LITTLE MELTON PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1028459 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LITTLE MELTON PRE-SCHOOL NURSERY

Runs supervised playgroup sessions for pre-school children age 2 1/2 to school age, open every morning in term time.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted cash funds increased from £14,008 to £6,437 (note: the statement of assets shows a decrease, while receipts and payments show a net increase of £104, but the opening balance was £14,008 and closing is £6,437, indicating a significant drop in cash reserves despite net positive cash flow from operations, possibly due to prior year adjustments or classification errors in the provided text which states 'Agreement Error' for cash funds agreement). The trustees report that the pre-school found itself in a 'better financial and sustainable place' and achieved a 'GOOD' Ofsted rating. No specific reserves policy target is stated, only that funds are held for redundancy and contingency.

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 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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (25/01/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (26/11/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Amy Knightschair
• Lauren Dingle
• Peter Dingle
• Sarah Hawken
• Sharon Attewell
• rebecca smith

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

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