HUNTON AND LINTON UNDER FIVES PLAYGROUP
Hunton & Linton Pre-school is a Charity that runs a Pre-school for children within the local area, aged from two years to school age. We are a sessional run preschool, open term time only in line with KCC requirements.
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
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity's principal source of funding is fees from Kent County Council, supplemented by private fees and fundraising. The trustees maintain a reserve policy targeting approximately £40,000 to cover redundancy and hall hire costs for one term following potential curtailment of operations.
What the accounts disclose
“The charities principal source of funding is fees provided by Kent County Council as the administrator of the government free childcare scheme.” — page 5
“The trustee’s estimate this cost to be approx. £40,000.” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- 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
Trustees
- Bevalee Marshallchair
- NAOMI SOKEYO
- Rachel Kelly
- SARAH HORLOCK
- Sarah Horlock
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £135k | £137k |
| 31/08/2024 | £132k | £124k |
| 31/08/2023 | £104k | £116k |
| 31/08/2022 | £103k | £106k |
| 31/08/2021 | £123k | £110k |
Common questions
Is HUNTON AND LINTON UNDER FIVES PLAYGROUP financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's principal source of funding is fees from Kent County Council, supplemented by private fees and fundraising. The trustees maintain a reserve policy targeting approximately £40,000 to cover redundancy and hall hire costs for one term following potential curtailment of operations.
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUNTON AND LINTON UNDER FIVES PLAYGROUP | £135k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HOUGHTON AND WYTON PRE-SCHOOL | £229k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NEW LONGTON UNDER FIVES PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP | £472k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE HUNSDON DUCKLINGS PRE-SCHOOL | £122k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| HORN'S MILL PRE-SCHOOL | £386k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HACKLETON PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP | £155k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |