RAINBOW PRE-SCHOOL (BLACKWELL PARISH)

Registered charity 1039061 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NEWTON NURSERY, WESTHOUSES PLAYGROUP

We are a nursery offering sessional day care.

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
£64k
Latest spending
£52k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that fees were increased to £18 per session to cover rising costs including minimum wage, lettings, and insurance. The trustees note that staff working hours were cut to maintain financial stability while adhering to government staffing ratios. No fundraising events were held to avoid adding financial pressure to families.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Denise Tideswell. 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£64k£52k
31/08/2024£46k£35k
31/08/2023£37k£34k
31/08/2022£43k£55k
31/08/2021£54k£52k

Common questions

Is RAINBOW PRE-SCHOOL (BLACKWELL PARISH) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that fees were increased to £18 per session to cover rising costs including minimum wage, lettings, and insurance. The trustees note that staff working hours were cut to maintain financial stability while adhering to government staffing ratios. No fundraising events were held to avoid adding financial pressure to families. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Denise Tideswell.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund14/03/2013£2kOutdoor play in the early years foundation stage