EXPLORERS

Registered charity 1027807 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HENSTRIDGE PLAYGROUP

Explorers Pre-school is situated in the grounds of St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Henstridge, Somerset. The pre-school is open from 8.45am-3.15 pm Mondays to Fridays (term-time only). Explorers is registered on the Early Years and the compulsory and voluntary Childcare registers to care for 16 children (max) aged two years 6 months to five years old.

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Latest income

£103k

Latest spending

£100k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a small financial surplus for the period, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £24,750. The trustees report that this surplus places the pre-school in a stronger position to continue delivering services and investing in future improvements. The charity's principal source of income is government funding, which provides the majority of its funds.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants

“The charity’s principal source of income is government funding, which provides the majority of funding for Explorers Pre-School.” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Stephen Furbychair
Barry Howlett
Esme Robins
James Webb · trustee of 1 other charity
Victoria Louise Furby

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£103k	£100k
31/08/2024	£82k	£80k
31/08/2023	£58k	£61k
31/08/2022	£59k	£64k
31/08/2021	£69k	£60k

Common questions

Is EXPLORERS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a small financial surplus for the period, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £24,750. The trustees report that this surplus places the pre-school in a stronger position to continue delivering services and investing in future improvements. The charity's principal source of income is government funding, which provides the majority of its funds. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	20/04/2005	£30	"A Project To Commemorate The Events Leading To The End Of Ww2 With The Provision Of A Ve Day Dance And Barbeque For The Benefit Of Members O"

Charities like this

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

BODMIN PRE-SCHOOL income £138k
SOMERVILLE PRE-SCHOOL income £108k
CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL income £188k
ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £178k
ROCHE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £144k
HERMITAGE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £113k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
EXPLORERS	£103k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BODMIN PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£138k	—	below	—	no doubt
SOMERVILLE PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£108k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£188k	—	above	—	no doubt
ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£178k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROCHE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£144k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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