ST BARNABAS PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1131877 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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.

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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Registered contact address: Dacorum, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£294k

Latest spending

£247k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £47,055 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted funds of £151,310. The trustees consider these reserves to be at the right level, noting that the charity has achieved its policy objective of maintaining funds equivalent to three to six months of expenditure. The filing confirms the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between three and six month's expenditure (held: £151k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month's expenditure.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Inspection and regulatory ratings

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Ofsted — St Barnabas Pre-School: Good · Ofsted

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
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Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
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Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Kelly Taylor-Mason
Pauline Worrell
Roseann Good
SEAN ROBERT PIKE

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£294k	£247k
31/03/2024	£239k	£250k
31/03/2023	£219k	£269k
31/03/2022	£205k	£211k
31/03/2021	£207k	£174k

Common questions

Is ST BARNABAS PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £47,055 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted funds of £151,310. The trustees consider these reserves to be at the right level, noting that the charity has achieved its policy objective of maintaining funds equivalent to three to six months of expenditure. The filing confirms the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST ANDREWS PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED.

ST ANDREWS PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED income £231k
BRIARY PRE-SCHOOL income £281k
ST MARYS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £238k
BIRSTALL PRE-SCHOOL income £448k
FETCHAM VILLAGE PRE SCHOOL income £210k
Escrick Pre-School income £89k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST BARNABAS PRE-SCHOOL	£294k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST ANDREWS PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025	£231k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRIARY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£281k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MARYS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2026	£238k	—	above	—	no doubt
BIRSTALL PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£448k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FETCHAM VILLAGE PRE SCHOOL FY2025	£210k	—	above	—	no doubt

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