BRIGHT SPARKS KINDERGARTEN LTD

Registered charity 1120624 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Bright Sparks Kindergarten provides high quality affordable child care for children aged 2years to 11 years. Income for the day to day running mainly comes from fees charged. Updating of equipment and special projects has to be funded in the main from grant applications , fund raising and voluntary donations. We operate in Sibsey.

Objects

A. TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY FACILITIES FOR THE DAILY CARE, RECREATION, DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AGED 6 WEEKS TO 11 YEARS DURING THE WORKING DAY; ANDB. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THE PERSONS IN THE PROVISION OF SUCH CARE, EDUCATION, DEVELOPMENT AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE EAST KIRKBY AND SIBSEY

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

£210k

Latest spending

£195k

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £48,618 and restricted reserves of £959 at the end of the financial year. The trustees report that despite ongoing financial pressures from government funding shortfalls, the charity has continued to run effectively without significant disruption.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £50,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)

“No employee earned £50,000 per annum or more.” — page 12

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints 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
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Leanne Beltonchair
David Mitchell
Deborah Rolfe
Jessica Taylor
Katherine Twiddy
SARAH BROWN
Stacey Mustill

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£210k	£195k
31/08/2024	£196k	£180k
31/08/2023	£159k	£176k
31/08/2022	£144k	£147k
31/08/2021	£128k	£120k

Common questions

Is BRIGHT SPARKS KINDERGARTEN LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £48,618 and restricted reserves of £959 at the end of the financial year. The trustees report that despite ongoing financial pressures from government funding shortfalls, the charity has continued to run effectively without significant disruption. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of BRIGHT SPARKS KINDERGARTEN LTD earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £50,000 band.

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
King Charles III Charitable Fund	1	—
THE OVO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£662k
THE PAYBACK TIME TRUST	1	£125k
GULF FOR GOOD	1	£72k
DUCHY HEALTH CHARITY LIMITED	1	£22k
MEETINGS INDUSTRY MEETING NEEDS	1	£10k
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY	1	£5k
GILCHRIST EDUCATIONAL TRUST	1	£1k

Charities like this

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

BRIGHT SPARKS PRE SCHOOL income £267k
LITTLE SPARKS PRESCHOOL income £168k
BRIGHT SPARKS NURSERY (ST. PETER'S CHURCH, IPSWICH) income £179k
BRIGHTSPARKS ARTS IN MENTAL HEALTH CIO income £126k
BRIGHT START PRE - SCHOOL income £273k
Brightwell Pre-School income £144k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BRIGHT SPARKS KINDERGARTEN LTD	£210k	Under £50,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BRIGHT SPARKS PRE SCHOOL FY2025	£267k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
LITTLE SPARKS PRESCHOOL FY2025	£168k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BRIGHT SPARKS NURSERY (ST. PETER'S CHURCH, IPSWICH) FY2025	£179k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRIGHTSPARKS ARTS IN MENTAL HEALTH CIO FY2025	£126k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BRIGHT START PRE - SCHOOL FY2025	£273k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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