MARLOW BOTTOM PRE-SCHOOL CIO

Registered charity 1155265 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a local pre-school which aims to enhance the development and education of children primarily under statutory school age.

Objects

THE CHARITY WORKS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT HAVING AS ITS OBJECTS THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR BY:(1) PROMOTING THEIR CARE AND SAFETY;(2) PROMOTING THEIR EDUCATION AND PROMOTING PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT;(3) PROMOTING THEIR HEALTH AND WELLBEING;(4) PROVIDING SERVICES TO SUPPORT THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS;(5) PROVIDING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS HOLDING MEMBERSHIP OF THE CIO; AND(6) FURTHERING THE AIMS 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

£165k

Latest spending

£162k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity completed the year with a net operating surplus of £2,714.44 and holds total net assets of £115,838.39. The trustees note that the Preschool Learning Alliance recommends holding approximately £34,000 in reserve, representing three months of running costs. The charity identifies principal risks related to potential decreases in pupil numbers and physical loss of access to its building.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £116k)

“The Preschool Learning Alliance recommends holding 3 months running costs in reserve – approximately £34,000.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Marlow Bottom Pre-school CIO (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (25/05/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Danielle Woodcraftchair
Christopher Richard Stevens
Stephanie McKellar

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£165k	£162k
31/08/2024	£144k	£137k
31/08/2023	£126k	£125k
31/08/2022	£125k	£110k
31/08/2021	£110k	£98k

Common questions

Is MARLOW BOTTOM PRE-SCHOOL CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity completed the year with a net operating surplus of £2,714.44 and holds total net assets of £115,838.39. The trustees note that the Preschool Learning Alliance recommends holding approximately £34,000 in reserve, representing three months of running costs. The charity identifies principal risks related to potential decreases in pupil numbers and physical loss of access to its building.