CHALK HILL PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1033149 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WILLINGDON VILLAGE PLAYGROUP, WILLINGDON VILLAGE PRE-SCHOOL

A term time pre-school for children aged 2-4 years to prepare children for school through education

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Latest income
£106k
Latest spending
£100k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £6,455 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total receipts of £106,023 and payments of £99,567. The trustees report that running costs are covered by fees and that the reserve balance of £7,536 is intended to cover one month of outgoings. The filing notes that wage increases aligned with the national living wage require close monitoring.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one month of outgoings (held: £8k)
Money was moved from our current account over the year to boost the reserve account, which should cover a months outgoings, if any issues occur.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Chalk Hill Preschool (matched by registered charity number).

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

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£106k£100k
31/07/2024£103k£99k
31/07/2023£84k£84k
31/07/2022£79k£76k
31/07/2021£144k£149k

Common questions

Is CHALK HILL PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £6,455 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total receipts of £106,023 and payments of £99,567. The trustees report that running costs are covered by fees and that the reserve balance of £7,536 is intended to cover one month of outgoings. The filing notes that wage increases aligned with the national living wage require close monitoring. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund04/10/2018£10kImproved learning for preschool children

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
St Andrews Chorleywood PCC1£5k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHALK HILL PRE-SCHOOL£106k0aboveno doubt
CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£188k0aboveno doubt
HILLSIDE PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£121k0unclearno doubt
IDE HILL PRE-SCHOOL FY2024£112k0abovenoted
SCALLYWAGS PRE-SCHOOL (HALWILL) FY2025£111k0unclearnoted
CHARNOCK RICHARD PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£165k0belowno doubt

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