LITTLE OWLS PRESCHOOL PLYMOUTH CIO
LITTLE OWLS PRE-SCHOOL PLYMOUTH CIO PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY CHILDCARE FOR CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE IN A SAFE AND STIMULATING ENVIRONMENT. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE, FUN WITH LANGUAGE, HEURISTIC PLAY, WOODLAND/FOREST SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, SENSORY ACTIVITIES USING SPECIALIST EQUIPMENT AND VARIOUS OTHER ARTS AND CRAFTS, ROLE PLAY, NUMERACY, LITERACY GAMES AND ACTIVITIES.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £36,670 for the year ended 30 August 2025, with total turnover of £230,274. Per the trustees' report, the charity is undergoing a handover of its operations to Honeyshutes Childcare to ensure continuity of provision, with assets being purchased and remaining monies to be disposed of according to charitable objects. Total members' funds stood at £198,865, including £85,000 in cash and a business bond.
What the accounts disclose
“Grants and subsidies received 183,228”
“The Board agreed to seek a setting with a similar ethos to take over the operation and aimed to achieve this in the 2025-2026 academic year to ensure our families experienced continuous provision and the impact was minimal/negligible. Thus, in late 2024, the Board held discussions with Honeyshutes Childcare who operate a chain of similar sized nurseries in the local community. Both parties felt there were many synergies and the handover process commenced after the EGM in January with a complete handover of the operation, including the lease, by the new academic/financial year.”
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (28/06/2016)
Trustees
- SKYE JANE GODFREYchair
- MARK PICKERSGILL
- NICK HELLINGS
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £230k | £194k |
| 31/08/2024 | £178k | £147k |
| 31/08/2023 | £180k | £165k |
| 31/08/2022 | £184k | £146k |
| 31/08/2021 | £171k | £150k |
Common questions
Is LITTLE OWLS PRESCHOOL PLYMOUTH CIO financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £36,670 for the year ended 30 August 2025, with total turnover of £230,274. Per the trustees' report, the charity is undergoing a handover of its operations to Honeyshutes Childcare to ensure continuity of provision, with assets being purchased and remaining monies to be disposed of according to charitable objects. Total members' funds stood at £198,865, including £85,000 in cash and a business bond. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.