WEST HENDON OPPORTUNITY PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1030746 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WEST HENDON OPPORTUNITY PLAYGROUP

PROVIDE EDUCATION TO YOUNG CHILDREN AGED TWO TO FIVE YEARS.

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: IN PRACTICE BARNET

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
£138k
Latest spending
£127k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £10,975 for the year ended March 31, 2025, bringing total unrestricted funds to £67,995. The trustees' report notes that the charity holds reserves sufficient to cover three months of operation to mitigate risks from low income periods. Per the independent examiner's report, no material matters were identified that would cast doubt on the financial statements or the charity's compliance with regulations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £68k)
“These reserves will allow the pre-school to operate for a period of three months.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnet

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£138k£127k
31/03/2024£116k£109k
31/03/2023£96k£107k
31/03/2022£86k£109k
31/03/2021£98k£109k

Common questions

Is WEST HENDON OPPORTUNITY PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £10,975 for the year ended March 31, 2025, bringing total unrestricted funds to £67,995. The trustees' report notes that the charity holds reserves sufficient to cover three months of operation to mitigate risks from low income periods. Per the independent examiner's report, no material matters were identified that would cast doubt on the financial statements or the charity's compliance with regulations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WEST HENDON OPPORTUNITY PRE-SCHOOL£138k—0unclear—no doubt
RIPPONDEN PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£257k—0unclear—no doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£222kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
BURNHAM PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£136k—0above—no doubt
STANTON PARENTS AND UNDER FIVES FY2025£158k—0unclear—no doubt
CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£188k—0above—no doubt

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