LADYBIRDS PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1058636 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LADYBIRDS PRE-SCHOOL NEWBURY

Ladybirds pre-school is a nursery school providing a fun learning environment for 2-4 year olds.

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY 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.

Causes: Education/training · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£74k
Latest spending
£78k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a loss of £3,577 for the financial year, which was expected. Reserves are maintained at a level meeting the stated policy of three months' operating costs, and the independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of operating costs (held: £59k)
“There is a policy of 3-months operating costs which is being met.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Manager's partner assisted with website design.
“This year, the Committee approved two people with connections to the Pre-School to assist the Committee, one parent to help with fundraising, and the Manager’s partner to help with building a new website.” — 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.

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: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£74k£78k
31/07/2024£65k£68k
31/07/2023£70k£72k
31/07/2022£56k£62k
31/07/2021£40k£59k

Common questions

Is LADYBIRDS PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a loss of £3,577 for the financial year, which was expected. Reserves are maintained at a level meeting the stated policy of three months' operating costs, and the independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.