THE ROYAL NAVAL PRE SCHOOL LEARNING ORGANISATION [WESTERN AREA]

Registered charity 1040329 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as R N P S L O, ROYAL NAVAL PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUPS ORGANISATION [WESTERN AREA]

To provide quality childcare facilities to service & civilian families both in times of peace & through conflict. Ensuring all children are safe, secure & stimulated through activities provided through play.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS OBJECT:- TO PROVIDE A SAFE, HEALTHY AND HAPPY ENVIRONMENT TO ENGENDER THE ALL ROUND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN THROUGH PLAY; TO TREAT ALL CHILDREN IN A POSITIVE WAY AND RESPECT THEM AS UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS AND ALLOW THEM TO DEVELOP AT THEIR OWN PACE; TO ENCOURAGE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT WHENEVER POSSIBLE, WHILE LEAVING THE CHOICE TO THE INDIVIDUAL ADULT.

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved an operating gain of £54.7K, resulting in total funds of £257K. Banked assets of £258K easily covered liabilities of £114.9K, with additional assets held in investments. The trustees confirmed that systems are established to manage major risks, including policy changes by the Ministry of Defence.

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 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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• 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
• Volunteer management

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (72% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• JO-ANNE JENKINS
• John James Campbell Reid
• Robert Talbot
• Steven John Moulton

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

Operates in: Cornwall · Plymouth City

Income and spending

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