CASTOR AND AILSWORTH PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1023316 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CASTOR AND AILSWORTH PLAYGROUP

Provides care/education for pre-school children

Objects

THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL ARE 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 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: 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 disposable income at year-end was £22,121.12, an increase from the previous year's £17,528.71. The charity has increased its contingency fund to £20,000 and maintains a redundancy provision of £30,000. Despite these sound financial reserves, the Treasurer notes uncertainties within the early years industry and a gloomy national outlook, although these are not currently affecting the charity.

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
• 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
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Elizabeth Boardman
• Freya Talbot
• Jennifer Ashman
• Lucie Bailey
• Rachel McDermott
• Samantha Adams
• Shamila Mirza
• Tracey Squire

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

Operates in: Peterborough City

Income and spending

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

• CHARMINSTER PRE-SCHOOL income £189k
• WORLINGHAM PRE-SCHOOL income £189k
• NEEDINGWORTH COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL income £124k
• THE CHESTERFORDS COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL income £124k
• Abbotsham and Alwington Pre-School income £137k
• CHALDON PRE-SCHOOL income £186k

Side by side with its peers

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