LITTLE LEARNERS AT FULFORD PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1039487 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MEIR HEATH PLAYGROUP

We provide care and education for children aged 2-5 years . also before and after school care

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Latest income

£283k

Latest spending

£218k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £90,431.05, which exceeds its stated policy target of covering one month's salaries. The trustees confirm that the charity has sufficient funds to continue in the future, with a surplus for the year of £64,147.27.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one month of salaries (held: £90k)

“The charity holds limited reserves to cover minimum I months salaries should there be a problem with receipts”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

Total income

£129k

Total spending

£128k

Reserves (reported)

£18k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Adrian Hillchair
ANGELA ALCOCK
Jen Unwin · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Stoke-on-trent City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£283k	£218k
31/12/2024	£165k	£159k
31/12/2023	£126k	£123k
31/12/2022	£1.3m	£128k
31/12/2021	£122k	£114k

Common questions

Is LITTLE LEARNERS AT FULFORD PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £90,431.05, which exceeds its stated policy target of covering one month's salaries. The trustees confirm that the charity has sufficient funds to continue in the future, with a surplus for the year of £64,147.27.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE BURFORD SCHOOL FOUNDATION	1	£16k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WOODFORD PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP.

WOODFORD PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £104k
BOLEY PARK PRE SCHOOL income £101k
UGBOROUGH AND BITTAFORD PRE-SCHOOL income £118k
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL income £222k
BERESFORD PRE-SCHOOL income £111k
BURFORD PRE-SCHOOL income £105k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LITTLE LEARNERS AT FULFORD PRE-SCHOOL	£283k	—	above	—	no doubt
WOODFORD PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£104k	—	above	188.9%	no doubt
BOLEY PARK PRE SCHOOL FY2025	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
UGBOROUGH AND BITTAFORD PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£118k	—	below	—	noted
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£222k	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt
BERESFORD PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£111k	—	unclear	19066.0%	no doubt

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