STEPPING STONES PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1038393 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STEPPING STONES PLAYGROUP (TEYNHAM)

Rural committee run pre-school offering childcare between 8.50 am and 3.00 pm. Extended hours are available. Aim is to deliver quality affordable care giving children a sound foundation to learn from. Play approach benefits all in their learning no matter what their individual abilities. Aspire to give skills for the rest of their lives and in future be positive contributors to society.

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

£59k

Latest spending

£58k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a surplus of £767.22 for the year, with total income of £59,170.86 and expenditure of £58,403.64. However, the trustees report that it remains challenging to keep the setting operating due to increasing costs and falling numbers, noting the need to explore further grants and funding streams to bridge the gap.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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
Volunteer management

Register events

Received assets from another charity (05/11/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rowena Catherine Grace Fletcherchair
Hendy Bep Cockbain
Lisa Clare Simester
Olivia-Claire Hyland
William Christopher Pike

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£59k	£58k
05/04/2024	£73k	£71k
05/04/2023	£78k	£85k
05/04/2022	£81k	£88k
05/04/2021	£97k	£85k

Common questions

Is STEPPING STONES PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a surplus of £767.22 for the year, with total income of £59,170.86 and expenditure of £58,403.64. However, the trustees report that it remains challenging to keep the setting operating due to increasing costs and falling numbers, noting the need to explore further grants and funding streams to bridge the gap. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.