THE HUNSDON DUCKLINGS PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1042209 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HUNSDON PLAYGROUP

Pre-school in Hunsdon that provides pre-school care as well as a breakfast and lunch club for both pre-schoolers and children from our parent school

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE HUNSDON AND SURROUNDING VILLAGES

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

£122k

Latest spending

£130k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net profit of £18,848.50 for the year ending March 2024, with total turnover of £141,079.63. The trustees note that the cash position remains healthy with a balance of £95,081.20, which includes £37,000 in a reserve account. This reserve level is maintained in line with recommendations to hold at least three months' salary for each staff member.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £37k)

“in line with recommendations for the Charity commission having at least 3 month’s salary for each staff member in case of closer/offer redundances.”

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints 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
Volunteer management

Register events

Received assets from another charity (06/07/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

KELLY AYRESchair
John Barnett
Matthew James Simpson

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£122k	£130k
31/03/2024	£141k	£122k
31/03/2023	£133k	£110k
31/03/2022	£123k	£105k
31/03/2021	£86k	£72k

Common questions

Is THE HUNSDON DUCKLINGS PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net profit of £18,848.50 for the year ending March 2024, with total turnover of £141,079.63. The trustees note that the cash position remains healthy with a balance of £95,081.20, which includes £37,000 in a reserve account. This reserve level is maintained in line with recommendations to hold at least three months' salary for each staff member.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/11/2006	£45k	Building a bigger nest for our ducklings

Charities like this

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

LITTLE DUCKLINGS PRE-SCHOOL BASINGSTOKE income £205k
HANBOROUGH PRE-SCHOOL income £204k
OVER PUDDLEDUCKS PRE-SCHOOL income £122k
HUNSWORTH PLAYGROUP income £101k
HELLESDON COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL income £192k
DAUXWOOD PRE-SCHOOL GROUP income £148k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE HUNSDON DUCKLINGS PRE-SCHOOL	£122k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
LITTLE DUCKLINGS PRE-SCHOOL BASINGSTOKE FY2025	£205k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HANBOROUGH PRE-SCHOOL FY2026	£204k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
OVER PUDDLEDUCKS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£122k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HUNSWORTH PLAYGROUP FY2025	£101k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HELLESDON COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£192k	—	—	unclear	—	noted

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