BOLTON-LE-SANDS PLAYGROUP AND TODDLERS

Registered charity 1048428 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BOLTON-LE-SANDS PRESCHOOL

Bolton Le Sands Preschool, Playgroup and Toddlers provide a caring and educational environment for children between the ages of 0 - 5 to to enable them to progress easily to school

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT 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

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year ended 26/7/25 was £198,178, while total expenditure was £216,474.50, resulting in a deficit for the period. Free/unrestricted reserves (cash funds) decreased from £39,658.88 in 2024 to £21,362.90 in 2025. The Treasurer's report notes that costs are rising year-on-year and government funding for older children has decreased, though the pre-school remains full to capacity.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Simon J Clarke. 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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves 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
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• SARAH CHARLOTTE RIXchair
• Clare Park
• Donna Jackson
• Gemma Weed
• Louise Mapp

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Common questions

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Side by side with its peers

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