STICKY FISH PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1128798 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of education of children primarily under statutory school age in accordance with Christian principles at an establishment known as Sticky Fish Pre-School operating from Fishponds Baptist Church in Bristol.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY CONSIDER APPROPRIATE INCLUDING ESTABLISHING AND/OR OPERATING ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT OR ESTABLISHMENTS WITHIN BRISTOL AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UK OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND PARTICULARLY BY PROVIDING CHRISTIAN-BASED HIGH QUALITY EARLY YEARS EDUCATION AS A SERVICE TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY TOGETHER WITH PARENTING SUPPORT FOR THE FAMILIES INVOLVED.

Area of benefit: BRISTOL AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UK OR THE WORLD

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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Registered contact address: Bristol, City of, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£157k
Latest spending
£145k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity received £157,102 in income and spent £144,617 during the financial period ending 31/08/2025. Government grants constituted the primary income source at £123,109. The charity maintains a financial reserves policy and has no trading subsidiaries.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: Yes
“Financial reserves policy and procedures Yes”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from related party
“Donations from related parties What was the value of your charity’s single highest value donation received from a related party during the financial period of this return? £ 15,167”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Inspection and regulatory ratings

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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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

  • Government income: £123,109 — grants £123,109 (1); 78% of the £157,102 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Government income: £120,826 — grants £120,826 (1); 86% of the £140,116 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Government income: £108,600 — grants £108,600 (1); 93% of the £116,951 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 31/08/2025 (received 14/09/2026, 76 days after the 30/06/2026 due date); year ending 31/08/2023 (received 02/12/2024, 155 days after the 30/06/2024 due date); year ending 31/08/2022 (received 13/07/2023, 13 days after the 30/06/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£157k£145k
31/08/2024£140k£128k
31/08/2023£117k£111k
31/08/2022£113k£108k
31/08/2021£92k£88k

Common questions

Is STICKY FISH PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity received £157,102 in income and spent £144,617 during the financial period ending 31/08/2025. Government grants constituted the primary income source at £123,109. The charity maintains a financial reserves policy and has no trading subsidiaries.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
STICKY FISH PRE-SCHOOL£157k—0unclear—no doubt
STICKY FINGERS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£190k—0unclear—no doubt
LITTLE FISHES PRE-SCHOOL (BRACKLEY) FY2025£89k—0unclear—no doubt
ST PETER'S FURZE PLATT LITTLE FISHES PRE SCHOOL FY2025£133k—0above—no doubt
FISH & BRICKS PRE-SCHOOL AT GATEWAY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2026£151k—0below—no doubt
LITTLE FISHES PRE SCHOOL FY2025£148k—0unclear—no doubt

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