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.

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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.

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Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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.