THE LEARNING TREE PRE- SCHOOL

Registered charity 1091155 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE LEARNING TREE PRE- SCHOOL @ TIMEBRIDGE

Early Years Education for children aged between 2 years and the age of 5

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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Registered contact address: Croydon, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£500k

Latest spending

£467k

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds free reserves of £54,992, which has increased from the previous year. The trustees note that the cost of providing services exceeds the statutory hourly rates paid by statutory funding, indicating a reliance on other sources or reserves to cover the shortfall. The filing confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: to provide for redundancy payments should the charity have to downsize or cease operations (reserves figure: £55k)

“A reserve has been established to provide for redundancy payments should the charity have to downsize or cease operations”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Inspection and regulatory ratings

Matched to this charity by name; verify provider identity on the regulator’s site.

Ofsted — The Learning Tree Pre-school: Good · Ofsted

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
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Government income: £421,174 — contracts £418,026 (3), grants £3,148 (1); 84% of the £499,627 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Government income: £438,237 — contracts £438,237 (3); 97% of the £453,044 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Government income: £419,444 — contracts £414,188 (3), grants £5,256 (1); 95% of the £439,893 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

CAROLE MARY BONNERchair
MELANIE HARTLEY · trustee of 1 other charity
ROBERT EDWARD ELLIOTT · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Croydon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£500k	£467k
31/12/2024	£453k	£416k
31/12/2023	£440k	£367k
31/12/2022	£342k	£391k
31/12/2021	£353k	£370k

Common questions

Is THE LEARNING TREE PRE- SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds free reserves of £54,992, which has increased from the previous year. The trustees note that the cost of providing services exceeds the statutory hourly rates paid by statutory funding, indicating a reliance on other sources or reserves to cover the shortfall. The filing confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/02/2008	£3k	The Learning Tree Pre-School
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/05/2006	£4k	Fence Replacement

Charities like this

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

LITTLE LEARNERS PRE SCHOOL income £153k
Early Days Pre-School income £181k
THE TREE HOUSE CHILDREN'S CENTRE income £336k
REEPHAM PRE SCHOOL income £102k
NORTHERN PRE SCHOOL income £204k
OLDLAND PRESCHOOL income £217k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE LEARNING TREE PRE- SCHOOL	£500k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
LITTLE LEARNERS PRE SCHOOL FY2025	£153k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
Early Days Pre-School FY2025	£181k	£29,856	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE TREE HOUSE CHILDREN'S CENTRE FY2025	£336k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
REEPHAM PRE SCHOOL FY2025	£102k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NORTHERN PRE SCHOOL FY2025	£204k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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