Brighter Bunnies Pre School Playgroup

Registered charity 1045977 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DAISY HILL PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

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
£96k
Latest spending
£103k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £6,999 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds to £19,926. The trustees highlight significant financial pressures due to low government funding rates relative to rising costs, noting that the charity is highly dependent on continued family funding and faces sustainability concerns. Despite these challenges, the trustees maintain that the current cash reserves are adequate for their policy target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £20k)
“The charity aims to keep cash reserves equivalent to a minimum of 3 months’ expenditure.” — page 5
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: Bolton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£96k£103k
31/07/2024£85k£89k
31/07/2023£97k£84k
31/07/2022£61k£67k
31/07/2021£63k£62k

Common questions

Is Brighter Bunnies Pre School Playgroup financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £6,999 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds to £19,926. The trustees highlight significant financial pressures due to low government funding rates relative to rising costs, noting that the charity is highly dependent on continued family funding and faces sustainability concerns. Despite these challenges, the trustees maintain that the current cash reserves are adequate for their policy target. 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 Fund04/07/2019£5kDaisy Chains Part Two