CATEY PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1135211 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

early years education from age 2 yrs to 5 yrs

Objects

1 OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES AND TRAINING COURSES, 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 ABILITY2 ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS3 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: Babergh, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£146k
Latest spending
£127k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £18,456 for the financial year ending September 2025, with total turnover increasing to £92,481. Per the treasurer's report, the charity holds £46,926.87 in its current account and £31,928.65 in a contingency fund, while noting that operational costs have risen significantly due to minimum wage increases. The trustees report that the charity continues to balance its finances despite government funding not fully matching wage increases.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Government funding (72% of income)
“The majority of our funding (72%) comes from the government allocation through Suffolk County Council”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: the amount required to cover emergencies and termination costs
“the contingency fund is the amount required to cover emergencies and termination costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“We will continue to walk a tight-rope balancing our finances.” — page 2
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by John Parker & co. Discloses 5 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)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2025

  • Government income: £113,865 — grants £113,865 (12); 78% of the £145,664 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

  • Government income: £60,537 — grants £60,537 (10); 64% of the £94,854 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

  • Government income: £58,290 — grants £58,290 (12); 74% of the £78,726 total gross income on the same return

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

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£146k£127k
30/09/2024£95k£83k
30/09/2023£79k£77k
30/09/2022£69k£73k
30/09/2021£74k£69k

Common questions

Is CATEY PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £18,456 for the financial year ending September 2025, with total turnover increasing to £92,481. Per the treasurer's report, the charity holds £46,926.87 in its current account and £31,928.65 in a contingency fund, while noting that operational costs have risen significantly due to minimum wage increases. The trustees report that the charity continues to balance its finances despite government funding not fully matching wage increases. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by John Parker & co.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CATEY PRE-SCHOOL£146k—0unclear—noted
TISBURY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£100k—0above—no doubt
ATTENBOROUGH CHURCH PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£207k—0unclear—no doubt
BUTTSBURY PRE-SCHOOL FY2026£328k——unclear—no doubt
THE COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£121k—0unclear—no doubt
SOUTH BRETTON PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£151k—0above—no doubt

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