WEST KINGSDOWN PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1029575 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WEST KINGDOWN PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP ASSOCIATION

We are a pre-school aiming to enhance the development and education of children under the statutory school age in a parent involved community based group. We aim to provide a safe, secure and stimulating environment, working in a framework to ensure equality of opportunities for all children and families.

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Latest income

£200k

Latest spending

£185k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £15,415 for the year, bringing its accumulated fund to £149,094. The trustees report that the charity is in a position of healthy reserves, although they note ongoing financial pressures from rising costs and local competition.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (06/04/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Susan Brownchair
Charlie Foreman
Deborah Lascz
Emma Brown
Joanne Hull
Laura Kench · trustee of 1 other charity
Michelle Blackaby
Michelle Martin
kimberley Watson

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£200k	£185k
31/07/2024	£227k	£191k
31/07/2023	£191k	£189k
31/07/2022	£191k	£173k
31/07/2021	£176k	£150k

Common questions

Is WEST KINGSDOWN PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £15,415 for the year, bringing its accumulated fund to £149,094. The trustees report that the charity is in a position of healthy reserves, although they note ongoing financial pressures from rising costs and local competition. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
Moto Foundation	1	£394

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KINGSKERSWELL PLAYGROUP AND NURSERY.

KINGSKERSWELL PLAYGROUP AND NURSERY income £139k
KINGS HILL PRE-SCHOOL income £263k
RUDGWICK PRE-SCHOOL income £129k
CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL income £188k
WESTWOOD FARM COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL income £130k
BROADMAYNE AND WEST KNIGHTON PRE-SCHOOL income £110k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WEST KINGSDOWN PRE-SCHOOL	£200k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KINGSKERSWELL PLAYGROUP AND NURSERY FY2025	£139k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KINGS HILL PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£263k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RUDGWICK PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£129k	—	above	—	no doubt
CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£188k	—	above	—	no doubt
WESTWOOD FARM COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£130k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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