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Little Pips Pre-School at The Camden Centre

Registered charity 1139360 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BARNA-BUS PRE SCHOOL

Little Pips Pre-School is a fully inclusive, community pre-school offering quality early years education to children 2-5 years of age. We are based in The Camden Centre, which is a Community Centre in the heart of Tunbridge Wells. We are open for 46 weeks of the years five days a week for 9.5 hours a day. We have close links to local schools and support services.

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Latest income
£202k
Latest spending
£220k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a loss of £18,228, reducing unrestricted reserves to £37,575. The trustees report that the charity was financially unviable in its current state and needed to go through a redundancy process, but negotiations with the landlord reduced rent to allow it to remain open for another year. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Fees, Local Authority funding and afterschool clubs (100% of income)
“Total income for the year was £201,650 (2024: £255,272) and included £737 (2024: £802) in donations and grants.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of running costs (held: £38k)
“The trustees consider that the charity needs to hold sufficient reserves to meet its running costs for 3 months.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Mrs A Johnson and Mrs F Harvey, trustees, were remunerated for their roles as teachers in the pre-school. Their aggregate remuneration, including employer's National Insurance and employer's pension contributions, was £51,898.
“Mrs A Johnson and Mrs F Harvey, trustees, were remunerated for their roles as teachers in the pre-school. Their aggregate remuneration, including employer's National Insurance and employer's pension contributions, was £51,898 (2024: £49,100).” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Mrs A Nailor (wife of trustee Mr A Nailor) is employed as Deputy Manager.
“The wife of Mr A Nailor, trustee, is employed by the charity as Deputy Manager and received remuneration, including employer's National Insurance and employer's pension contributions, of £19,660 during the year (2024: £17,960).” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£202k£220k
31/08/2024£255k£251k
31/08/2023£205k£180k
31/08/2022£162k£148k
31/08/2021£127k£135k

Common questions

Is Little Pips Pre-School at The Camden Centre financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a loss of £18,228, reducing unrestricted reserves to £37,575. The trustees report that the charity was financially unviable in its current state and needed to go through a redundancy process, but negotiations with the landlord reduced rent to allow it to remain open for another year. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.