SOUTHERN CROSS COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP

Registered charity 1039124 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOUTHERN CROSS PRE-SCHOOL

PRE-SCHOOL PROVIDING EDUCATION/PLAY FOR CHILDREN AGE TWO YEARS TO FIVE YEARS. DAILY SESSIONS MONDAY TO THURSDAY 8.00AM TO 15.30PMFRIDAY 8.00AM TO 12.30PM

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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Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year of £5,953, resulting in general fund reserves of £80,106. The filing notes that prepaid insurance of £861 was carried forward to the new financial year. No independent audit was carried out, with the accounts prepared by Miss G E Sell from the charity's books and records.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• 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
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• CHRISTINE HAYWARDchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• KIRSTY JANE FARRANT
• SHARON DOWDS

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove · East Sussex

Income and spending

Common questions

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• 3-2-5 PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £142k
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• ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £178k
• CROSSPOOL COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL income £136k

Side by side with its peers

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