JACK IN THE BOX PRE- SCHOOL

Registered charity 1038378 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JACK IN THE BOX PLAYGROUP (WENDOVER)

Educating young children from two until five.

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

£160k

Latest spending

£174k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £25,314.48 at the end of the financial year, held specifically to cover redundancy in the case of closure. The trustees report that there are no uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, although they identify risks related to low attendance and government funding levels.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Fees and government funding

“The charity’s main sources of funds are Fees collected from fee paying children attending the Pre-School and income received from Buckinghamshire County Council for those children aged 2 and 3 and above who are entitled to funded sessions.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: funds to cover redundancy in the case of closure (held: £25k)

“Our policy is to hold funds to cover redundancy in the case of closure.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
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
Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Charlie Keychair
Caroline Blake
James Smith
Nikita Saunders
Siobhan Louise Connolly

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£160k	£174k
31/08/2024	£135k	£119k
31/08/2023	£102k	£107k
31/08/2022	£102k	£107k
31/08/2021	£66k	£74k

Common questions

Is JACK IN THE BOX PRE- SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £25,314.48 at the end of the financial year, held specifically to cover redundancy in the case of closure. The trustees report that there are no uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, although they identify risks related to low attendance and government funding levels. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with JACK AND JILL PRESCHOOL.

JACK AND JILL PRESCHOOL income £128k
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL income £222k
CRINGLEFORD CRACKERJACKS PRESCHOOL income £416k
GARRAS OWLETS PRE SCHOOL income £110k
JACK AND JILL PRE-SCHOOL income £161k
LITTLE JIMMY'S PRESCHOOL LTD income £707k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
JACK IN THE BOX PRE- SCHOOL	£160k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
JACK AND JILL PRESCHOOL FY2025	£128k	—	above	—	no doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£222k	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt
CRINGLEFORD CRACKERJACKS PRESCHOOL FY2025	£416k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GARRAS OWLETS PRE SCHOOL FY2025	£110k	—	above	—	no doubt
JACK AND JILL PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£161k	—	unclear	—	noted

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