WEST TOTTON SQUIRRELS PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE

Registered charity 1025265 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SQUIRRELS PLAYGROUP (WEST TOTTON), SQUIRRELS PRE-SCHOOL

Day to day running of a pre-school, fundraising for equipment for the pre-school.

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

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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Latest income

£284k

Latest spending

£247k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £394,657, which the trustees consider more than adequate to cover their stated policy target of £100,000 plus 6-12 months of running costs. The charity reported a net income increase of £36,455 for the year, driven by government funding and fees, with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Local authority grants (83% of income)

“Local authority grants 236,282” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: £100,000 plus 6-12 months of running costs (held: £395k)

“The Pre-school considers that it should have minimum reserves of £100,000 to cover increased costs or redundancies with a further amount in unrestricted reserves to cover between 6 and 12 months of running costs” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
Conflicting interests
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Abby Taylor
Alison Hobbs
Amy Little
April Marie Davies
Charlotte Steel
Chelsey Morgan
Elinor Harvey
Jennifer Suzanne Marsh
Joanne Cross
Kim Davis
Lucy Thomas

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£284k	£247k
31/08/2024	£316k	£254k
31/08/2023	£271k	£236k
31/08/2022	£267k	£224k
31/08/2021	£248k	£224k

Common questions

Is WEST TOTTON SQUIRRELS PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £394,657, which the trustees consider more than adequate to cover their stated policy target of £100,000 plus 6-12 months of running costs. The charity reported a net income increase of £36,455 for the year, driven by government funding and fees, with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.