RAINBOW PRE-SCHOOL (WALLINGFORD)

Registered charity 1020936 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RAINBOW PLAYGROUP, RAINBOW PLAYGROUP (WALLINGFORD)

Pre School Child Care

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: 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

£295k

Latest spending

£275k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £13,683 for the year, with total income of £257,941 and total expenditure of £248,400. The trustees report that cash reserves increased to £231,000, which is below their stated policy target of six to twelve months of running costs (£272,000). The charity relies primarily on government-funded childcare fees and has no stated material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £231k; policy: six to 12 months of running costs)

“The Committee aim to hold a minimum of six to 12 months of running costs in reserves. Running costs in the last 12 months were £272,000. During the year the cash reserves increased slightly to £231,000” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Rainbow Pre School (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Michelle Belcherchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Alice Riseley · trustee of 1 other charity
Andrea Brown · trustee of 1 other charity
Charlotte Beaumont-Oates · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Harriet Atkinson · trustee of 1 other charity
Jade Stocker · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£295k	£275k
31/03/2024	£263k	£253k
31/03/2023	£255k	£219k
31/03/2022	£204k	£198k
31/03/2021	£202k	£153k

Common questions

Is RAINBOW PRE-SCHOOL (WALLINGFORD) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £13,683 for the year, with total income of £257,941 and total expenditure of £248,400. The trustees report that cash reserves increased to £231,000, which is below their stated policy target of six to twelve months of running costs (£272,000). The charity relies primarily on government-funded childcare fees and has no stated material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RAINBOW PRE-SCHOOL (HANDFORTH).

RAINBOW PRE-SCHOOL (HANDFORTH) income £172k
RAINBOW CHILDREN'S NURSERY LIMITED income £432k
RAINBOW COMMUNITY NURSERY income £807k
CHARNOCK RICHARD PRE-SCHOOL income £165k
RAINBOW PRE-SCHOOL & EXTENDED SERVICES income £1.2m
RAINBOW PRESCHOOL (WICKFORD) income £171k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
RAINBOW PRE-SCHOOL (WALLINGFORD)	£295k	—	below	—	no doubt
RAINBOW PRE-SCHOOL (HANDFORTH) FY2025	£172k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RAINBOW CHILDREN'S NURSERY LIMITED FY2025	£432k	—	above	—	no doubt
RAINBOW COMMUNITY NURSERY FY2025	£807k	—	below	—	no doubt
CHARNOCK RICHARD PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£165k	—	below	—	no doubt
RAINBOW PRE-SCHOOL & EXTENDED SERVICES FY2025	£1.2m	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt

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