'CHESTNUTS' PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 295756 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHESTNUTS UNDER 5'S GROUP

Chestnuts Pre-School in Wokingham provides pre-school education for 2, 3 and 4 year old children.

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Latest income

£205k

Latest spending

£186k

Registered

1987

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £18,206 for the year ended 31 July 2025, increasing its unrestricted reserves to £82,972. The trustees consider these reserves adequate for short-term financial stability and have taken steps to reduce costs and maintain viability amid the cost-of-living crisis. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, indicating the accounts comply with statutory requirements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grant funding (73% of income)

“Grant funding 141,820”

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 — Chestnuts Preschool- Nurturing and Learning Through Play (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

HELEN EASTWOODchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Andrew Longman
Elsa Tallant
Jennifer Holt
Nicole Sarah Watts
Zoe Ayers

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

Operates in: Wokingham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£205k	£186k
31/07/2024	£213k	£185k
31/07/2023	£163k	£202k
31/07/2022	£153k	£184k
31/07/2021	£138k	£152k

Common questions

Is 'CHESTNUTS' PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £18,206 for the year ended 31 July 2025, increasing its unrestricted reserves to £82,972. The trustees consider these reserves adequate for short-term financial stability and have taken steps to reduce costs and maintain viability amid the cost-of-living crisis. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, indicating the accounts comply with statutory requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/08/2004	£5k	New facilities

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LITTLE CHESTNUTS PRE-SCHOOL.

LITTLE CHESTNUTS PRE-SCHOOL income £156k
ACORNS CHILDCARE (MASHAM) income £106k
CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL income £188k
ACORNS NURSERY SCHOOL income £219k
SQUIRRELS PRE-SCHOOL CIO income £116k
CHALK HILL PRE-SCHOOL income £106k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
'CHESTNUTS' PRE-SCHOOL	£205k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LITTLE CHESTNUTS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£156k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ACORNS CHILDCARE (MASHAM) FY2025	£106k	—	below	—	no doubt
CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£188k	—	above	—	no doubt
ACORNS NURSERY SCHOOL FY2025	£219k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SQUIRRELS PRE-SCHOOL CIO FY2025	£116k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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