THE WENDOVER PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1157324 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provide pre-school education for 2-5 year olds in the local community.

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Latest income

£97k

Latest spending

£82k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a financial loss in real terms during the year, despite reporting a surplus of £14,881 which included a £15,000 Sustainability Grant. The trustees identify main risks as increased staff costs, insufficient government funding, and a downturn in registered children. Unrestricted reserves stood at £42,236, which is above the stated policy target of covering three months of running costs (£20,500).

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: £42k)

“Our Policy is to hold funds to cover 3 months running costs (£20,500), and in addition funds to cover staff redundancy (£20,500).” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Register events

Received assets from another charity (26/01/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

CAROL ANN GRAY · trustee of 1 other charity
Lauren Avis Bradshaw
SARAH LOUISE WILLIAMS · trustee of 1 other charity
SHARON LOUISE TAPPING

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£97k	£82k
31/08/2024	£81k	£75k
31/08/2023	£63k	£64k
31/08/2022	£60k	£62k
31/08/2021	£60k	£59k

Common questions

Is THE WENDOVER PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a financial loss in real terms during the year, despite reporting a surplus of £14,881 which included a £15,000 Sustainability Grant. The trustees identify main risks as increased staff costs, insufficient government funding, and a downturn in registered children. Unrestricted reserves stood at £42,236, which is above the stated policy target of covering three months of running costs (£20,500). Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.