WEMBDON SUNSHINERS PRE SCHOOL

Registered charity 1024051 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WEMBDON PLAYGROUP, WEMBDON SUNSHINERS PRE-SCHOOL, WEMBDON SUNSHINERS UNDER FIVES

Our Pre-School provides quality sessional care for children aged 2 years to school admission age. The team provides a warm, caring, happy and stimulating environment to enable the children to learn, develop, explore and have fun! We follow a structured routine in which children can feel settled with the security of knowing what to expect throughout the session.

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Latest income
£271k
Latest spending
£264k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated an overall surplus of £7,002 for the year, with total income of £271,236. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains stable overheads and aims to hold sufficient funds to cover redundancy costs if the preschool closes. The management committee expressed pleasure that the charity continues to generate a surplus to assist with future growth.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds in reserve to cover any redundancy costs should the preschool close in accordance with the recommendations set out by Local Government (held: £101k)
The Charity aims to hold sufficient funds in reserve to cover any redundancy costs should the preschool close in accordance with the recommendations set out by Local Government. — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£271k£264k
31/07/2024£279k£237k
31/07/2023£252k£243k
31/07/2022£208k£222k
31/07/2021£230k£225k

Common questions

Is WEMBDON SUNSHINERS PRE SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated an overall surplus of £7,002 for the year, with total income of £271,236. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains stable overheads and aims to hold sufficient funds to cover redundancy costs if the preschool closes. The management committee expressed pleasure that the charity continues to generate a surplus to assist with future growth. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Somerset Community Foundation16/07/2018£1kOutdoor play equipment
The National Lottery Community Fund10/03/2011£3kNew resources and equipment

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF DEVON1£400

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WEMBDON SUNSHINERS PRE SCHOOL£271kunclearno doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£222kUnder £60,0000unclearno doubt
WEMBURY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£118k0unclearno doubt
ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£178k0unclearno doubt
CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£188k0aboveno doubt
SUNBEAMS PRE SCHOOL (NORTH MUNDHAM) FY2025£103k0unclearno doubt

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