APPLECROFT PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1059313 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

PROVIDING PRE SCHOOL DAY CARE

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.

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Latest income

£108k

Latest spending

£116k

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the period with a loss of £8,679.21, reducing its cash position from £29,491.32 to £20,812.11. The trustees report that inflation and increased government rates for HMRC and pensions are impacting the charity's ability to build reserves, noting they currently hold no contingency fund due to past fraud. Despite these pressures, the independent examiner found no matters requiring attention other than those disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a minimum of £15,000 (held: £21k)

“The trustees aim to hold a minimum of E 15,000 in reserves to meet unforeseen expenditure, losses due to unexpected closures, to cover sudden reductions in fee income due to changing childcare requirements and to cover terminal obligations if the pre-school were to close permanently.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The pre school has to pay out higher amounts to HMRC and pensions and tax due to increased rates put into place by the Government”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The pre-school setting works closely with The Scouts Falkes Association as we lease the Scout Hut as the location for running the pre-school.

“The pre-school setting works closely with The Scouts Falkes Association as we lease the Scout Hut as the location for running the pre-school.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: The pre school has to pay out higher amounts to HMRC and pensions and tax due to increased rates put into place by the Government

“Unfortunately, due to fraud committed against the preschool in January 2020 we do not currently have a contingency fund but are working hard to build this up as soon as possible.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
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Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Debbie Smaileschair

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

Operates in: Luton

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£108k	£116k
31/08/2024	£111k	£107k
31/08/2023	£123k	£113k
31/08/2022	£114k	£111k
31/08/2021	£96k	£113k

Common questions

Is APPLECROFT PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the period with a loss of £8,679.21, reducing its cash position from £29,491.32 to £20,812.11. The trustees report that inflation and increased government rates for HMRC and pensions are impacting the charity's ability to build reserves, noting they currently hold no contingency fund due to past fraud. Despite these pressures, the independent examiner found no matters requiring attention other than those disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE TUDWICK FOUNDATION	1	£3k

Charities like this

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

WORLINGHAM PRE-SCHOOL income £189k
PEACHCROFT PRE-SCHOOL income £206k
CHALDON PRE-SCHOOL income £186k
CASTOR AND AILSWORTH PRE-SCHOOL income £122k
THE CHESTERFORDS COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL income £124k
HIGH WYCH PRE-SCHOOL NURSERY income £224k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
APPLECROFT PRE-SCHOOL	£108k	—	0	above	—	noted
WORLINGHAM PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£189k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PEACHCROFT PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£206k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHALDON PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£186k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CASTOR AND AILSWORTH PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£122k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CHESTERFORDS COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL FY2025	£124k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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