ST PAULS PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1020155 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST PAULS COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP

We are a pre-school offering education to 2 - 5 year olds on a non-profit basis

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY; (A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OF ABILITY;(B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF SUCH NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS;(C) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE WINCHESTER

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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Registered contact address: Winchester, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£195k
Latest spending
£187k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £7,935 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £194,817 against total expenditure of £186,882. Net assets increased to £82,950, reflecting a stable financial position supported by increased local authority funding and stable staff retention. The trustees report that resources are adequate to continue operating, with no material uncertainties disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 122.3% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“The fundraising income for the year 2024-2025 was £8,557 and the fundraising expense for the year 2024-2025 was £10,471”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St Paul's Pre-school, Winchester (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£195k£187k
31/08/2024£170k£152k
31/08/2023£123k£144k
31/08/2022£133k£131k
31/08/2021£113k£107k

Common questions

Is ST PAULS PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £7,935 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £194,817 against total expenditure of £186,882. Net assets increased to £82,950, reflecting a stable financial position supported by increased local authority funding and stable staff retention. The trustees report that resources are adequate to continue operating, with no material uncertainties disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund17/08/2006£2kThe Meadow Fence Project

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST PAUL'S PRESCHOOL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST PAULS PRE-SCHOOL£195k—0unclear122.3%no doubt
ST PAUL'S PRESCHOOL FY2026£186k——unclear—no doubt
ST PAULS SECOND STEPS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£110k—0below—no doubt
SOUTH BRETTON PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£151k—0above—no doubt
TISBURY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£100k—0above—no doubt
ST GEORGE'S PRE SCHOOL FY2025£129k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.