LADYBIRDS PRE-SCHOOL KEELBY

Registered charity 1043683 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KEELBY YARBOROUGH PLAYGROUP

Pre-School Provision for 2 to 4 year old children

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
£106k
Latest spending
£122k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £15,970 for the year ended 31 August 2025, primarily due to decreased income and increased overheads. Unrestricted reserves fell to £12,410, which is below the stated policy target of three months' costs. The charity is currently undergoing a structural change to become a Charitable Incorporated Organisation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months costs (held: £12k)
“The reserves policy is to maintain unrestricted reserves sufficient to cover 3 months costs.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Key management personnel (including directors) received compensation of £29,088.
“Key management personnel (including directors) received compensation of £29,088 (2024: £32,897)” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Key management personnel (including directors) received compensation of £29,088.
“Key management personnel (including directors) received compensation of £29,088 (2024: £32,897)” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Independent examiner identified a matter of concern: unable to verify expenses to invoices due to missing invoices from previous bookkeeper.
“During our examination, we were unable to verify expenses to invoices, as these had been provided to the previous bookkeeper who the Trustees, charity employees and my firm have been unable to contact.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£106k£122k
31/08/2024£121k£116k
31/08/2023£103k£123k
31/07/2022£108k£110k
31/07/2021£94k£104k

Common questions

Is LADYBIRDS PRE-SCHOOL KEELBY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £15,970 for the year ended 31 August 2025, primarily due to decreased income and increased overheads. Unrestricted reserves fell to £12,410, which is below the stated policy target of three months' costs. The charity is currently undergoing a structural change to become a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LADYBIRDS PRE-SCHOOL KEELBY£106k—0unclear—no doubt
LADYBIRDS PRE-SCHOOL NEWBURY FY2025£184k—0unclear—no doubt
LADYBIRD PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025£684k——unclear—no doubt
ST. OSWALD'S LADYBIRDS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£140k—0unclear—no doubt
COURTNEY LADYBIRDS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£154k—0unclear—no doubt
LANGSHOTT LADYBIRDS NURSERY FY2025£170k—0unclear—no doubt

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