DUXFORD PRESCHOOL

Registered charity 1165461 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DUXFORD PLAYGROUP

Duxford Preschool is a small, welcoming and vibrant Ofsted-registered preschool that cares for children from the age of two years and three months to five years old.

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

£135k

Latest spending

£158k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £107,078.50 following an unrestricted loss of £23,237.86, driven by increased operational costs and reduced attendance. The trustees note that funding rates remain below actual running costs and that the sector landscape is impacting admission numbers, requiring close monitoring of long-term sustainability. Despite these pressures, the charity maintains reserves significantly above its stated policy target of approximately £53,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Early Years Funding (65% of income)

“This ‘early years funding’ income totalled £87,432.21 (2024: £106,191.35), representing 64.7% of our total income.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: approximately £53,000 (held: £107k)

“the Preschool’s Reserves Policy has been updated to keep reserves of approximately £53,000; a contingency sum which provides for 1 terms expenditure and redundancy obligations.”

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
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls 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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (09/03/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

STEPHEN BURGESSchair
Catherine Frances Dunn
Fabiana DeOliveiria Delcanton
Karla Marwood
Kayleigh Orrock
Kelly McClain Hathaway
Sophie Eyeington

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£135k	£158k
31/08/2024	£192k	£132k
31/08/2023	£116k	£148k
31/08/2022	£120k	£92k
31/08/2021	£94k	£92k

Common questions

Is DUXFORD PRESCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £107,078.50 following an unrestricted loss of £23,237.86, driven by increased operational costs and reduced attendance. The trustees note that funding rates remain below actual running costs and that the sector landscape is impacting admission numbers, requiring close monitoring of long-term sustainability. Despite these pressures, the charity maintains reserves significantly above its stated policy target of approximately £53,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LITTLE LEARNERS AT FULFORD PRE-SCHOOL.

LITTLE LEARNERS AT FULFORD PRE-SCHOOL income £283k
DULWICH VILLAGE PRE-SCHOOL income £110k
DAUXWOOD PRE-SCHOOL GROUP income £148k
BUXWORTH PRE-SCHOOL income £120k
BERESFORD PRE-SCHOOL income £111k
FULFORD PRE-SCHOOL income £179k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
DUXFORD PRESCHOOL	£135k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
LITTLE LEARNERS AT FULFORD PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£283k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
DULWICH VILLAGE PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£110k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
DAUXWOOD PRE-SCHOOL GROUP FY2025	£148k	—	—	unclear	1.0%	no doubt
BUXWORTH PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£120k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
BERESFORD PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£111k	—	0	unclear	19066.0%	no doubt

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