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SAPLINGS PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1038172 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OLD SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

PRE SCHOOL LEARNINGWe provide sessional care for up to 28 children aged between 2 and five years old, working within the framework of the EYFS and regulated by Ofsted

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Latest income
£52k
Latest spending
£106k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is closing its operations on August 31, 2025, due to unsustainable financial losses and a lack of sufficient funds to continue. Total expenditure for the year significantly exceeded total income, resulting in a near-zero closing balance of £79.55. The trustees report that remaining funds will be transferred to another charity upon closure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Total Income for the year. £ 52,464.11”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £80)
“the reserve left after that is tiny and will not be sufficient to carry on running”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: accounts NOT prepared on a going-concern basis (closing, merging or winding up)
“Therefore, with regret, I am raising a motion to close Saplings Pre School on August 31 st 2025” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£52k£106k
31/08/2024£62k£67k
31/08/2023£60k£68k
31/08/2022£57k£68k
31/08/2021£60k£63k

Common questions

Is SAPLINGS PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is closing its operations on August 31, 2025, due to unsustainable financial losses and a lack of sufficient funds to continue. Total expenditure for the year significantly exceeded total income, resulting in a near-zero closing balance of £79.55. The trustees report that remaining funds will be transferred to another charity upon closure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.