ARLESEY PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1130845 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a pre-school set in in the village of Arlesey in Beds. OFSTED registered and provide early education for children aged 2 until the age of 5. We can cater for 26 children per session and run 9 sessions a week. We are self funding so receive no additional monies other than for over 3's from the county council. We fund raise at least 5 times a year to support the running of the pre-school

Objects

The aims of the pre-school are 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, education and care facilities, family learning and extended hours groups, 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(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 aims and objects of the Pre-school Learning 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
£168k
Latest spending
£167k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £14,738.13 at the end of the fiscal year, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover emergencies. The document does not disclose a reserves policy target, nor does it report any financial difficulties or going concern issues.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Governance: The document states: 'There is no formal process in recruiting any Trustees, they rely heavily on one of the Committee members to undertake that role.' This indicates a lack of formal governance procedures for trustee recruitment, which is a serious internal control matter.
“There is no formal process in recruiting any Trustees, they rely heavily on one of the Committee members to undertake that role.” — page 1
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 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: Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£168k£167k
31/03/2025£141k£135k
31/03/2024£125k£123k
31/03/2023£120k£119k
31/03/2022£105k£102k

Common questions

Is ARLESEY PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £14,738.13 at the end of the fiscal year, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover emergencies. The document does not disclose a reserves policy target, nor does it report any financial difficulties or going concern issues.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ARLESEY PRE-SCHOOL£168k—0unclear—no doubt
CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£188k—0above—no doubt
NEW MILLSIDE PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£291k—0above—no doubt
BERESFORD PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£111k—0unclear19066.0%no doubt
GARRAS OWLETS PRE SCHOOL FY2025£110k—0above—no doubt
BOLEY PARK PRE SCHOOL FY2025£101k—0unclear—no doubt

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