KINGSWOOD METHODIST CHURCH PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1038815 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KINGSWOOD METHODIST CHURCH PRE-SCHOOL

We run a pre-school,over two settings, for children from the age of 2 - 4 years 11 months. We are open Monday to Friday, and our sessions run from 9am-12pm & 12pm-3pm ,term time only. We provide a safe and stimulating environment for all children to learn and develop .

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Latest income

£183k

Latest spending

£195k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the period with a deficit of £11,913, attributed to increases in National Insurance and Minimum Wage not being matched by Early Years Funding. However, the trustees report that previous years' credits allowed the charity to absorb this shortfall, resulting in closing free reserves of £36,481.12.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: Redundancy payments and for rent costs if balance becomes too low. (held: £36k)

“Redundancy payments and for rent costs if balance becomes too low.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Emma Cederholm Mellingchair
Gemma Price
Lucy Kim Prewett

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£183k	£195k
31/08/2024	£218k	£195k
31/08/2023	£165k	£141k
31/08/2022	£124k	£140k
31/08/2021	£144k	£144k

Common questions

Is KINGSWOOD METHODIST CHURCH PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the period with a deficit of £11,913, attributed to increases in National Insurance and Minimum Wage not being matched by Early Years Funding. However, the trustees report that previous years' credits allowed the charity to absorb this shortfall, resulting in closing free reserves of £36,481.12.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP.

ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £178k
MORETON BAPTIST PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £156k
KINGS HILL PRE-SCHOOL income £263k
ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH PLAYGROUP income £150k
KYMBROOK PRESCHOOL income £109k
MARDEN PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £224k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
KINGSWOOD METHODIST CHURCH PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP	£183k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£178k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MORETON BAPTIST PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£156k	—	above	—	no doubt
KINGS HILL PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£263k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH PLAYGROUP FY2024	£150k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KYMBROOK PRESCHOOL FY2025	£109k	—	below	—	no doubt

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