Beaminster Preschool Limited

Registered charity 1102042 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BEAMINSTER PLAYGROUP LIMITED

To enhance the development and education of children under statutory school age in the Beaminster area. This is achieved by the provision of a preschool within the premises of St Mary's Academy. The group is run by staff trained to a high standard and receives support from the Local Authority.

Objects

A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE GROUP PLAY FACILITIES, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS OF TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN, REGARDLESS OF RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION OR MEANSB) 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

Area of benefit: BEAMINSTER, WEST DORSET, DORSET

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

£114k

Latest spending

£131k

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £67,141 to £50,693 due to a net expenditure of £16,448 against total income of £114,264. The trustees report that cash reserves at the year-end were above their stated policy target of three months' operating costs. The charity received an independent examination with no matters requiring attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months operating costs (held: £51k)

“The trustees believe that the charity should hold unrestricted reserves equivalent to 3 months operating costs.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 04908908

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Beaminster Pre-School (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

CAWDRON, Kimberley — director, appointed 01/11/2024on trustee list
LOVELACE, Laura Frances — director, appointed 01/11/2024on trustee list
WHITE, Daniel James — director, appointed 01/11/2024on trustee list
WHITE, Geraldine Elizabeth — director, appointed 01/11/2024on trustee list
HUGHES, Paul Barry — director, appointed 10/01/2023on trustee list
WHITE, Geraldine Elizabeth — secretary, appointed 29/05/2026

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

Daniel James Whitechair
Geraldine Elizabeth White
Kimberley Cawdron
Laura Frances Lovelace
Paul Barry Hughes

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£114k	£131k
31/03/2024	£132k	£124k
31/03/2023	£128k	£100k
31/03/2022	£110k	£90k
31/03/2021	£76k	£75k

Common questions

Is Beaminster Preschool Limited financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £67,141 to £50,693 due to a net expenditure of £16,448 against total income of £114,264. The trustees report that cash reserves at the year-end were above their stated policy target of three months' operating costs. The charity received an independent examination with no matters requiring attention. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

BODMIN PRE-SCHOOL income £138k
BEETLEY AND DISTRICT PRE-SCHOOL income £153k
SOUTHMINSTER PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE income £106k
COLLATON ST. MARY PRE-SCHOOL income £133k
EXMINSTER PRE-SCHOOL income £240k
Abbotsham and Alwington Pre-School income £137k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Beaminster Preschool Limited	£114k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BODMIN PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£138k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
BEETLEY AND DISTRICT PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£153k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTHMINSTER PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE FY2024	£106k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
COLLATON ST. MARY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£133k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
EXMINSTER PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£240k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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