COBHAM COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1047983 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COBHAM COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP

We operate a sessional pre-school on five days a week in a village community

Objects

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

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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Registered contact address: Gravesham, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£117k

Latest spending

£105k

Registered

1995

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity finished the year with a strong surplus and a strong reserves position, which provides a buffer for future financial pressures. Per the trustees' report, fee income increased by £8k compared to the prior year, while overall costs were £5k lower due to reduced equipment spend. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £50,893.08.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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.

Inspection and regulatory ratings

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Ofsted — Cobham Community Pre-School: Good · Ofsted

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds 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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2026

Volunteers: 5
Government income: £87,909 — contracts £87,909 (1); 75% of the £117,420 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

Volunteers: 3
Government income: £72,597 — contracts £72,597 (1); 69% of the £105,707 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

Volunteers: 8
Government income: £55,035 — contracts £55,035 (1); 58% of the £95,519 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Holly Dewale
Jessica Brookes
Kate Rose
Katharine Brown
Katherine Joy Smith
Kerian Cater
Kerry Anne Sheppard
Lydia Zammit
Rebecca Charlotte Newnes

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2026	£117k	£105k
31/08/2025	£106k	£111k
31/08/2024	£96k	£95k
31/08/2023	£106k	£97k
31/08/2022	£88k	£78k

Common questions

Is COBHAM COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity finished the year with a strong surplus and a strong reserves position, which provides a buffer for future financial pressures. Per the trustees' report, fee income increased by £8k compared to the prior year, while overall costs were £5k lower due to reduced equipment spend. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £50,893.08. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

NORTH LEIGH PRE-SCHOOL income £141k
MANOR FARM PRE-SCHOOL income £217k
ST MAWGAN PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED income £101k
VICARAGE LODGE PRESCHOOL income £157k
CROSSHAYES PRE-SCHOOL income £157k
COPYTHORNE PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £93k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
COBHAM COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL	£117k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NORTH LEIGH PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£141k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
MANOR FARM PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£217k	—	0	above	—	material uncertainty
ST MAWGAN PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025	£101k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
VICARAGE LODGE PRESCHOOL FY2025	£157k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CROSSHAYES PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£157k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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