HARROLD PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1039965 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HARROLD PRE-SCHOOL

CHILD CARE AT PRE-SCHOOL LEVEL AGES TWO TO SCHOOL AGE. ENABLING CHILDERN TO LEARN THROUGH PLAY.

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
£109k
Latest spending
£102k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Harrold Pre-School generated a surplus of £7,614 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £92,366. The charity holds current assets of £116,234 against minimal creditors of £300, indicating strong liquidity. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and accounts accorded with those records, with no material matters requiring attention.

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: Bedford · Buckinghamshire · Central Bedfordshire · Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£109k£102k
31/08/2024£102k£79k
31/08/2023£68k£70k
31/08/2022£57k£62k
31/08/2021£78k£72k

Common questions

Is HARROLD PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Harrold Pre-School generated a surplus of £7,614 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £92,366. The charity holds current assets of £116,234 against minimal creditors of £300, indicating strong liquidity. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and accounts accorded with those records, with no material matters requiring attention. 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 Fund30/03/2006£5kEquipment