LADYBIRD PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED

Registered charity 1098690 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The principal activity during the year continues to be the enhancing the development and education of children under the statutory school age.

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Latest income

£657k

Latest spending

£543k

Registered

2003

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year, with total incoming resources of £656,627 and resources expended of £542,997. Retained reserves increased to £269,816, and the directors confirmed the company is entitled to exemption from audit under small companies provisions.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£657k

Total spending

£543k

Reserves (reported)

£267k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~5.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

MARIA ELLEN MATTHEWS

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£657k	£543k
31/12/2023	£515k	£511k
31/12/2022	£517k	£489k
31/12/2021	£432k	£426k
31/12/2020	£350k	£432k

Common questions

Is LADYBIRD PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year, with total incoming resources of £656,627 and resources expended of £542,997. Retained reserves increased to £269,816, and the directors confirmed the company is entitled to exemption from audit under small companies provisions. Its FY2024 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	18/02/2005	£3k	replacement of bikes and toys

Charities like this

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

LADYBIRDS PRE-SCHOOL KEELBY income £106k
LADYBIRDS PLAYGROUP income £126k
LANGSHOTT LADYBIRDS NURSERY income £170k
COURTNEY LADYBIRDS PRE-SCHOOL income £154k
Little Birds Pre-school income £210k
LITTLEBOURNE LADYBIRDS PLAYGROUP income £191k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LADYBIRD PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED	£657k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LADYBIRDS PRE-SCHOOL KEELBY FY2025	£106k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LADYBIRDS PLAYGROUP FY2025	£126k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LANGSHOTT LADYBIRDS NURSERY FY2025	£170k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
COURTNEY LADYBIRDS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£154k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Little Birds Pre-school FY2025	£210k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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