SELBY COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1049138 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SELBY COMMUNITY UNDER 5'S PLAYGROUP

THE AIM OF THE PRE-SCHOOL IS TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN, PRIMARILY UNDER THE STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN. WE OFFER APPROPRIATE PLAY FACILITIES AND STUDY THE NEEDS AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHILDREN.THE PRE-SCHOOL FOLLOWS THE REGULATIONS SET DOWN BY THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE.

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
£88k
Latest spending
£93k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net incoming resource deficit of £5,241 for the year ended 31 July 2025, reducing total funds from £30,114 to £24,873. The trustees note that funds fluctuate constantly due to changes in children's attendance and that they aim to hold a maximum of £10,000 in reserve. The charity relies significantly on NYCC funding, which accounted for the majority of its incoming resources.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: NYCC Funding (89% of income)
“NYCC Funding 78,711 - 78,711 74,969” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: maximum of £10,000 (held: £25k)
“We try to hold a maximum of £10,000 in reserve.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The pre-school rents the hall from the Community Centre which is owned and run by Selby Community Trust.
“The pre-school rents the hall from the Community Centre which is owned and run by Selby Community Trust.” — page 4
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: Care Quality Commission; 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: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£88k£93k
31/07/2024£95k£119k
31/07/2023£88k£98k
31/07/2022£70k£76k
31/07/2021£96k£85k

Common questions

Is SELBY COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net incoming resource deficit of £5,241 for the year ended 31 July 2025, reducing total funds from £30,114 to £24,873. The trustees note that funds fluctuate constantly due to changes in children's attendance and that they aim to hold a maximum of £10,000 in reserve. The charity relies significantly on NYCC funding, which accounted for the majority of its incoming resources. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.