Little Buds Pre-School Limited

Analysis

Little Buds Pre-School Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newmarket. It was registered in December 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06665325). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Little Buds Pre-School Limited reported income of £13k and spending of £16k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £12k to £13k (+5.9%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 130% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Little Buds Pre-School Limited sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ryton Village Hall (£13k), 1st Edwinstowe Scout Group (£13k) and Benington Village Hall Association (£13k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.