CHURCHILL PRESCHOOL

Registered charity 1044073 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHURCHILL PLAYGROUP, CHURCHILL PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Provision of Pre-School service Monday to Friday to local community and surrounding area

Objects

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 OF ABILITY;(B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF SUCH 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

£101k

Latest spending

£117k

Registered

1995

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a net deficit of £15,877 for the period, reducing its unrestricted cash funds from £86,845 to £70,968. Total income was £100,869, primarily derived from fees from parents and the Local Authority, while total payments amounted to £116,746. The trustees have signed the accounts, indicating approval, but no independent audit or examiner report is present in the document.

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

What the accounts disclose

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 policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Forest of Mendip Lodge — “" are delighted to have received a visit and generous donation of £255 from the Forest of Mendip Lodge based in Rickford; part of the Somers…” (source page)
Clevedon branch of Specsavers — “A big thank you to the Clevedon branch of Specsavers who very kindly donated 34 high visibility jackets to us.” (source page)
Pro-Scaffolding Southwest Ltd — “A big thank you to Pro-Scaffolding Southwest Ltd, JaysInk and Fusion Insurance Services Ltd who all donated Easter eggs.” (source page)
JaysInk — “A big thank you to Pro-Scaffolding Southwest Ltd, JaysInk and Fusion Insurance Services Ltd who all donated Easter eggs.” (source page)
Fusion Insurance Services Ltd — “A big thank you to Pro-Scaffolding Southwest Ltd, JaysInk and Fusion Insurance Services Ltd who all donated Easter eggs.” (source page)
EMO Ltd — “We are extremely grateful to all the local businesses that supported our raffle including EMO Ltd who designed our raffle tickets” (source page)
MPD Offset Ltd — “We are extremely grateful to all the local businesses that supported our raffle including EMO Ltd who designed our raffle tickets, MPD Offse…” (source page)
Lye Cross Farm — “Lye Cross Farm kindly donated £20 towards food for the buffet we had at our leavers graduation in July.” (source page)

Register events

Received assets from another charity (13/06/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

FRANCES YANDELLchair
Amy Ashman
Carla Robbins
Gary Pearce
Harriet Bigwood
michael parsons

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

Operates in: North Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£101k	£117k
31/08/2024	£99k	£107k
31/08/2023	£91k	£98k
31/08/2022	£128k	£91k
31/08/2021	£79k	£75k

Common questions

Is CHURCHILL PRESCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a net deficit of £15,877 for the period, reducing its unrestricted cash funds from £86,845 to £70,968. Total income was £100,869, primarily derived from fees from parents and the Local Authority, while total payments amounted to £116,746. The trustees have signed the accounts, indicating approval, but no independent audit or examiner report is present in the document.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE TUDWICK FOUNDATION	1	£3k

Charities like this

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

CHURCH HOUSE PRE-SCHOOL income £121k
St Joseph's Pre-School income £130k
St Richard's CE Preschool income £113k
HAPPY HOURS PRESCHOOL income £140k
THE CHESTERFORDS COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL income £124k
GOOSTREY PRE-SCHOOL income £147k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHURCHILL PRESCHOOL	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHURCH HOUSE PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£121k	—	above	—	no doubt
St Joseph's Pre-School FY2025	£130k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
St Richard's CE Preschool FY2025	£113k	—	below	—	no doubt
HAPPY HOURS PRESCHOOL FY2025	£140k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE CHESTERFORDS COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL FY2025	£124k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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