GORING LITTLE FISHES PRESCHOOL

Registered charity 1049215 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GORING LITTLE FISHES PLAYGROUP

We are an inclusive pre-school for children. Our fully trained members of staff seek to educate, train and develop the abilities of each young child within their care.

Objects

The objectives of GLF are charitable and are to advance the development and education of children under statutory school age and, in particular but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, by a) Introducing children under the statutory age for primary education to the corporate life of school. b) Encouraging in such children an interest in the Early Years Foundation stage of primary education. c) Providing an inclusive environment regardless of race or religious or other opinions and all such things as the Management Committee as hereinafter defined shall from time to time think fit, for the spiritual and educational benefit of such children.d) Providing safe group play and learning facilities for such children in the promotion of their education and in furtherance thereof may remain regulated by Ofsted or the equal of current legislation.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED -- IN PRACTICE WORTHING

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 unrestricted reserves stood at £87.8K at year-end, while the charity reported a small loss of £369 for the period. The trustees note significant external risks regarding government funding policies and wage increases, stating it is difficult to forecast more than one year ahead. The charity's reserves policy target is not explicitly stated in the document, though the policy itself is available on their website.

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 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
• Campaigns and political activity 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• 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

• EDWARD PAUL REDMANchair
• April Tania Hunt
• Barbara Hillman
• Elizabeth Swierk
• GAYNOR ANDERSON-EASEY
• NICOLA SUSAN THOMAS

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

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• STOREHOUSE COMMUNITY TRUST income £195k
• CHARNOCK RICHARD PRE-SCHOOL income £165k
• CHALDON PRE-SCHOOL income £186k
• ST ANNE'S PRE-SCHOOL (CHINGFORD) income £142k
• ST PETER'S FURZE PLATT LITTLE FISHES PRE SCHOOL income £133k
• LITTLE THINKERS PRE-SCHOOL & NURSERY income £1.0m

Side by side with its peers

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