ST. HELEN'S PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1036697 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST HELEN'S PLAYGROUP (COSTESSEY)

Childcare

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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Registered contact address: South Norfolk, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£327k

Latest spending

£313k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £14,732 against total income of £327,332, resulting in an increase in free reserves from £117,291 to £132,023. The trustees report that the organization remains in a strong financial position despite navigating increasing financial pressures and workforce challenges across the early years sector.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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
Investment
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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (25/01/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Kerry Woodrowchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Lisa Burnett
Paul Burnett · trustee of 3 other charities
SAMANTHA GOODALL
Stuart Richard John Beard · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
10/08/2025	£327k	£313k
10/08/2024	£318k	£256k
10/08/2023	£213k	£204k
10/08/2022	£192k	£202k
10/08/2021	£184k	£200k

Common questions

Is ST. HELEN'S PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £14,732 against total income of £327,332, resulting in an increase in free reserves from £117,291 to £132,023. The trustees report that the organization remains in a strong financial position despite navigating increasing financial pressures and workforce challenges across the early years sector.

Charities like this

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

HOLBROOK PRE-SCHOOL income £246k
ST JOSEPH'S CHILD CARE GROUP income £748k
ST HELEN'S PRESCHOOL LITTLE STARS income £121k
LUDWELL VALLEY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTRE income £175k
ST LEONARDS PRE - SCHOOL income £260k
CHARLBURY PRESCHOOL income £156k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST. HELEN'S PRE-SCHOOL	£327k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HOLBROOK PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£246k	—	above	—	no doubt
ST JOSEPH'S CHILD CARE GROUP FY2025	£748k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST HELEN'S PRESCHOOL LITTLE STARS FY2025	£121k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LUDWELL VALLEY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTRE FY2025	£175k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST LEONARDS PRE - SCHOOL FY2025	£260k	—	above	—	no doubt

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