GREAT BOWDEN PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1039424 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GREAT BOWDEN PLAYGROUP

Pre-school for children 2 years to 5 years.

Objects

The aims of the Pre-school are to enhance the development and education of children primarily under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups and by:(a) offering appropriate play, education and care facilities, family learning and extended hours groups, together with the right of parents to take responsibility for and to become involved in the activities of such groups, ensuring that such groups offer opportunities for all children whatever their race, culture, religion, means or ability;(b) encouraging the study of the needs of such children and their families and promoting public interest in and recognition of such needs in the local areas;(c) Instigating and adhering to and furthering the aims and objects of the Pre-school Learning Alliance.

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
£151k
Latest spending
£133k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated total receipts of £150,749 against total payments of £133,303, resulting in a net surplus for the year. Cash funds increased from £157,039 at the start of the period to £174,395 at the end. The trustees considered an audit unnecessary and an independent examination was conducted.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Funding Received (79% of income)
“Funding Received 118,597” — page 1
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£151k£133k
31/08/2024£128k£122k
31/08/2023£143k£103k
31/08/2022£121k£111k
31/08/2021£107k£90k

Common questions

Is GREAT BOWDEN PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated total receipts of £150,749 against total payments of £133,303, resulting in a net surplus for the year. Cash funds increased from £157,039 at the start of the period to £174,395 at the end. The trustees considered an audit unnecessary and an independent examination was conducted. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.