GREAT BARTON PATHWAYS LTD

Registered charity 1125759 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

CHILDCARE PROVISION FOR AGES 3 TO 9 YEARS.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL ("THE OBJECTS") ARE TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT ANDEDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TOUNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPSAND 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 BECOMEINVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFEROPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS ORABILITY;3.2 ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES ANDPROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS;3.3 INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOLLEARNING ALLIANCE.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

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
£246k
Latest spending
£214k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £32,346 for the year ended 31 August 2025, a substantial improvement on the previous year's deficit. Per the trustees' report, total income reached £246,149, driven by a significant increase in Early Years Grant funding, while total expenditure was £213,803. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £174,793, which comfortably exceeds the stated policy target of approximately £71,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations & grants (67% of income)
“Suffolk County Council - Early Years Grant 164,884” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: approximately one school term's staff and office costs (held: £175k)
“they should aim to ensure adequate working capital to cover approximately one school term's staff and office costs. Based on current expenditure levels, this equates to approximately £71.000.”
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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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£246k£214k
31/08/2024£167k£184k
31/08/2023£152k£188k
31/08/2022£155k£162k
31/08/2021£146k£144k

Common questions

Is GREAT BARTON PATHWAYS LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £32,346 for the year ended 31 August 2025, a substantial improvement on the previous year's deficit. Per the trustees' report, total income reached £246,149, driven by a significant increase in Early Years Grant funding, while total expenditure was £213,803. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £174,793, which comfortably exceeds the stated policy target of approximately £71,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund13/01/2009£10kGreat Barton Pathway resurfacing car park