JACK IN THE BOX PRE- SCHOOL

Registered charity 1038378 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JACK IN THE BOX PLAYGROUP (WENDOVER)

Educating young children from two until five.

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Latest income
£160k
Latest spending
£174k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £25,314.48 at the end of the financial year, held specifically to cover redundancy in the case of closure. The trustees report that there are no uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, although they identify risks related to low attendance and government funding levels.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Fees and government funding
The charity’s main sources of funds are Fees collected from fee paying children attending the Pre-School and income received from Buckinghamshire County Council for those children aged 2 and 3 and above who are entitled to funded sessions.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: funds to cover redundancy in the case of closure (held: £25k)
Our policy is to hold funds to cover redundancy in the case of closure.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£160k£174k
31/08/2024£135k£119k
31/08/2023£102k£107k
31/08/2022£102k£107k
31/08/2021£66k£74k

Common questions

Is JACK IN THE BOX PRE- SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £25,314.48 at the end of the financial year, held specifically to cover redundancy in the case of closure. The trustees report that there are no uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, although they identify risks related to low attendance and government funding levels. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
JACK IN THE BOX PRE- SCHOOL£160k0unclearno doubt
JACK AND JILL PRESCHOOL FY2025£128k0aboveno doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£222kUnder £60,0000unclearno doubt
JACK AND JILL PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£161k0unclearnoted
ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£178k0unclearno doubt
CHARNOCK RICHARD PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£165k0belowno doubt

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