The Aldershot Garrison Pre-School Settings
Analysis
The Aldershot Garrison Pre-School Settings is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in March 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07916241). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending August 2025, The Aldershot Garrison Pre-School Settings reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.4m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £815k to £1.6m (+95%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Aldershot Garrison Pre-School Settings sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Markfield Institute of Higher Education (£1.6m), Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Europe Limited (£1.6m) and Greenacre Trust Limited (£1.6m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99% and investments 1.3%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 60 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Charitable activities 99%
- Trading 0.0%
- Investments 1.3%
In the charity's own words
Provision and support to non publicly funded day care and early years education for children of under 5 years of age, of serving members of HM Forces, based in Aldershot, and qualifying civilian staff employed in support of Aldershot Garrison service personnel. Provision of Breakfast and After School Club for children of primary school age.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Markfield Institute of Higher Education | Leicestershire | £1.6m |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Europe Limited | London | £1.6m |
| Greenacre Trust Limited | Bedford | £1.6m |
| Oxford Brookes Students Union Ltd | Oxford | £1.6m |