BAILDON VILLAGE PRE SCHOOL

Registered charity 1038776 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BAILDON VILLAGE PLAYGROUP, BALDON VILLAGE PLAYGROUP

Pre School for children from the ages of two to four

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

£136k

Latest spending

£140k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a net payment loss of £3,359 for the year ended 31 August 2025. Free reserves stood at £48,308, which the trustees note is equivalent to five months of operational costs, sitting within their preferred policy range of three to six months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six months of operational costs (held: £48k)

“The reserves policy is to retain between three and six months of operational costs in reserve and that a position in the middle of that range is preferred.” — 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves 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
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Trevor Slaterchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Catherine Murray
Helen Brearley
Jo Garbett
Natasha Gibbs
Peter Moon · trustee of 1 other charity
Sarah Pollard
Sarah Scholefield
Sarah Wilkinson
Zoe Smith

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

Operates in: Bradford City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£136k	£140k
31/08/2024	£145k	£125k
31/08/2023	£109k	£124k
31/08/2022	£115k	£125k
31/08/2021	£118k	£103k

Common questions

Is BAILDON VILLAGE PRE SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a net payment loss of £3,359 for the year ended 31 August 2025. Free reserves stood at £48,308, which the trustees note is equivalent to five months of operational costs, sitting within their preferred policy range of three to six months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

FINDON VILLAGE PRE-SCHOOL income £153k
BOLEY PARK PRE SCHOOL income £101k
BURNHAM PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £136k
THE VILLAGE PRE-SCHOOL E17 income £239k
BODMIN PRE-SCHOOL income £138k
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL income £222k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BAILDON VILLAGE PRE SCHOOL	£136k	—	within	—	no doubt
FINDON VILLAGE PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£153k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BOLEY PARK PRE SCHOOL FY2025	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BURNHAM PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£136k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE VILLAGE PRE-SCHOOL E17 FY2025	£239k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BODMIN PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£138k	—	below	—	no doubt

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