RIVERSIDE PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1023346 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RIVERSIDE OWLS, RIVERSIDE PLAYGROUP, RIVERSIDE PRESCHOOL, RIVERSIDE PRESCHOOLAND RIVERSIDE OWLS ASC

Education of Preschool Children.Afterschool care for children aged 4 - 11

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 ETC AS IN LATEST CONSTITUTION

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.

Causes: Education/training · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wiltshire, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£101k

Latest spending

£94k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £7,074 for the year ended 31 August 2025, bringing total unrestricted funds to £61,426. The trustees consider this level of reserves to be in excess of their stated minimum policy target. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (100% of income)

“Provision of education 100,483” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 25% of prior year costs in addition to any statutory redundancy costs (held: £61k)

“The trustees have decided that the appropriate minimum level of reserves is 25% of prior year costs in addition to any statutory redundancy costs” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Wages of £150 were paid to R Wastie during the year for services provided to the charity.

“Wages of £150 were paid to R Wastie during the year for services provided to the charity.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Wages paid to former trustee

“Wages of £150 were paid to R Wastie during the year for services provided to the charity.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Inspection and regulatory ratings

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Ofsted — Riverside Pre-School: Good · Ofsted

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
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 — Riverside Pre-School (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Claire Pentecost Mrs
Darren Moth
Emma Lucille Claridge
Erin Santoro
Olivia Bennett Ms
Stuart Woodall Mr

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£101k	£94k
31/08/2024	£102k	£91k
31/08/2023	£84k	£89k
31/08/2022	£69k	£81k
31/08/2021	£73k	£78k

Common questions

Is RIVERSIDE PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £7,074 for the year ended 31 August 2025, bringing total unrestricted funds to £61,426. The trustees consider this level of reserves to be in excess of their stated minimum policy target. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
BIRKDALE TRUST FOR HEARING IMPAIRED LTD	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RISBY PRE-SCHOOL & CHILDCARE SERVICES.

RISBY PRE-SCHOOL & CHILDCARE SERVICES income £211k
TISBURY PRE-SCHOOL income £100k
RUNNYMEDE PRE-SCHOOL income £221k
MADGINFORD PRE-SCHOOL income £184k
FETCHAM VILLAGE PRE SCHOOL income £210k
PAWLETT PRE-SCHOOL income £57k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
RIVERSIDE PRE-SCHOOL	£101k	—	above	—	no doubt
RISBY PRE-SCHOOL & CHILDCARE SERVICES FY2026	£211k	—	above	—	no doubt
TISBURY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£100k	—	above	—	no doubt
RUNNYMEDE PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£221k	—	within	—	no doubt
MADGINFORD PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£184k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FETCHAM VILLAGE PRE SCHOOL FY2025	£210k	—	above	—	no doubt

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