THE WILLOWS PRE-SCHOOL, NORTH BRADLEY

Registered charity 1099558 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORTH BRADLEY PRE-SCHOOL

Pre-school for children aged 2 to 4 inclusive.

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 AND BY: (A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY FACILITIES AND TRAINING COURSES, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY. (B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS. (C) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIM OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

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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Latest income
£165k
Latest spending
£163k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total assets of £59,760, but reports an unreserved deficit of minus £16,880 for the 2025-2026 financial year. The majority of funds are held in contingency or ringfenced reserves, totaling £76,640. Projections for the upcoming year indicate a potential surplus of over £2,200.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 45.2% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Overall a total of £3,089 was raised in the year from which £1,395 was spent on running events” — page 1
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-17k)
“The pre-school holds assets of £59,760, the majority of which is held in the HSBC Money Manager Account which offers a small amount of interest. All of these funds are held in contingency or are ringfenced as referenced, leaving a shortfall on the unreserved amount to carry forward for the 2025-2026 financial year of minus £16,880” — page 1
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£165k£163k
31/08/2024£135k£133k
31/08/2023£118k£122k
31/08/2022£106k£101k
31/08/2021£82k£85k

Common questions

Is THE WILLOWS PRE-SCHOOL, NORTH BRADLEY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total assets of £59,760, but reports an unreserved deficit of minus £16,880 for the 2025-2026 financial year. The majority of funds are held in contingency or ringfenced reserves, totaling £76,640. Projections for the upcoming year indicate a potential surplus of over £2,200.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund27/03/2013£7kSculpting Childrens Lives

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE WILLOWS PRE-SCHOOL, NORTH BRADLEY£165k—0below45.2%no doubt
WILLOW BANK PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£198k——unclear—no doubt
WILLASTON PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£192k—0above—no doubt
BRADPOLE CHURCH PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£198k—0unclear—no doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£222kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
WILSTEAD PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£237k—0unclear—no doubt

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