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BLUE COAT PRE-SCHOOL UNIT AND BUSY BEES

Registered charity 1092513 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We provide pre-school education for children aged 2 years to 4 years and out of school care for children who attend Blue Coat Primary School - aged 4 years to 11 years.

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Latest income
£368k
Latest spending
£353k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income of £15,048 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a previous net expenditure. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves totalled £218,011, which is above the stated policy target of £126,367, indicating a stable financial position with sufficient liquidity to meet future obligations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months total expenditure and redundancy liabilities (held: £218k)
“Under our reserves policy the Unit aims to hold reserves consisting of: o Reserves to meet possible redundancy liabilities o General contingency reserves equal to three months total expenditure” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rent paid to Blue Coat Primary School
“Rent is paid quarterly to Blue Coat Primary School for the use of the Pre-School and Busy Bees facilities. There is no formal agreement in place with the school, but we have a good informal relationship with the school and rent payable to the school is agreed annually.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£368k£353k
31/03/2024£275k£302k
31/03/2023£244k£247k
31/03/2022£173k£176k
31/03/2021£124k£112k

Common questions

Is BLUE COAT PRE-SCHOOL UNIT AND BUSY BEES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income of £15,048 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a previous net expenditure. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves totalled £218,011, which is above the stated policy target of £126,367, indicating a stable financial position with sufficient liquidity to meet future obligations. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
READING BLUE COAT AND ARCHBISHOP LAUD CHARITABLE TRUST1£175k
ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY (WITH THE INSTITUTE OF BRITISH GEOGRAPHERS)1£7k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BLUE COAT PRE-SCHOOL UNIT AND BUSY BEES£368k—0unclear—no doubt
READING BLUE COAT SCHOOL FY2025£19.4m£200,001 - £210,000—below—no doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£222kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
BUSY BEES PRE-SCHOOL (CHAPMANSLADE) FY2024£128k—0unclear—no doubt
BOLEY PARK PRE SCHOOL FY2025£101k—0unclear—no doubt
CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£188k—0above—no doubt

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