THE VILLAGE PRE-SCHOOL, LITTLE EATON

Registered charity 1038317 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HUMPTY DUMPTY PLAYGROUP (LITTLE EATON)

The Village Pre-School encourages each child to develop and flourish in a happy, supportive and secure environment, enabling him/her to be confident, challenged, successful and to have high self-esteem. We work in partnership with parents and local advisors to provide the highest quality childcare for each child. We embrace the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and apply the four key themes.

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BYENCOURAGING 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.

Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£116k
Latest spending
£90k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £59,781 against a stated policy target of £3,000. The trustees report that despite financial challenges, the setting remains in a strong financial position with stable finances.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Government Funding
“The main source of funding for the setting Is provided by government via Derbyshire County Council through parents who make use of the ‘Childcare Choices’ 15/30 funded hours scheme.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £3000 (held: £60k)
“The committee has held the reserve amount at £3000 to be representative of the current financial climate.”
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.

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£116k£90k
31/03/2024£85k£86k
31/03/2023£77k£73k
31/03/2022£56k£57k
31/03/2021£61k£57k

Common questions

Is THE VILLAGE PRE-SCHOOL, LITTLE EATON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £59,781 against a stated policy target of £3,000. The trustees report that despite financial challenges, the setting remains in a strong financial position with stable finances.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund13/10/2016£700Pre School Community Fun Days

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE VILLAGE PRE-SCHOOL E17.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE VILLAGE PRE-SCHOOL, LITTLE EATON£116k—0above—no doubt
THE VILLAGE PRE-SCHOOL E17 FY2025£239k—0unclear—no doubt
FINDON VILLAGE PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£153k—0unclear—no doubt
WEST HALLAM VILLAGE PRE SCHOOL PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£219k—0unclear6.5%no doubt
LITTLE VILLAGE LEARNERS AND FUN TRACK FY2025£322k—0above—no doubt
ST MARGARETS PRE-SCHOOL LACEBY FY2025£171k—0above—no doubt

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