LITTLEBOURNE LADYBIRDS PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1049558 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Littlebourne Ladybirds Pre-school offers high quality pre school education to the children of Littlebourne and the surrounding area.

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Latest income

£191k

Latest spending

£188k

Registered

1995

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a profit of £3,485.55 on a turnover of £191,140.44 for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees note that increased minimum wage costs have impacted finances, requiring fee increases as government funding has not fully covered the shortfall.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“The majority of the Pre-school funding is met by government funding. Further funding comes through sessional fees. We also raise funds through various fundraising activities.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Emma Yonge
Helen Hilton
Holly Young
Jen Gallagher
Lucy Starr
Rebecca Gibson
Sarah Childs
carol childs

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£191k	£188k
31/03/2024	£171k	£166k
31/03/2023	£144k	£148k
31/03/2022	£141k	£138k
31/03/2021	£131k	£131k

Common questions

Is LITTLEBOURNE LADYBIRDS PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a profit of £3,485.55 on a turnover of £191,140.44 for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees note that increased minimum wage costs have impacted finances, requiring fee increases as government funding has not fully covered the shortfall. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

LADYBIRD PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED income £657k
LADYBIRDS PRE-SCHOOL KEELBY income £106k
Little Birds Pre-school income £210k
COURTNEY LADYBIRDS PRE-SCHOOL income £154k
LANGSHOTT LADYBIRDS NURSERY income £170k
LADYBIRDS PLAYGROUP income £126k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LITTLEBOURNE LADYBIRDS PLAYGROUP	£191k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LADYBIRD PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED FY2024	£657k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LADYBIRDS PRE-SCHOOL KEELBY FY2025	£106k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Little Birds Pre-school FY2025	£210k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
COURTNEY LADYBIRDS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£154k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LANGSHOTT LADYBIRDS NURSERY FY2025	£170k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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