ASHDENE INDEPENDENT PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 519992 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ASHDENE INDEPENDENT PLAYGROUP

Pre-school for children from 2 to 5 years.

Objects

TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 2-5 WITHIN A PRE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT (FOR MEANS SEE GOVERNING DOCUMENT)

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

£349k

Latest spending

£309k

Registered

1988

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that net incoming resources for the year were £39,727, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £291,804. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of three months' operating expenditure, and the current fund balance significantly exceeds this target. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Fees and other income (92% of income)

“Fees and other income 319,325”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Abbi Green
Gemma Leonard
KATY TIPLER
Lisa McNiffe
Lydia Johnson

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

Operates in: Cheshire East

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£349k	£309k
31/08/2024	£292k	£300k
31/08/2023	£208k	£228k
31/08/2022	£212k	£250k
31/08/2021	£208k	£248k

Common questions

Is ASHDENE INDEPENDENT PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that net incoming resources for the year were £39,727, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £291,804. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of three months' operating expenditure, and the current fund balance significantly exceeds this target. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. 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	22/08/2007	£10k	Outdoor Learning Environment Improvement Plan

Charities like this

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

CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL income £188k
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL income £222k
COLD ASH PRE-SCHOOL income £152k
ASHURSTWOOD COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL income £180k
INTAKE PRE-SCHOOL income £318k
Abbotsham and Alwington Pre-School income £137k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ASHDENE INDEPENDENT PRE-SCHOOL	£349k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£188k	—	above	—	no doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£222k	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt
COLD ASH PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£152k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ASHURSTWOOD COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£180k	—	above	—	no doubt
INTAKE PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£318k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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