KINGSCLERE PRESCHOOL

Registered charity 1202047 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BUSY BEES PRESCHOOL KINGSCLERE

The principal activity of the charity is to provide a safe and nurturing environment for Early Years education and development of preschool aged children in Kingsclere and the surrounding community.

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
£134k
Latest spending
£136k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £2,164 for the year, resulting in unrestricted funds decreasing from £68,229 to £66,065. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity holds £50,000 in reserves as stated in the Trustees' Annual Report, though the balance sheet shows total unrestricted funds of £66,065.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three times the charity’s average monthly outgoing costs from the previous year (held: £50k)
“Kingsclere Preschool’s policy shall be to retain or, where reserves are below the agreed level, to work to secure three times the charity’s average monthly outgoing costs from the previous year” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Transfer of funds from Busy Bees Pre-school (incorporated charity) to Kingsclere Preschool.
“During 2024 Busy Bees Pre-school (Registered Charity no: 1035074) incorporated and became Kingsclere Preschool. Funds to the value of £32,870.51 was transferred from Busy Bees Pre-school to Kingsclere Preschool.” — page 25
“During 2025 Busy Bees Pre-school (Registered Charity no: 1035074) transferred the remaining bank balance of £110.60 to Kingsclere Preschool.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Transfer of remaining bank balance from Busy Bees Pre-school to Kingsclere Preschool.
“During 2024 Busy Bees Pre-school (Registered Charity no: 1035074) incorporated and became Kingsclere Preschool. Funds to the value of £32,870.51 was transferred from Busy Bees Pre-school to Kingsclere Preschool.” — page 25
“During 2025 Busy Bees Pre-school (Registered Charity no: 1035074) transferred the remaining bank balance of £110.60 to Kingsclere Preschool.” — page 25
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.

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£134k£136k
31/07/2024£136k£68k

Common questions

Is KINGSCLERE PRESCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £2,164 for the year, resulting in unrestricted funds decreasing from £68,229 to £66,065. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity holds £50,000 in reserves as stated in the Trustees' Annual Report, though the balance sheet shows total unrestricted funds of £66,065. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.