NOAH'S ARK PRE SCHOOL (SWANTON MORLEY)

Registered charity 1062209 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Objects

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: LOCAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · Recreation · Get email alerts

Latest income
£217k
Latest spending
£209k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £23,547, up from £15,936 the previous year, following a net income of £7,611. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme with no disclosed deficit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: J Downey received £6,834 for her role as a member of staff working within the nursery.
“J Downey, a Trustee, received £6,834 (2024 - £nil) for her role as a member of staff working within the nursery.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Noah's Ark Preschool (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£217k£209k
31/03/2024£148k£149k
31/03/2023£133k£122k
31/03/2022£98k£96k
31/03/2021£51k£48k

Common questions

Is NOAH'S ARK PRE SCHOOL (SWANTON MORLEY) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £23,547, up from £15,936 the previous year, following a net income of £7,611. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme with no disclosed deficit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/04/2018£20kALB - Armed forces Covenant Fund Trust- Covenent Fund

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE SIMMONS AND SIMMONS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£205k
THE PENNIES FOUNDATION1£40k
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NOAH'S ARK PRE-SCHOOL (BILLERICAY).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NOAH'S ARK PRE SCHOOL (SWANTON MORLEY)£217k—0unclear—no doubt
NOAH'S ARK PRE-SCHOOL (BILLERICAY) FY2025£159k—0unclear—no doubt
NOAH'S ARK NURSERY SCHOOL FY2025£245k—0above—no doubt
NOAH'S ARK CHRISTIAN PRE-SCHOOL (BUCKHURST HILL) FY2025£241k—0above—no doubt
NOAH'S ARK PRE-SCHOOL (WERRINGTON) FY2025£111k—0unclear—no doubt
NOAH'S ARK ( TOLWORTH ) PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£201k—0unclear—no doubt

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