MONTROSE PRESCHOOL

Registered charity 1037511 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MONTROSE PLAYGROUP

To provide a happy and effective pre school learning environment for 18 children from the local community.

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS

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

£168k

Latest spending

£134k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a substantial cash balance at the end of the year, driven by increased local authority grants and full occupancy of pre-school places. However, the trustees note significant financial risks, including a near-total dependence on local authority funding and the potential impact of inflation or wage increases on viability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Local authority grants

“This was largely due to an increase in the levels of local authority grants and the fact that almost all the Pre-School places were filled all year.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: six months running expenses, plus the amount equal to the staff entitlement to Statutory Redundancy, plus an estimate of the costs of the removal of the equipment outdoors

“To achieve a reserve balance at any given time, equal to six months running expenses, plus the amount equal to the staff entitlement to Statutory Redundancy, plus an estimate of the costs of the removal of the equipment outdoors” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The Trustees recognise six areas of risk to their operation. Firstly, there is the financial risk. As most of the children attending the Pre-School are on funded places, the charity is almost completely dependent upon grants from the local authority for its operation.” — page 4

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

AELWYN TAYLORchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Aghileh Djafari Marbini
Christine Joyce Buttle
DAVID JOHN FOINETTE
David Alexander Nixon · trustee of 1 other charity
Frances Joy Drummond · trustee of 1 other charity
Rebecca Margaret Ryan
SUSAN MARY ALDRIDGE · trustee of 1 other charity
Sailesh Shah

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

Operates in: Harrow

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£168k	£134k
31/08/2024	£143k	£120k
31/08/2023	£113k	£121k
31/08/2022	£123k	£122k
31/08/2021	£118k	£120k

Common questions

Is MONTROSE PRESCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a substantial cash balance at the end of the year, driven by increased local authority grants and full occupancy of pre-school places. However, the trustees note significant financial risks, including a near-total dependence on local authority funding and the potential impact of inflation or wage increases on viability. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

MOSTERTON PRE-SCHOOL income £176k
BROOKSIDE PRE-SCHOOL income £162k
COLLINGHAM AND DISTRICT PRE-SCHOOL income £208k
KIRKBURTON PRE-SCHOOL income £107k
CHIDDINGSTONE NURSERY SCHOOL CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION income £117k
BEAUMONT COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL income £231k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MONTROSE PRESCHOOL	£168k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
MOSTERTON PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£176k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BROOKSIDE PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£162k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
COLLINGHAM AND DISTRICT PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£208k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
KIRKBURTON PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£107k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
CHIDDINGSTONE NURSERY SCHOOL CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION FY2025	£117k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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