RACKERHAYES PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1017322 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOMERS LANE PLAYGROUP, HOMERS LANE PRE - SCHOOL

Rackerhayes Pre-School operates within St Michael's church hall, Kingsteignton and provides lots of fun learning and play for pre-school children along with a lunch club. More details to follow........

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE THE CATCHMENT AREA OF THE PLAYGROUP

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
£152k
Latest spending
£148k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £152,028.83 against total expenditure of £147,708.13, resulting in a surplus. The independent examiner confirmed that the Trust has sufficient funds to maintain operations and observed no issues causing concern regarding its financial position.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: unclear
“We spent £128,957.17 on employment costs” — page 1
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Funding (91% of income)
“We received £139,085.85 in funding from DCC Early Years” — page 1
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: unclear (held: £58)
“we use this account to cover expenses / wages during quieter periods.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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.

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£152k£148k
31/08/2024£144k£133k
31/08/2023£124k£116k
31/08/2022£108k£109k
31/08/2021£93k£100k

Common questions

Is RACKERHAYES PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £152,028.83 against total expenditure of £147,708.13, resulting in a surplus. The independent examiner confirmed that the Trust has sufficient funds to maintain operations and observed no issues causing concern regarding its financial position. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of RACKERHAYES PRE-SCHOOL earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the unclear band.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund11/04/2007£9kDevelopment Of Outdoor Play Area