had unrestricted reserves of f64,668. The Charity's current policy is to endeavour to maintain reserves of at least one half of annual expenditure ie approximately e65, 000.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The charity is entirely dependent on continuing grant aid and as a consequence the going concern basis is also dependent on the continuing grant aid.” — page 12

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

BARBARA ELIZABETH SPENCERchair
Elizabeth Ballaster
NICHOLAS KEITH HOWICK · trustee of 4 other charities
Petrina Maria Crowe
Sara Victoria Parr

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

Operates in: Bromley

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£141k	£140k
31/08/2024	£120k	£115k
31/08/2023	£72k	£98k
31/08/2022	£104k	£101k
31/08/2021	£87k	£73k

Common questions

Is ST PAUL'S BECKENHAM PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £1,505 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with unrestricted reserves totaling £64,668. The trustees report that the charity is in a strong position to continue its activities, although the going concern basis is explicitly dependent on continuing grant aid. Reserves are maintained at approximately £65,000, aligning with the stated policy target of one half of annual expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST MARGARETS PRE-SCHOOL LACEBY.

ST MARGARETS PRE-SCHOOL LACEBY income £171k
ST LEONARDS PRE - SCHOOL income £260k
BEENHAM PRESCHOOL income £129k
Horsford & St Faiths Pre-School income £108k
ST PETER'S PRE-SCHOOL (STAFFORD) LTD income £400k
ST GREGORY'S PRE-SCHOOL LTD income £294k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST PAUL'S BECKENHAM PRE-SCHOOL	£141k	—	below	—	noted
ST MARGARETS PRE-SCHOOL LACEBY FY2025	£171k	—	above	—	no doubt
ST LEONARDS PRE - SCHOOL FY2025	£260k	—	above	—	no doubt
BEENHAM PRESCHOOL FY2025	£129k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Horsford & St Faiths Pre-School FY2025	£108k	—	above	—	no doubt
ST PETER'S PRE-SCHOOL (STAFFORD) LTD FY2025	£400k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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