Martlesham Preschool

Registered charity 288268 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CONTROL TOWER PLAYGROUP, MARTLESHAM AND KESGRAVE PLAYSCHOOLS, MARTLESHAM PLAYSCHOOL

Local Preschool for children from 2 years and above

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: NOT DEFINED

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

£201k

Latest spending

£199k

Registered

1983

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £2,452 for the year, with total income of £200,783 and expenditure of £198,796. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to £44,017, which the General Members consider to be at a level equivalent to between three and six months' expenditure, consistent with their stated policy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between three and six months’ expenditure (held: £44k)

“It is the policy of the Charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months’ expenditure.” — page 10

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
Investing charity funds 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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Charlotte Grant
Elena Staiano
Emma Cook
Gemma Brundell
Grace French
Hannah Gomez
Jessica Duncan
Katherine Tyrrell

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£201k	£199k
31/08/2024	£133k	£136k
31/08/2023	£81k	£89k
31/08/2022	£118k	£110k
31/08/2021	£127k	£110k

Common questions

Is Martlesham Preschool financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £2,452 for the year, with total income of £200,783 and expenditure of £198,796. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to £44,017, which the General Members consider to be at a level equivalent to between three and six months' expenditure, consistent with their stated policy. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
BLANCHMINSTER TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MARHAMCHURCH PLAYSCHOOL.

MARHAMCHURCH PLAYSCHOOL income £100k
MARLDON PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £100k
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL income £222k
ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £178k
Abbotsham and Alwington Pre-School income £137k
CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL income £188k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Martlesham Preschool	£201k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
MARHAMCHURCH PLAYSCHOOL FY2025	£100k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
MARLDON PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£100k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£222k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£178k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Abbotsham and Alwington Pre-School FY2025	£137k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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