WEST WYCOMBE PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1033562 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WEST WYCOMBE PLAYGROUP

Ofsted registered childcare provider for children aged between 2 and 5 years.

Objects

THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL ARE TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY:(A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY;(B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS;(C) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

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

£233k

Latest spending

£202k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the period with unrestricted net assets of £111,025.53, an increase from £79,468.66 the previous year. The trustees report that the charity secured a new seven-year lease for its premises and maintained high occupancy rates despite financial difficulties with SEND funding. The charity holds a contingency fund intended to cover staff redundancy and one term's rent to ensure long-term stability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one term expenditure of rent and redundancy of staff (held: £111k)

“Preschool's contingency fund is held in a separate savings account. These funds are the amount required for redundancy of staff and one terms expenditure of rent should or income drop or drastically reduce.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
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Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
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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

Susan Anne Chesterchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Jamie Durran
Jennifer Harm
Kate Diston
Katherine Bayard
SOPHIE RIDOUT

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£233k	£202k
31/08/2024	£207k	£194k
31/08/2023	£181k	£168k
31/08/2022	£161k	£147k
31/08/2021	£131k	£129k

Common questions

Is WEST WYCOMBE PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the period with unrestricted net assets of £111,025.53, an increase from £79,468.66 the previous year. The trustees report that the charity secured a new seven-year lease for its premises and maintained high occupancy rates despite financial difficulties with SEND funding. The charity holds a contingency fund intended to cover staff redundancy and one term's rent to ensure long-term stability.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	10/07/2020	£3k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF DEVON	1	£400

Charities like this

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

HERMITAGE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £113k
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL income £222k
ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £178k
WEMBURY PRE-SCHOOL income £118k
WEST ROW PRE-SCHOOL income £180k
WILSTEAD PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £237k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WEST WYCOMBE PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP	£233k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
HERMITAGE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£113k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£222k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£178k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WEMBURY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£118k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WEST ROW PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£180k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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