BROOKLYN PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP LIMITED

Registered charity 1131400 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing pre-school education

Objects

TO CARRY ON THE BUSINESS OF PROPRIETORS AND OPERATORS OF DAY NURSERIES AND CHILD CARE SERVICES TO PURCHASE OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRE ESTABLISH MAINTAIN CONDUCT AND CARRY ON NURSERIES SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES FOR THE CARE AND EDUCATION OF BABIES GIRLS AND BOYS

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
£195k
Latest spending
£168k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net surplus of £27,087 for the year, increasing its total funds to £74,507. The trustees state that unrestricted reserves of £34,507 are adequate to cover day-to-day operations and that the charity can continue as a going concern. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £22,156 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“One Trustee was employed by the Charity in the year. Their gross earnings during the reporting period were as follows: Gemma Cottrell: £22,156” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months forward operating costs (held: £35k)
“An objective has been set of building adequate reserves over time to cover six months forward operating costs” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: One trustee (Gemma Cottrell) received remuneration as an employee (£22,156), but not for trustee duties. No other trustees received remuneration or out-of-pocket expenses.
“No Trustees received renumeration or out of pocket expenses for there services as a Trustee. One Trustee was employed by the Charity in the year. Their gross earnings during the reporting period were as follows: Gemma Cottrell: £22,156” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee employment
“One Trustee was employed by the Charity in the year. Their gross earnings during the reporting period were as follows: Gemma Cottrell: £22,156 (2024: £20,163) This amount does not relate to payment for their duties as Trustee.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£195k£168k
31/12/2024£144k£150k
31/12/2023£129k£144k
31/12/2022£154k£147k
31/12/2021£153k£147k

Common questions

Is BROOKLYN PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net surplus of £27,087 for the year, increasing its total funds to £74,507. The trustees state that unrestricted reserves of £34,507 are adequate to cover day-to-day operations and that the charity can continue as a going concern. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of BROOKLYN PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £22,156 band.