WORSTEAD PRESCHOOL

Registered charity 1041749 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP DILHAM, DILHAM PRE SCHOOL, DILHAM PRE-SCHOOL

We are a Pre-school, catering for children between the ages of 2 to 5 years old. We are open all year round. We have an extensive range of activities where the children learn through play. Activities include forest school, multi sports & yoga, cooking, painting, water play, sand play, working with tools, numbers, etc. We also operate a parent, baby & toddler group every Friday.

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Latest income
£232k
Latest spending
£197k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £98,614 and designated funds were £37,099 at the year end, resulting in total net assets of £135,712. The trustees report that the charity is 'doing very well' with growing numbers and positive future prospects, supported by government funding of £168,733. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Government funding (73% of income)
Our main income remains Government funding and for the current year this totalled £168,733 — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months trading and redundancy costs (held: £136k)
These funds should cover three months trading and redundancy costs. — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£232k£197k
31/08/2024£167k£134k
31/08/2023£85k£89k
31/08/2022£75k£97k
31/08/2021£117k£95k

Common questions

Is WORSTEAD PRESCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £98,614 and designated funds were £37,099 at the year end, resulting in total net assets of £135,712. The trustees report that the charity is 'doing very well' with growing numbers and positive future prospects, supported by government funding of £168,733. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund02/03/2020£3kOutdoor Area Improvements

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF DEVON1£400

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WORSTEAD PRESCHOOL£232k0aboveno doubt
WILSTEAD PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£237k0unclearno doubt
WOODFORD PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£104k0above188.9%no doubt
WEST WYCOMBE PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£233k0aboveno doubt
CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£188k0aboveno doubt
WOOL PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£108k0unclearno doubt

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