LAKE STREET NURSERY AND PRE-SCHOOL CIO

Registered charity 1174863 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LAKE STREET NURSERY AND PRE-SCHOOL

The group provides education and childcare for children from age 18 months up to 4 years of age, running Monday and Friday in school term times. Following the EYFS, learning is play based with a strong emphasis on outdoor learning, key person approach and well-being and involvement.The Nursery also runs a baby and toddler group and occasional parent events and holiday clubs.

Objects

THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR BY:PROMOTING THEIR CARE AND SAFETY;PROMOTING THEIR EDUCATION AND PROMOTING PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT;PROMOTING THEIR HEALTH AND WELLBEING;PROVIDING SERVICES TO SUPPORT THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS;PROVIDING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS HOLDING MEMBERSHIP OF THE CIO; ANDFURTHERING 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

£167k

Latest spending

£180k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a deficit of £12,979 for the year, improving on the prior year's deficit. Reserves have fallen to £32,574, which is below the policy target of three months' running costs plus redundancy payments. The trustees consider the charity a going concern but note significant financial pressure due to low government funding rates and recruitment challenges.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £33k; policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure)

“The charity reserve stands at £32,574. This falls below the provision in the reserves policy for 3 months expenses plus redundancy pay.”

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
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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (17/03/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Anna Sabisky
Anna Seeley
Ben Haydon
CATHERINE MOREY
Leila Watson
Nicola Small

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£167k	£180k
31/08/2024	£137k	£156k
31/08/2023	£131k	£140k
31/08/2022	£177k	£144k
31/08/2021	£122k	£117k

Common questions

Is LAKE STREET NURSERY AND PRE-SCHOOL CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a deficit of £12,979 for the year, improving on the prior year's deficit. Reserves have fallen to £32,574, which is below the policy target of three months' running costs plus redundancy payments. The trustees consider the charity a going concern but note significant financial pressure due to low government funding rates and recruitment challenges. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NETHERTHONG PRE-SCHOOL AND OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB.

NETHERTHONG PRE-SCHOOL AND OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB income £221k
ST MARGARETS PRE-SCHOOL LACEBY income £171k
TILEHOUSE STREET PRESCHOOL AND NURSERY income £166k
PARKSTONE PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £123k
GOOSTREY PRE-SCHOOL income £147k
CHIDDINGSTONE NURSERY SCHOOL CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION income £117k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LAKE STREET NURSERY AND PRE-SCHOOL CIO	£167k	—	below	—	no doubt
NETHERTHONG PRE-SCHOOL AND OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB FY2025	£221k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MARGARETS PRE-SCHOOL LACEBY FY2025	£171k	—	above	—	no doubt
TILEHOUSE STREET PRESCHOOL AND NURSERY FY2025	£166k	—	above	—	noted
PARKSTONE PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£123k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GOOSTREY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£147k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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