KALEIDOSCOPE PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1044767 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HAMPERS GREEN PLAYGROUP, KALEIDOSCOPE PLAYGROUP

PROVIDE PRE SCHOOL PROVISION FOR CHILDREN AGED 2-5 YEARS AND RELEVANT TRAINING FOR STAFF AS REQUIRED BY OFSTED.

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 - IN PRACTICE, PETWORTH AND DISTRICT

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
£151k
Latest spending
£131k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total closing reserves of £228.90 as of August 31, 2025, with unrestricted funds comprising the majority of this balance. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounting records were kept in accordance with the Charities Act and that the accounts accorded with those records. No material uncertainties or going concern issues were identified in the filing.

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 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£151k£131k
31/08/2024£143k£103k
31/08/2023£89k£78k
31/08/2022£71k£78k
31/08/2021£67k£73k

Common questions

Is KALEIDOSCOPE PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total closing reserves of £228.90 as of August 31, 2025, with unrestricted funds comprising the majority of this balance. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounting records were kept in accordance with the Charities Act and that the accounts accorded with those records. No material uncertainties or going concern issues were identified in the filing. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KALEIDOSCOPE PRE-SCHOOL£151k—0unclear—no doubt
KALEIDOSCOPE CHILDCARE FY2025£282k—0above14.4%no doubt
SKYLARKS COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£290k—0unclear—no doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£222kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£188k—0above—no doubt
LINDLEY PRESCHOOL FY2025£330k—0unclear—no doubt

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