SALTDEAN PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1028876 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST NICHOLAS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Saltdean pre-school provides education and child care for local children age 2-5 years

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEED 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

£115k

Latest spending

£108k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £7,211 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward amounting to £33,042. The trustees have set a minimum reserves policy target of £20,000, which is comfortably exceeded by the current unrestricted reserves. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern, noting that financial stability is maintained through careful budgeting and monitoring despite risks such as potential loss of Ofsted rating or increased staff costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £20,000 (held: £33k)

“Trustees have agreed to increase our minimum reserves from £15,000 to £20,000.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Laura Sharpchair
Carla Greest
Claudia Weatherley
Megan White
Philippa Tanner

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove · East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£115k	£108k
31/08/2024	£118k	£104k
31/08/2023	£101k	£93k
31/08/2022	£67k	£81k
31/08/2021	£61k	£82k

Common questions

Is SALTDEAN PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £7,211 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward amounting to £33,042. The trustees have set a minimum reserves policy target of £20,000, which is comfortably exceeded by the current unrestricted reserves. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern, noting that financial stability is maintained through careful budgeting and monitoring despite risks such as potential loss of Ofsted rating or increased staff costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL income £188k
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL income £222k
BURNHAM PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £136k
STANTON PARENTS AND UNDER FIVES income £158k
DALTON PRE-SCHOOL NURSERY income £423k
SCHOOL LANE PRE-SCHOOL LLANDUDNO income £356k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SALTDEAN PRE-SCHOOL	£115k	—	above	—	no doubt
CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£188k	—	above	—	no doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£222k	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt
BURNHAM PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£136k	—	above	—	no doubt
STANTON PARENTS AND UNDER FIVES FY2025	£158k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DALTON PRE-SCHOOL NURSERY FY2025	£423k	—	above	—	no doubt

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