ST MATTHEWS PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1029574 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MATTHEWS PLAYGROUP

COMMITTEE RUN PRE-SCHOOL

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 THOUGH 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 - IN PRACTICE,REIGATE AND BANSTEAD

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
£187k
Latest spending
£196k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The document is a summary of an Annual General Meeting rather than formal financial accounts, so it does not contain specific financial health metrics like reserves or audit opinions. It notes that the committee reviewed accounts and discussed operational changes such as rent increases and minimum wage adjustments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£187k£196k
31/08/2024£184k£155k
31/08/2023£162k£139k
31/08/2022£141k£134k
31/08/2021£138k£119k

Common questions

Is ST MATTHEWS PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The document is a summary of an Annual General Meeting rather than formal financial accounts, so it does not contain specific financial health metrics like reserves or audit opinions. It notes that the committee reviewed accounts and discussed operational changes such as rent increases and minimum wage adjustments.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST MATTHEWS PRE-SCHOOL£187k—0unclear—no doubt
MAWNAN PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£150k—0unclear—no doubt
LITTLE ACORNS (HERNE) PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£261k—0unclear—no doubt
ST MARGARET'S PRE-SCHOOL (OLTON) FY2024£150k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEW'S, WORTHING FY2024£278k——unclear—no doubt
NEW STUDIO PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£212k—0unclear—no doubt

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