ALREWAS STEPPING STONES PRE SCHOOL PLAY AND LEARN

Registered charity 1026412 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Pre-school playgroup. Offering affordable childcare. Funded and non funded places. We are a not for profit charitable business. All monies go back into the charitable business. We fund raise throughout the year to purchase new equipment and toys. Our committee is responsible for the overseeing of the charity, whilst the staff and manager complete the day to day responsibilities.

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE.

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
£131k
Latest spending
£110k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased by 32.2% to £130,608.01, while total expenditure was £110,216.46, resulting in a surplus for the year. The charity holds total funds of £52,219.14, which the trustees note are working towards a policy target of covering 3-6 months of core expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants and trust income (79% of income)
“Grants and trust income: £102,666.17” — page 1
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £52k; policy: approximately 3-6 months of core expenditure)
“Current reserves are working towards this target”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Marcus Royle. 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£131k£110k
31/12/2023£99k£103k
31/12/2022£100k£99k
31/12/2021£110k£94k
31/12/2020£79k£82k

Common questions

Is ALREWAS STEPPING STONES PRE SCHOOL PLAY AND LEARN financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased by 32.2% to £130,608.01, while total expenditure was £110,216.46, resulting in a surplus for the year. The charity holds total funds of £52,219.14, which the trustees note are working towards a policy target of covering 3-6 months of core expenditure. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Marcus Royle.