SOUTHMINSTER PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE

Registered charity 1026143 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOUTHMINSTER PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

We aim to enhance the development of children under the age of 5 in a safe, secure and stimulating environment. We work within a framework which ensures equality of opportunity for all children and families. We have a positive approach to what we eat and what exercises we do. We use the outside area.

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: IN PRACTICE, SOUTHMINSTER AND SURROUNDING VILLAGES

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

£106k

Latest spending

£81k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £140,656.45 at the end of the financial year, with total income of £105,766.16 and total expenditure of £81,109.72. The trustees consider these reserves to be adequate to fund the obligations of the coming year. The charity is funded primarily by ECC Funding and fees from parents, with minimal reliance on donations or fundraising.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 2 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
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

Lucy Richeschair
Aimee Edwards
Amy Lewis
Emma Connor
Emma Keenes
Jacqueline Caryl
Louise Roughley

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£106k	£81k
31/12/2023	£90k	£81k
31/12/2022	£130k	£81k
31/12/2021	£81k	£72k
31/12/2020	£71k	£52k

Common questions

Is SOUTHMINSTER PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £140,656.45 at the end of the financial year, with total income of £105,766.16 and total expenditure of £81,109.72. The trustees consider these reserves to be adequate to fund the obligations of the coming year. The charity is funded primarily by ECC Funding and fees from parents, with minimal reliance on donations or fundraising. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

SOUTH STREET PRE-SCHOOL income £141k
Beaminster Preschool Limited income £114k
STANTON PARENTS AND UNDER FIVES income £158k
COLLATON ST. MARY PRE-SCHOOL income £133k
ST MARGARET'S PRE-SCHOOL income £124k
EXMINSTER PRE-SCHOOL income £240k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SOUTHMINSTER PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE	£106k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTH STREET PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£141k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Beaminster Preschool Limited FY2025	£114k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
STANTON PARENTS AND UNDER FIVES FY2025	£158k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
COLLATON ST. MARY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£133k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MARGARET'S PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£124k	—	0	below	—	no doubt

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