MEADOW FARM PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1103488 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MEADOWFARM PARENTS & TODDLERS

Offer a community group for local families where they can get support and advice whilst the children are involved with a play session

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 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 ABILITYB) 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 AREASC) 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
£137k
Latest spending
£124k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £12,913 at the end of the period, which is below the stated policy target of £10,000? No, the policy is to hold £10,000. The actual is £12,913. Wait, let's re-read. Policy:

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Council Funding (78% of income)
“Council Funding 109,501” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £10000.00 to cover a monthly outgoing (held: £13k)
“We hold a reserve of £10000.00 to cover a monthly outgoing” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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: Shropshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£137k£124k
31/03/2024£118k£121k
31/03/2023£106k£100k
31/03/2022£75k£92k
31/03/2021£102k£80k

Common questions

Is MEADOW FARM PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £12,913 at the end of the period, which is below the stated policy target of £10,000? No, the policy is to hold £10,000. The actual is £12,913. Wait, let's re-read. Policy: Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.