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BUTTERCUPS COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1194906 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a small community pre-school based in the village of Balsham in Cambridgeshire. We operate from a mobile building located in the grounds of the Meadow Community Primary School. We provide care and education for pre-school children from the age of two up to four, when they start school.

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Latest income
£171k
Latest spending
£134k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £103,298 at the end of the period, representing a net surplus of £36,322 against total receipts of £170,707. The trustees' report indicates a policy to hold sufficient funds to cover expenses in the event of closure, with no funds materially in deficit. Total expenditure was £134,385, primarily driven by staff costs of £134,385.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds to continue its work whilst also being able to cover all expenses in the unlikely event of closure (held: £103k)
“The charity aims to hold sufficient funds to continue its work whilst also being able to cover all expenses in the unlikely event of closure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from Covey family
“Buttercups is very grateful for a generous donation of £8,000 from the Covey family (a local farming family from a neighbouring village). Gift Aid on the donation was £2,000. Two children from the Covey family have attended Buttercups historically.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Buttercups Community Pre-School (matched by registered charity number).

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£171k£134k
31/08/2024£150k£130k
31/08/2023£113k£123k
31/08/2022£125k£96k

Common questions

Is BUTTERCUPS COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £103,298 at the end of the period, representing a net surplus of £36,322 against total receipts of £170,707. The trustees' report indicates a policy to hold sufficient funds to cover expenses in the event of closure, with no funds materially in deficit. Total expenditure was £134,385, primarily driven by staff costs of £134,385. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.