CHIPPING SODBURY PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1036849 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHIPPING SODBURY PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Chipping Sodbury Pre-School is a community based, voluntary managed group. We aim to offer and provide quality childcare for children aged 2 years to 4 years in a safe, secure and stimulating environment which is warm and friendly. We work within the early years foundation stage framework which ensures equality of opportunity for all children and families.

Objects

THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL ARE TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY:(A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY;(B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS;(C) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

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

£119k

Latest spending

£104k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The document is a notice for an Annual General Meeting and does not contain financial statements, reserves figures, or audit reports. Consequently, no information regarding the charity's financial health, reserves, or liabilities is available in this text.

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
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Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Emma Barlowchair
Alice Richardson
Anna Edwards
Lucy Butt
MARY SIMMONS
Tess Edwards

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

Operates in: Bristol City · South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£119k	£104k
31/08/2024	£145k	£100k
31/08/2023	£101k	£98k
31/08/2022	£81k	£91k
31/08/2021	£108k	£92k

Common questions

Is CHIPPING SODBURY PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The document is a notice for an Annual General Meeting and does not contain financial statements, reserves figures, or audit reports. Consequently, no information regarding the charity's financial health, reserves, or liabilities is available in this text.

Charities like this

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

LADYBIRD PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £222k
ST BRIDGET'S PRE SCHOOL GROUP ( WEST KIRBY) income £119k
NANSTALLON PRE-SCHOOL income £175k
HOMEFIELD PREPARATORY SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED income £4.4m
FORD PRE SCHOOL AND FORD TODDLERS income £110k
WHALLEY PRE - SCHOOL income £122k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHIPPING SODBURY PRE-SCHOOL	£119k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LADYBIRD PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£222k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST BRIDGET'S PRE SCHOOL GROUP ( WEST KIRBY) FY2025	£119k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NANSTALLON PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£175k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HOMEFIELD PREPARATORY SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£4.4m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FORD PRE SCHOOL AND FORD TODDLERS FY2025	£110k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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