Lyminge Pre School

Registered charity 1029226 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ETHELBURGA PLAYGROUP, LYMINGE PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Provide childcare/education for children aged 2-5

Objects

The aims of the Pre-school are to enhance the development and education of children primarily under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups and by:(a) offering appropriate play, education and care facilities, family learning and extended hours groups, together with the right of parents to take responsibility for and to become involved in the activities of such groups, ensuring that such groups offer opportunities for all children whatever their race, culture, religion, means or ability;(b) encouraging the study of the needs of such children and their families and promoting public interest in and recognition of such needs in the local areas;(c) Instigating and adhering to and furthering the aims and objects of the Pre-school Learning Alliance.

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 operated at near capacity with a significant surplus, resulting in unrestricted funds increasing to £211,666. The trustees report minimal staff turnover and continued investment in equipment and specialist activities. The financial position is described as strong, with reserves held to cover a minimum of six months of fixed costs.

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.

• 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Lyminge Preschool (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANDREW HAMILTONchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• David Mapley · trustee of 1 other charity
• Janine Davies · trustee of 1 other charity
• Katy Towse
• Louise Corrie · trustee of 1 other charity
• Maddison Pike
• Michaela Chantler-Wimble · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sally Chilvers

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Common questions

Charities like this

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

• ST MARGARETS PRE-SCHOOL LACEBY income £171k
• LYMINGTON PRE SCHOOL income £155k
• YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL income £222k
• COLLINGHAM AND DISTRICT PRE-SCHOOL income £208k
• CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL income £188k
• Lympstone Preschool income £336k

Side by side with its peers

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