LADYBIRDS PRE-SCHOOL NEWBURY

Registered charity 1161426 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NICOLA COX

Providing Early Years Education to children aged 2-5.

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER STATUARY SCHOOL AGE BY PROVIDING QUALITY CARE AND EDUCATION, WHILST ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO BE INVOLVED IN THEIR CHILD'S LEARNING.

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

£184k

Latest spending

£166k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity produced a surplus of £18,469 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted bank and cash reserves of £37,849.58. The trustees report that the charity trades in surplus or breaks even, with no outstanding debt secured against assets.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: trade in surplus or at worst break even (held: £38k)

“The standing policy is that the Charity must trade in surplus or at worst break even. The Charity cannot operate at a loss without the express permission and agreement of the Trustees.” — page 5

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints 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
Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Ladybirds Pre-School (matched by registered charity number).

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (08/02/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

GERARD O'NEILL
Kathryn Johnstone
Susanne Fisher

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

Operates in: West Berkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£184k	£166k
31/03/2024	£140k	£119k
31/03/2023	£118k	£121k
31/03/2022	£96k	£107k
31/03/2021	£158k	£146k

Common questions

Is LADYBIRDS PRE-SCHOOL NEWBURY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity produced a surplus of £18,469 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted bank and cash reserves of £37,849.58. The trustees report that the charity trades in surplus or breaks even, with no outstanding debt secured against assets. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LADYBIRDS PRE-SCHOOL KEELBY.

LADYBIRDS PRE-SCHOOL KEELBY income £106k
LADYBIRD PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED income £684k
ST. OSWALD'S LADYBIRDS PRE-SCHOOL income £140k
LITTLEBOURNE LADYBIRDS PLAYGROUP income £191k
LANGSHOTT LADYBIRDS NURSERY income £170k
COURTNEY LADYBIRDS PRE-SCHOOL income £154k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LADYBIRDS PRE-SCHOOL NEWBURY	£184k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LADYBIRDS PRE-SCHOOL KEELBY FY2025	£106k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LADYBIRD PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025	£684k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST. OSWALD'S LADYBIRDS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£140k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LITTLEBOURNE LADYBIRDS PLAYGROUP FY2025	£191k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LANGSHOTT LADYBIRDS NURSERY FY2025	£170k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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