BOW BEARS PRE-SCHOOL CIO

Registered charity 1175394 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Bow Bears Pre-School CIO provide care and education for children from 6 months old to statutory school age. We operate from the Village Hall in Bow, Mid Devon, term time only.We also provide wrap around care & holiday clubs for the children of Bow Bears Pre-School CIO and those from Bow Community Primary School. Our wrap around care & holiday clubs operate from Bow Community Primary School

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
£251k
Latest spending
£226k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £206,892.03 while total expenditure was £218,728.25, resulting in a deficit of £11,836.22. The main business account shows a closing bank balance of £4,112.77. The trustees have signed the accounts, agreeing they are accurate.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bow Bears Preschool CIO (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£251k£226k
31/08/2024£148k£134k
31/08/2023£118k£124k
31/08/2022£88k£97k
31/08/2021£90k£89k

Common questions

Is BOW BEARS PRE-SCHOOL CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £206,892.03 while total expenditure was £218,728.25, resulting in a deficit of £11,836.22. The main business account shows a closing bank balance of £4,112.77. The trustees have signed the accounts, agreeing they are accurate.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BOWS AND ARROWS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BOW BEARS PRE-SCHOOL CIO£251k—0unclear—no doubt
BOWS AND ARROWS FY2025£2.8m—0unclear0.5%no doubt
THREE BEARS PLAYGROUP FY2025£184k—0unclear—no doubt
STOWEY BEARS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£138k—0unclear—no doubt
FOREST BEARS PLAYGROUP FY2025£139k—0above—noted
CROSSBOW PRE-SCHOOL CIO FY2025£139k—0unclear—no doubt

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