BADGER PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1026983 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BADGERS PRESCHOOL, ST MATTHEWS PLAYGROUP, ST MATTHEWS PRE-SCHOOL

Badger Pre-School is located on the grounds of Holbrook Primary School in Bridgemary Gosport. We are registered with ofsted and can have 32 children at any one time in the pre-school. We offer high quality care and education for children from 2 years to school age (funding is available for 2 year olds who fit the criteria and 3-4 year olds)

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.

Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £117,212 as of 31 August 2025, which the trustees note is sufficient to cover six months of running costs. The charity reported a surplus of £19,399 for the period, having generated total income of £182,217 against total expenditure of £162,818. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management 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
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• TRACIE DENTONchair
• Hayley Manfield

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

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