ST ANDREWS PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED

Registered charity 1153833 · 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 and by involving parents, by offering appropriate play and care facilities under the guidance of the Early Years Foundations Stage regardless of culture, race, religion, means or ability.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL (THE OBJECTS) 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:- 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 ABILITY;2) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS;3) 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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Registered contact address: East Suffolk, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£231k
Latest spending
£223k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £7,453 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward of £46,044. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds reserves of £52,000, which is in excess of its stated policy target of three months of operating expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of operating expenditure (held: £52k)
“The Charity hold reserves in excess of three months of operating expenditure. This target of three months' reserves has been chosen because of the time that it can take for us to receive our Early Years Funding and also that numbers fluctuate at different times of the year.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£231k£223k
31/08/2024£201k£195k
31/08/2023£176k£170k
31/08/2022£155k£156k
31/08/2021£137k£157k

Common questions

Is ST ANDREWS PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £7,453 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward of £46,044. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds reserves of £52,000, which is in excess of its stated policy target of three months of operating expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST ANDREWS PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED£231k—0unclear—no doubt
ST MARYS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2026£238k—0above—no doubt
ST JOHNS EARLY YEARS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£52k—0unclear—no doubt
ST ANDREWS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£172k—0no_policy—no doubt
ST MARGARET'S PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£124k—0below—no doubt
ST JOHN'S UNDER 5'S PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£303k—0above—no doubt

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