WEMBURY PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1038818 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WEMBURY COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP

To provide care and education for young children between the ages of 2 years and 4 years 11 months, in a safe and stimulating environment. To provide children with interesting activities that are right for their age and stage of development, and provide a curriculum for the Early Years Foundation Stage of education.

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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Registered contact address: South Hams, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£118k
Latest spending
£128k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £9,641 for the year, with total income of £118,036 against expenditure of £127,677. Retained funds at year-end total £60,490, of which £50,217 is held in restricted funds. The trustees note that a restricted reserve is maintained to cover potential redundancy payments and closure costs for a six-week period.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Funded Fees (73% of income)
“Funded Fees Received 85914.05”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six week period
“A restricted reserve fund account is held to enable the Pre-School to maintain its sustainability in planning for the future, together with any possible staff redundancy payments and closure costs covering a six week period.” — page 2
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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Government income: £88,207 — contracts £87,987 (1), grants £220 (1); 75% of the £118,036 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Government income: £92,384 — contracts £91,884 (1), grants £500 (1); 74% of the £125,530 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2023

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Government income: £71,251 — contracts £71,251 (1); 73% of the £97,986 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£118k£128k
31/08/2024£126k£127k
31/07/2023£98k£107k
31/07/2022£102k£98k
31/07/2021£114k£97k

Common questions

Is WEMBURY PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £9,641 for the year, with total income of £118,036 against expenditure of £127,677. Retained funds at year-end total £60,490, of which £50,217 is held in restricted funds. The trustees note that a restricted reserve is maintained to cover potential redundancy payments and closure costs for a six-week period.

Who funds WEMBURY PRE-SCHOOL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WEMBURY PRE-SCHOOL as a grant recipient include COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF DEVON.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF DEVONFY2024£400Wild About Devon Grant Fund

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WEMBURY PRE-SCHOOL£118k—0unclear—no doubt
KIRKBURTON PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£107k—0unclear—noted
ASHURST PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£505k—0above—no doubt
ALCONBURY COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£114k—0unclear—no doubt
ELHAM PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£48k—0unclear—no doubt
WORTHINGTON PRE-SCHOOL GROUP FY2025£89k—0unclear—no doubt

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