HARTING VILLAGE PRE-SCHOOL GROUP

Registered charity 1020939 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HARTING COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP, HARTING VILLAGE PRESCHOOL

Harting Preschool was set up in 1983 as a not for profit charity offering childcare for children in Harting and the surrounding villages. We are based in the village hall and our team of qualified staff run sessions four days a week. As a setting we are passionate about placing children at the centre of our provision, following the Early Years curriculum.

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 OR ABILITY;(B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST 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: 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 unrestricted cash funds increased to £59,092, reflecting a net surplus of £16,879 for the period. The charity reported increased income from fees and council funding, supported by successful fundraising events. No liabilities or pension deficits are disclosed in the provided statements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management 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
• Volunteer management

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Tamsin Cormackchair
• Patricia Walker
• Sarah Baker

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HARLINGTON VILLAGE PRE-SCHOOL.

• HARLINGTON VILLAGE PRE-SCHOOL income £224k
• HAYLING COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL income £231k
• HARRIETSHAM PLAYGROUP ASSOCIATION income £122k
• HARTWELL PLAYGROUP income £146k
• MIDDLE BARTON PRESCHOOL income £110k
• COLTISHALL & HORSTEAD PRESCHOOL income £123k

Side by side with its peers

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