WIDECOMBE PRE SCHOOL & TODDLERS

Registered charity 1036370 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WIDECOMBE PLAYGROUP, WIDECOMBE PRE SCHOOL, WIDECOMBE PRE SCHOOL AND TODDLERS

Provision of a pre-school which runs three sessions a week during term time, in addition to a toddler group which runs one morning a month, term time.

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
£28k
Latest spending
£32k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's reserves are approximately £5,500 above its stated policy target, which covers redundancy costs, holiday pay, and six months of running costs. However, the trustees note that they must remain mindful of the financial position due to potential fluctuations in numbers. The Parent and Toddler Group has been suspended due to a lack of support.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: To manage our fiances responsibly -To budget for predictable fluctuations in income and expenditure -To hold reserves to cover redundancy obligations, half a term’s running costs, pay in lieu of notice and holiday pay entitlement (held: £6k)
“To manage our fiances responsibly -To budget for predictable fluctuations in income and expenditure -To hold reserves to cover redundancy obligations, half a term’s running costs, pay in lieu of notice and holiday pay entitlement”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“As numbers can fluctuate, we must remain mindful of the financial position of the Preschool going into the future.” — 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.

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£28k£32k
31/08/2024£21k£32k
31/08/2023£24k£27k
31/08/2022£24k£26k
31/08/2021£33k£31k

Common questions

Is WIDECOMBE PRE SCHOOL & TODDLERS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's reserves are approximately £5,500 above its stated policy target, which covers redundancy costs, holiday pay, and six months of running costs. However, the trustees note that they must remain mindful of the financial position due to potential fluctuations in numbers. The Parent and Toddler Group has been suspended due to a lack of support.