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SCALLYWAGS PRE-SCHOOL (HALWILL)

Registered charity 1033643 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HALWILL PLAYGROUP

The Charity runs a pre-school for 2-5 year olds living in the Halwill Junction area, open 30hrs per week Monday to Friday term time, providing quality childcare and education following the Statutory Framework for EYFS. Eligible children can claim Government funding (2yr targeted; universal entitlement & working entitlement). We also offer unfunded places.

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Latest income
£111k
Latest spending
£106k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £5,029.15 for the year ending 31 August 2025, with total income of £110,873.35 and expenditure of £105,844.20. The trustees report that the charity holds healthy reserves of £24,310.22, which are held to cover unexpected closure costs, although they note that without strong fundraising efforts the charity would run at a deficit. The trustees are also considering a potential merger with a local primary school which would result in the charity being wound up.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: to cover the sudden, unexpected closure of the setting to include staff redundancy payments and any other outstanding or ongoing liabilities (held: £24k)
“Set reserves are held to cover the sudden, unexpected closure of the setting to include staff redundancy payments and any other outstanding or ongoing liabilities”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The Charity has healthy reserves and strong fundraising efforts by the Trustees have built up good reserves. However without that the charity would potentially run at a deficit each year, which would not be sustainable.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£111k£106k
31/08/2024£90k£95k
31/08/2023£93k£89k
31/08/2022£77k£69k
31/08/2021£53k£54k

Common questions

Is SCALLYWAGS PRE-SCHOOL (HALWILL) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £5,029.15 for the year ending 31 August 2025, with total income of £110,873.35 and expenditure of £105,844.20. The trustees report that the charity holds healthy reserves of £24,310.22, which are held to cover unexpected closure costs, although they note that without strong fundraising efforts the charity would run at a deficit. The trustees are also considering a potential merger with a local primary school which would result in the charity being wound up.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SCALLYWAGS PRE-SCHOOL (HALWILL)£111k—0unclear—noted
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£222kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
SCALLYWAGS PLAYGROUP FY2025£157k—0below—noted
ST MARGARETS PRE-SCHOOL LACEBY FY2025£171k—0above—no doubt
SHEPHERDSWELL PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£186k—0below—no doubt
HAYLANDS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£226k—0unclear—no doubt

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