SYWELL AND OVERSTONE PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1026325 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SYWELL AND OVERSTONE PLAYGROUP

The Charity is a Pre-school for children from 2 years to 4 years old. We are open for 38 weeks of the year during school term times, from 8am - 4.15pm, Monday - Friday. We are registered to take a maximum of 30 children in each 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

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

£146k

Latest spending

£150k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Pre-School remained in a financially secure position during the 2024–2025 financial year, despite increased expenditure on wages, pension contributions, and cost-of-living pressures. The management team noted that planning was difficult due to fluctuations in children's attendance and rising employment costs, but finances were closely monitored and managed well.

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

What the accounts disclose

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
Paying staff
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

Emily Petleychair
Angela Grimaldi
Chloe McGowan
Samantha Ling

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£146k	£150k
31/08/2024	£119k	£119k
31/08/2023	£106k	£113k
31/08/2022	£101k	£105k
31/08/2021	£111k	£95k

Common questions

Is SYWELL AND OVERSTONE PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Pre-School remained in a financially secure position during the 2024–2025 financial year, despite increased expenditure on wages, pension contributions, and cost-of-living pressures. The management team noted that planning was difficult due to fluctuations in children's attendance and rising employment costs, but finances were closely monitored and managed well.

Charities like this

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

CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL income £188k
SUNNINGWELL PRE SCHOOL income £152k
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL income £222k
MARDEN PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £224k
ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £178k
ST WINEFRIDE'S PRESCHOOL (HOLYWELL) income £146k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SYWELL AND OVERSTONE PRE-SCHOOL	£146k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£188k	—	above	—	no doubt
SUNNINGWELL PRE SCHOOL FY2025	£152k	—	above	—	no doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£222k	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt
MARDEN PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£224k	£36,895	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£178k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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