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

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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.

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.