ST MARGARET'S PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1191861 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL ARE TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS. INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

Objects

THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL ARE TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY:(A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY;(B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS;(C) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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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Registered contact address: Swindon, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£124k

Latest spending

£107k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £29,136 are below the trustees' stated policy target of £24,000 (three months' running costs), although the trustees believe this does not affect the charity's ability to operate. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £16,896 for the year, increasing total net assets to £29,461.

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: £29k; policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure)

“The current level of unrestricted reserves are £18,000 (2024: £12,242), although this falls below the charities expected level of reserves we do not expect this to be a detriment to the charity and will not affect its ability to operate for the foreseeable future.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Inspection and regulatory ratings

Matched to this charity by name; verify provider identity on the regulator’s site.

Ofsted — St Margaret's Pre-School: Good · Ofsted

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Swindon Borough Council — “If your child’s birthday is between: 1 st September and 31 st December (Autumn Term): Automatic funding begins at the start of the Spring te…” (source page)

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (17/11/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Georgina Martinchair
Claire Young · trustee of 1 other charity
Gill Rees
Hayley Woods
Sarah King

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£124k	£107k
31/08/2024	£95k	£103k
31/08/2023	£98k	£111k
31/08/2022	£104k	£100k
31/08/2021	£92k	£100k

Common questions

Is ST MARGARET'S PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £29,136 are below the trustees' stated policy target of £24,000 (three months' running costs), although the trustees believe this does not affect the charity's ability to operate. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £16,896 for the year, increasing total net assets to £29,461. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST MARYS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP.

ST MARYS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £238k
ST ANDREWS PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED income £231k
ST JOHN'S UNDER 5'S PRE-SCHOOL income £303k
HEAMOOR PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £444k
ST JOHNS EARLY YEARS PRE-SCHOOL income £52k
ST ANNE'S PRE-SCHOOL (CHINGFORD) income £142k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST MARGARET'S PRE-SCHOOL	£124k	—	below	—	no doubt
ST MARYS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2026	£238k	—	above	—	no doubt
ST ANDREWS PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025	£231k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST JOHN'S UNDER 5'S PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£303k	—	above	—	no doubt
HEAMOOR PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£444k	—	above	—	no doubt
ST JOHNS EARLY YEARS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£52k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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