MULBERRY PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1062690 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MULBERRY PRE-SCHOOL AND CALSHOT ANNEX

As a pre-school we provide early years education for children aged 2 years to school age. We are registered with OFSTED and the Early Years Alliance and follow the EYFS to deliver a fully inclusive, high quality provision.

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Latest income
£185k
Latest spending
£208k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the period with a deficit of £22,517.20, resulting in a net decrease in funds. The trustees note that the charity is in a better financial position than the previous year but warn that sustainability is at risk if government funding does not keep pace with rising wage and national insurance costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: pay redundancies should the setting close and for the upkeep of the pre-school building (held: £33k)
“We maintain reserves in order to pay redundancies should the setting close. These reserves are also used for the upkeep of the pre-school building.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“If the funding for 3-4 year olds does not increase and keep in line with increases in minimum/living wage rates and NI rates then we will always struggle to remain sustainable.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£185k£208k
31/08/2024£187k£172k
31/08/2023£135k£113k
31/08/2022£110k£132k
31/08/2021£125k£137k

Common questions

Is MULBERRY PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the period with a deficit of £22,517.20, resulting in a net decrease in funds. The trustees note that the charity is in a better financial position than the previous year but warn that sustainability is at risk if government funding does not keep pace with rising wage and national insurance costs.

Who funds MULBERRY PRE-SCHOOL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MULBERRY PRE-SCHOOL as a grant recipient include Waterside Community Fund.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Waterside Community FundFY2023£2kSchools/Colleges/Preschools
Waterside Community FundFY2022£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government28/02/2024£29kARMED FORCES FAMILY 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
COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF DEVON1£400

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SHERWOOD PRESCHOOL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MULBERRY PRE-SCHOOL£185k—0unclear—noted
SHERWOOD PRESCHOOL FY2025£356k—0unclear—no doubt
WEMBURY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£118k—0unclear—no doubt
LITTLE BERRIES PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£424k—0unclear—no doubt
MOULTON PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£115k—0unclear—no doubt
SOMERVILLE PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£108k—0unclear—no doubt

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