CRICK PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1155397 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

PROVIDING EARLY YEARS EDUCATION FOR PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN.

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:- 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;ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS;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
£157k
Latest spending
£146k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves stood at £39,561, which is above the stated policy target of covering 20% of average annual expenditure. The charity reported a net income of £10,662 for the year, with total incoming resources of £156,236 against resources expended of £145,965.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum of 20% of the average annual expenditure (held: £40k)
“Crick Pre-School aims to maintain sufficient financial reserves to cover a minimum of 20% of the average annual expenditure.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£157k£146k
31/08/2024£119k£126k
31/08/2023£110k£116k
31/08/2022£94k£106k
31/08/2021£94k£106k

Common questions

Is CRICK PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves stood at £39,561, which is above the stated policy target of covering 20% of average annual expenditure. The charity reported a net income of £10,662 for the year, with total incoming resources of £156,236 against resources expended of £145,965. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund20/12/2012£8kCrick Gets Outdoors