BUTTONS AND BOWS PRE SCHOOL

Registered charity 1145956 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Community 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.

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
£240k
Latest spending
£227k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity has healthy bank balances with unrestricted cash funds of £197,248 at the end of the period. The trustees report that the pre-school is thriving and continues to operate successfully with a surplus for the year. There are no disclosed material uncertainties or risks to the charity's ability to continue its activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Cambridgeshire County Council Grant (93% of income)
“CAMBS CC GRANT 222,931” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Mrs Julie Howells is also the Manager of the setting and receives an appropriate salary.
“All trustees with the exceptions of Mrs Julie Howells and Mrs Ruth Fox, are volunteers and receive no remuneration or other benefits. Mrs Julie Howells is also the Manager of the setting and receives an appropriate salary.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 2 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.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
Cambridgeshire County Council21127-013 Cambridgeshire County Council Early Years Provision at Sawtry Infant's School (re-tender)06/03/2026£3.5m

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£240k£227k
31/08/2024£236k£192k
31/08/2023£177k£167k
31/08/2022£171k£162k
31/08/2021£157k£153k

Common questions

Is BUTTONS AND BOWS PRE SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity has healthy bank balances with unrestricted cash funds of £197,248 at the end of the period. The trustees report that the pre-school is thriving and continues to operate successfully with a surplus for the year. There are no disclosed material uncertainties or risks to the charity's ability to continue its activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.