Ladybird Forest Pre-School Ampthill

Analysis

Ladybird Forest Pre-School Ampthill is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in June 2013, 13 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 08260917). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Ladybird Forest Pre-School Ampthill reported income of £344k and spending of £331k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £273k to £344k (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Ladybird Forest Pre-School Ampthill 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 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Norfolk Park (£344k), Success Club CIO (£345k) and City of Southampton Swimming Club (£343k).