STARLINGS PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1039597 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STARLINGS PLAYGROUP

The charity runs a pre-school to enhance development and education of children under statutory school age.

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 THROGH 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
£374k
Latest spending
£302k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £199,479, which is above the charity's policy target of maintaining six months of unrestricted expenditure. The trustees consider the financial position to be good and report a surplus for the year, with no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

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: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£374k£302k
31/08/2024£289k£239k
31/08/2023£266k£244k
31/08/2022£205k£187k
31/08/2021£241k£231k

Common questions

Is STARLINGS PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £199,479, which is above the charity's policy target of maintaining six months of unrestricted expenditure. The trustees consider the financial position to be good and report a surplus for the year, with no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund15/10/2004£5kPlay equipment & computer