DANBURY PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1111808 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DANBURY PRE-SCHOOLS, DANBURY PRESCHOOLS LTD

The charity provides Pre-School childcare facilities and a Before and After School club for the local community in Danbury, Essex. It strives to enhance the development and education of children, primarily of Pre-School age, by offering appropriate play, education, care facilities and training courses. Instigating, adhering and furthering the objectives of the Pre-School Learning Alliance.

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 THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE. ESSEX

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

£180k

Latest spending

£201k

Registered

2005

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £21,149 for the year ended 5th April 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves to £100,083. The trustees note that these cash balances are sufficient to allow all creditors to be paid on time.

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: £100k)

“The Management Committee tries to ensure that there are unrestricted reserves sufficient to cover three months operating costs.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: The preschool manager, who was appointed as a trustee, received remuneration of £26,181 and employer pension contributions of £783 in their capacity as an employee, separate from their duties as a trustee.

“During the year, the preschool manager was appointed as a trustee of the Charity. They are employed by the Charity in a staff capacity, separate from their duties as a trustee. In respect of this employment, the trustee received: - Remuneration: £26,181 - Employer Pension Contributions: £783” — page 11

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
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Amy Emily Jones
Ella Jean Anne Barrowman
Ian Weir
Michelle Collier
Sarah Hannah Butt Gardner
Stacey Ann Turk

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£180k	£201k
05/04/2024	£152k	£177k
05/04/2023	£166k	£152k
05/04/2022	£172k	£167k
05/04/2021	£161k	£164k

Common questions

Is DANBURY PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £21,149 for the year ended 5th April 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves to £100,083. The trustees note that these cash balances are sufficient to allow all creditors to be paid on time. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/11/2005	£3k	Additional play resources

Charities like this

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

TUTBURY PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £206k
DATCHWORTH PRE-SCHOOL income £101k
DALTON PRE-SCHOOL NURSERY income £423k
HANBOROUGH PRE-SCHOOL income £204k
BODMIN PRE-SCHOOL income £138k
YATELEY COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL income £227k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
DANBURY PRE-SCHOOL	£180k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TUTBURY PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£206k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DATCHWORTH PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DALTON PRE-SCHOOL NURSERY FY2025	£423k	—	above	—	no doubt
HANBOROUGH PRE-SCHOOL FY2026	£204k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BODMIN PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£138k	—	below	—	no doubt

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