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.

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:3.1 OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE 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;3.2 ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS;3.3 INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THEIR PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE ISLE OF WIGHT.

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

£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.

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
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management 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
Volunteer management

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	£3k

Charities like this

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

BRIARY PRE-SCHOOL income £262k
ST MARGARETS PRE-SCHOOL LACEBY income £171k
STOCKTON LANE PRE-SCHOOL income £134k
LITTLE BERRIES PRE-SCHOOL income £424k
BARBICAN PRE-SCHOOL income £121k
MULBERRY PRE-SCHOOL income £185k

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
BRIARY PRE-SCHOOL FY2024	£262k	—	above	—	no doubt
ST MARGARETS PRE-SCHOOL LACEBY FY2025	£171k	—	above	—	no doubt
STOCKTON LANE PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£134k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LITTLE BERRIES PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£424k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BARBICAN PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£121k	—	above	—	no doubt

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