BRIGHT START PRE - SCHOOL

Registered charity 1045744 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ALVESCOT ROAD PLAYGROUP

We run a pre-school for 2 - 5 yr olds; we cover all elements of the EYFS.

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Latest income

£273k

Latest spending

£206k

Registered

1995

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained a positive reserve fund covering a minimum of 6 calendar months of running costs, with a total net income of £66,758.92 for the year ended 31st August 2025. The trustees report that the financial case remains good in the short term and that ample reserves exist to absorb any potential losses.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum of 6 calendar months (held: £283k)

“the pre-school has maintained a positive reserve fund to cover running costs for a minimum of 6 calendar months” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Georgina Isbister
JOANNA LAUREL
Lucy Dunn
Rebecca Paddington
Sophie Blizzard

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£273k	£206k
31/08/2024	£259k	£212k
31/08/2023	£226k	£182k
31/08/2022	£262k	£192k
31/08/2021	£198k	£223k

Common questions

Is BRIGHT START PRE - SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintained a positive reserve fund covering a minimum of 6 calendar months of running costs, with a total net income of £66,758.92 for the year ended 31st August 2025. The trustees report that the financial case remains good in the short term and that ample reserves exist to absorb any potential losses. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

BROUGHTON PRE-SCHOOL income £118k
Brightwell Pre-School income £144k
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL income £222k
BOLEY PARK PRE SCHOOL income £101k
CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL income £188k
INTAKE PRE-SCHOOL income £318k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BRIGHT START PRE - SCHOOL	£273k	—	above	—	no doubt
BROUGHTON PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£118k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Brightwell Pre-School FY2025	£144k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£222k	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt
BOLEY PARK PRE SCHOOL FY2025	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£188k	—	above	—	no doubt

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