BIRCHANGER BUTTERFLIES PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1168548 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity works for the public benefit having as its objects the development & education of children and young people by promoting their:(1) care and safety(2) education and parental involvement(3) health and wellbeing(4) supporting them and their families and carers(5) providing services to individuals holding membership of the CIO(6) furthering the aims of the Early Years Alliance

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

£143k

Latest spending

£154k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £2,057 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £108,892 to £106,835. The trustees note that occupancy is expected to be much lower in 2025/2026 and that the charity is increasing charges to cover rising costs, indicating a dependency on securing sufficient income to maintain operations.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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
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Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (11/07/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Carly Richards
Holly Ann Barrett
Holly Heaps
Joseph Martin Farrington
Kathryn Magaret Leader
Thomas Shore

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£143k	£154k
31/12/2024	£146k	£148k
31/12/2023	£123k	£155k
31/12/2022	£135k	£133k
31/12/2021	£103k	£116k

Common questions

Is BIRCHANGER BUTTERFLIES PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £2,057 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £108,892 to £106,835. The trustees note that occupancy is expected to be much lower in 2025/2026 and that the charity is increasing charges to cover rising costs, indicating a dependency on securing sufficient income to maintain operations. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

BUSY BEES PRE-SCHOOL income £270k
ST JOHN FISHER PRE-SCHOOL income £145k
WOODEN TOPS DAY NURSERY LTD income £476k
BUTTERFLIES PRE-SCHOOL DIDCOT CIO income £170k
CHIDDINGSTONE NURSERY SCHOOL CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION income £117k
BUBBLES PRESCHOOL (BICESTER) income £179k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BIRCHANGER BUTTERFLIES PRE-SCHOOL	£143k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BUSY BEES PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£270k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST JOHN FISHER PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£145k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WOODEN TOPS DAY NURSERY LTD FY2025	£476k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
BUTTERFLIES PRE-SCHOOL DIDCOT CIO FY2024	£170k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHIDDINGSTONE NURSERY SCHOOL CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION FY2025	£117k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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