APPLE TREE PRE-SCHOOL, KINGSWOOD

Registered charity 1029687 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHURCH ROAD PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE, ST STEPHENS PLAYGROUP

We strive to offer a safe, happy, caring and stimulating enviroment, in which the pre-school children from families in our local area, can develop their skills for the next step on the ladder of life.

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 unrestricted reserves stood at £102,784, which is above the stated policy target of £35,000. The charity reported a surplus of £11,967 for the year, funded primarily by council grants and attendance fees.

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
• 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
• Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Faye Nashchair
• Jade Chivers
• Kerry Graham
• Rachel Cole
• Yasmin Ashmead

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

Operates in: South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

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