WOODLEY PRESCHOOL

Registered charity 1035042 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WOODLEY PLAYGROUP

Education & training

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 WOODLEY

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

£134k

Latest spending

£126k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £63,888 at the end of the period, an increase from £56,246 the previous year. The trustees' report notes that while the charity made a profit, there are significant concerns regarding future financial sustainability due to changes in government funding and rising operational costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of costs (held: £64k)

“The aim of trustees is to build up enough reserves for 6 months of costs as well as to set aside enough funds to cover staff redundancies if the preschool were forced to close.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The primary concern going forwards is the change to government funding and increases to free child care entitlement. Paired with this, continued cost increases including NLW and employers NI will have an impact on the preschools ability to maintain a profit going forwards.”

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
Investing charity funds 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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (27/02/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Charlotte Strange
Jody Margaret Irving · trustee of 1 other charity
Katherine Piddington
Stacey Sherman
Steve Dunnings

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£134k	£126k
31/08/2024	£133k	£113k
31/08/2023	£109k	£100k
31/08/2022	£91k	£88k
31/08/2021	£77k	£90k

Common questions

Is WOODLEY PRESCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £63,888 at the end of the period, an increase from £56,246 the previous year. The trustees' report notes that while the charity made a profit, there are significant concerns regarding future financial sustainability due to changes in government funding and rising operational costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

HORFIELD WELLY PRE-SCHOOL income £101k
THE WOODLEY PRE-SCHOOL (READING) income £185k
WOODPECKERS PRESCHOOL CIO income £168k
RADIPOLE PRE-SCHOOL income £159k
WIDEY COURT PRESCHOOL income £154k
WHEELOCK PRE-SCHOOL income £108k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WOODLEY PRESCHOOL	£134k	—	unclear	—	noted
HORFIELD WELLY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WOODLEY PRE-SCHOOL (READING) FY2025	£185k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WOODPECKERS PRESCHOOL CIO FY2025	£168k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RADIPOLE PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£159k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WIDEY COURT PRESCHOOL FY2025	£154k	—	unclear	—	noted

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