Barkway Preschool

Registered charity 1004083 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BARKWAY PLAYGROUP

Pre-School, providing early years education and day-care for children aged between 2 to 5 years.

Objects

2.0 AIMS2.1 The aims of the Preschool are to advance the development and education of children under statutory school age by:a. offering appropriate play, education and care facilities, together with the right of parents or guardians (“Parents”) to take responsibility for and to become involved in activities;b. offering opportunities for all children whatever their race, culture, religion, means or ability;c. encouraging other charitable activities through which Parents may help the children.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a loss of £21,296 for the year due to a substantial decrease in childcare income and rising costs. Despite this deficit, the trustees report that the financial position remains strong with total cash balances of £69,000 at year-end. However, the charity faces uncertainty regarding the renewal of its lease for the premises at Barkway VA First School.

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

What the accounts disclose

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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management 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
• Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• Robyn Figueirachair
• Amy Louise Collicott
• Andrew Lee
• Jessica Jane Williams
• Katie Hornsby
• Natalie Anne Francis
• Yvonne Susan Lee

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Common questions

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Side by side with its peers

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