STICKY FINGERS PRE-SCHOOL TEMPLECOMBE

Registered charity 1029754 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STICKY FINGERS PRE-SCHOOL, TEMPLECOMBE PLAYGROUP, TEMPLECOMBE PRESCHOOL, TEMPLECOMBE STICKY FINGERS PLAYGROUP

Committee run pre-school for 2year olds to 5 year olds

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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Registered contact address: Somerset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£147k

Latest spending

£138k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the period with a net surplus of £9,474 and held unrestricted cash funds of £50,893. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting at least £25,000 to cover three months of running costs, a threshold which the current reserves exceed. The primary sources of income are identified as local government grants, parent fees, and fundraising activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: At least £25,000 (reserves figure: £51k)

“Formal documented Reserves policy in place, including level of reserves – to cover 3 months running costs At least £25,000”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

Volunteers: 10
Government income: £119,482 — grants £119,482 (3); 81% of the £147,029 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

Volunteers: 10
Government income: £97,826 — grants £97,826 (1); 75% of the £130,455 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

Government income: £59,271 — grants £59,271 (1); 61% of the £97,933 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Ashley Pantonchair
Aidan Dodd
Bethany Gokgol
Bryony Phillips
Emma Cable
Georgina Jephcott
Naomi Godfrey
Zoe Dixon

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£147k	£138k
31/08/2024	£130k	£116k
31/08/2023	£98k	£102k
31/08/2022	£77k	£88k
31/08/2021	£82k	£78k

Common questions

Is STICKY FINGERS PRE-SCHOOL TEMPLECOMBE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the period with a net surplus of £9,474 and held unrestricted cash funds of £50,893. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting at least £25,000 to cover three months of running costs, a threshold which the current reserves exceed. The primary sources of income are identified as local government grants, parent fees, and fundraising activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

STICKY FINGERS PRE-SCHOOL income £190k
STONDON STOMPERS PRE-SCHOOL income £342k
STEPPING STONES PRESCHOOL (CANTERBURY) income £97k
STANTON PARENTS AND UNDER FIVES income £158k
STEADY STEPS PRE-SCHOOL income £391k
STONE CROSS INDEPENDENT PRE-SCHOOL income £233k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
STICKY FINGERS PRE-SCHOOL TEMPLECOMBE	£147k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
STICKY FINGERS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£190k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
STONDON STOMPERS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£342k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
STEPPING STONES PRESCHOOL (CANTERBURY) FY2025	£97k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
STANTON PARENTS AND UNDER FIVES FY2025	£158k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
STEADY STEPS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£391k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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