STEWARTBY PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1038144 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STEWARTBY PLAYSCHOOL

Stewartby Pre-School is a small Pre-School for 36 children. It is in a lovely setting and provides good high quality childcare for 2 and half year olds to 4 years old.Stewartby Pre-School is graded as a three times Outstanding setting by Ofsted in 2010.2015 and 2019 and we pride ourselves on making sure every child reaches their full potential while they our with us.

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
£155k
Latest spending
£156k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net deficit of £1,128.53, reducing its unrestricted reserves to £8,989.29. The trustees confirm the setting remains financially stable and sustainable, with no material uncertainties regarding its future. The primary financial risk identified is the reliance on Local Authority funding and fluctuations in child attendance.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: appropriate level... to cover essential repairs and maintenance, potential staffing costs such as redundancies, and any unforeseen circumstances or emergencies (held: £9k)
“The pre-school maintains an appropriate level of financial reserves to ensure the continued stability and sustainability of the setting. These reserves are held to cover essential repairs and maintenance, potential staffing costs such as redundancies, and any unforeseen circumstances or emergencies that may arise.”
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: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£155k£156k
31/08/2024£159k£147k
31/08/2023£142k£133k
31/08/2022£142k£134k
31/08/2021£142k£129k

Common questions

Is STEWARTBY PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net deficit of £1,128.53, reducing its unrestricted reserves to £8,989.29. The trustees confirm the setting remains financially stable and sustainable, with no material uncertainties regarding its future. The primary financial risk identified is the reliance on Local Authority funding and fluctuations in child attendance. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.