BLACKBERRY LANE PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1107155 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The principal activity of the company is the provision of early years education. The main activities undertaken are the operation of a Nursery and Pre-school; providing a secure, safe and welcoming environment for children from the age of 6 months until 4 years old; enhancing development and education in a "Learning through Play" situation,and encouraging the involvment of parents/carers.

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Latest income

£445k

Latest spending

£361k

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £165,532, up from £81,590 in the prior year, following a net incoming resource surplus of £83,942. The trustees note they are endeavouring to ensure the charity has a reasonable reserve for future operations, though no specific policy target is defined. The charity is exempt from statutory audit and has been independently examined.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: reasonable reserve for future operations (held: £166k)

“The charity's reserves policy is determined by the directors, who are currently endeavouring to ensure the charity has a reasonable reserve for future operations.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Alex Hay
Alissia Knight
Charlotte Lawrence
Christian Meredith
Craig Gillam
Deborah Gibson
Gary Kurth
Gemma Gerrard
Hannah Brewer
Janet Morgan
Jessica Danyluk
Kirsty Hart
Remmi Strange

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

Operates in: Isle Of Wight

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£445k	£361k
31/08/2024	£337k	£329k
31/08/2023	£308k	£337k
31/08/2022	£335k	£383k
31/08/2021	£367k	£351k

Common questions

Is BLACKBERRY LANE PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £165,532, up from £81,590 in the prior year, following a net incoming resource surplus of £83,942. The trustees note they are endeavouring to ensure the charity has a reasonable reserve for future operations, though no specific policy target is defined. The charity is exempt from statutory audit and has been independently examined. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
Waterside Community Fund	1	£2k

Charities like this

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

ST MARGARETS PRE-SCHOOL LACEBY income £171k
LITTLE BERRIES PRE-SCHOOL income £424k
BARBICAN PRE-SCHOOL income £121k
MULBERRY PRE-SCHOOL income £185k
LADYBIRD PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED income £657k
HERMITAGE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £113k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BLACKBERRY LANE PRE-SCHOOL	£445k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MARGARETS PRE-SCHOOL LACEBY FY2025	£171k	—	above	—	no doubt
LITTLE BERRIES PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£424k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BARBICAN PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£121k	—	above	—	no doubt
MULBERRY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£185k	—	unclear	—	noted
LADYBIRD PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED FY2024	£657k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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