BARN OWLS ETCHINGHAM PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1041020 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ETCHINGHAM UNDER FIVES

Provision of education and learning through play to under fives in the local area

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Latest income
£118k
Latest spending
£127k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit for the year, with total payments exceeding total receipts. Despite this, the trustees report a healthy cash balance of approximately £22,000 at year-end, noting that they aim to keep a healthy cash reserve to weather challenging years. The primary financial risk identified is the reliance on central funding which may not keep pace with rising national living wage costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a healthy cash reserve to help us to weather any challenging years and enable us to pay for any unforeseen outgoings (held: £23k)
We aim to keep a healthy cash reserve to help us to weather any challenging years and enable us to pay for any unforeseen outgoings.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Sussex · Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£118k£127k
31/07/2024£145k£134k
31/07/2023£126k£145k
31/07/2022£119k£128k
31/07/2021£114k£110k

Common questions

Is BARN OWLS ETCHINGHAM PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit for the year, with total payments exceeding total receipts. Despite this, the trustees report a healthy cash balance of approximately £22,000 at year-end, noting that they aim to keep a healthy cash reserve to weather challenging years. The primary financial risk identified is the reliance on central funding which may not keep pace with rising national living wage costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with COLLINGHAM AND DISTRICT PRE-SCHOOL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BARN OWLS ETCHINGHAM PRE-SCHOOL£118k0aboveno doubt
COLLINGHAM AND DISTRICT PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£208k0withinno doubt
TYWARDREATH PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£113k0aboveno doubt
NEEDINGWORTH COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£124k0unclearno doubt
HAYLANDS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£226k0unclearno doubt
CHARNOCK RICHARD PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£165k0belowno doubt

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