RAINBOW PRE- SCHOOL

Registered charity 1054083 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Local Preschool providing educational and development facilities for children under the statutory school age.

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 OR 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: CHELMER VILLAGE

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
£222k
Latest spending
£234k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a net expenditure of £11,679 for the year ended 31 August 2025, reducing unrestricted funds from £84,571 to £72,892. The trustees report that the charity has been building reserves annually to maintain operations should attendance numbers drop. Per the independent examiner's report, no material matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the preparation of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Government free childcare funding
“Government free childcare funding 204,273” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£222k£234k
31/08/2024£159k£206k
31/08/2023£157k£183k
31/08/2022£139k£158k
31/08/2021£107k£126k

Common questions

Is RAINBOW PRE- SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a net expenditure of £11,679 for the year ended 31 August 2025, reducing unrestricted funds from £84,571 to £72,892. The trustees report that the charity has been building reserves annually to maintain operations should attendance numbers drop. Per the independent examiner's report, no material matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the preparation of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.