WEMBDON SUNSHINERS PRE SCHOOL
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.
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
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.
What the accounts disclose
“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
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- 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
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Naomi Prettchair
- Emily Cresswell
- Emily Smith
- Hannah Seal
- Holly Gold
- Jennifer Dodden
- Lydia Chapman
- Rebecca Chrystall
- Sarah Millward
- Thomas Seal
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset Community Foundation | 16/07/2018 | £1k | Outdoor play equipment |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 10/03/2011 | £3k | New resources and equipment |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF DEVON | 1 | £400 |
Charities like this
- SUNNINGWELL PRE SCHOOL
- YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL
- WEMBURY PRE-SCHOOL
- ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP
- SCHOOL LANE PRE-SCHOOL LLANDUDNO
- SUNFLOWER SEED PRESCHOOL
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEMBDON SUNSHINERS PRE SCHOOL | £271k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SUNNINGWELL PRE SCHOOL | £152k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL | £222k | Under £60,000 | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WEMBURY PRE-SCHOOL | £118k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP | £178k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SCHOOL LANE PRE-SCHOOL LLANDUDNO | £356k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |