SHOLING COMMUNITY CENTRE PRESCHOOL

Registered charity 1033297 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHOLING COMMUNITY CENTRE PLAYGROUP

To provide pre-school care and education for children from the age of 2 years and 9 months to 4 years and 11 months.

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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Latest income

£165k

Latest spending

£164k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £1,249 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total income of £165,198 and unrestricted funds of £85,748. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: Staff salaries for the relevant notice period, Redundancy pay for each staff member, Three months running (expenses) costs of the business (held: £86k)

“The following items of expenditure will be considered when deciding how much money should be kept as reserves: Staff salaries for the relevant notice period Redundancy pay for each staff member Three months running (expenses) costs of the business” — page 5

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
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management 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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Jasmine Pryor
Katie Dunn
Maria Skinner

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Southampton City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£165k	£164k
31/07/2024	£150k	£114k
31/07/2023	£110k	£97k
31/07/2022	£92k	£103k
31/07/2021	£99k	£106k

Common questions

Is SHOLING COMMUNITY CENTRE PRESCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £1,249 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total income of £165,198 and unrestricted funds of £85,748. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.