BRAMFIELD STEPPING STONES PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1109971 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STEPPING STONES PRE-SCHOOL

Pre-school providing nursery education and child care

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 REGARDLESS OF 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. IN PRACTICE SUFFOLK.

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
£74k
Latest spending
£77k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had net payments of £2,898 for the year, resulting in a decrease in cash funds from £38,565 to £35,667. The trustees report that pre-school finances remain stable and well managed, with sufficient funds maintained to meet objectives and unforeseen circumstances. No material uncertainties or risks to going concern were identified by the independent examiner.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds to enable it to carry out its objectives and to meet periodic capital expenditure, repairs to the building and unforeseen circumstances (held: £36k)
“It is the policy of the Charity to maintain sufficient funds to enable it to carry out its objectives and to meet periodic capital expenditure, repairs to the building and unforeseen circumstances.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Suffolk County Council Early Years Department provides funding and general advice.
“Support is also provided by Suffolk County Council Early Years Department by funding and general advice.”
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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£74k£77k
31/08/2024£98k£73k
31/08/2023£58k£69k
31/08/2022£59k£57k
31/08/2021£50k£54k

Common questions

Is BRAMFIELD STEPPING STONES PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity had net payments of £2,898 for the year, resulting in a decrease in cash funds from £38,565 to £35,667. The trustees report that pre-school finances remain stable and well managed, with sufficient funds maintained to meet objectives and unforeseen circumstances. No material uncertainties or risks to going concern were identified by the independent examiner. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.