CYGNETS PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1055599 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing care & early ylears education

Objects

THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL ARE 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 THE 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

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: Dartford, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity faces continuing challenges to its financial viability, with government early years funding described as inadequate to cover true costs. Reserves are held only to the extent required to meet aims and legal responsibilities, with no specific policy target disclosed. Fundraising income from activities such as raffles and the 'peddle & push' was significantly lower than in previous years.

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

What the accounts disclose

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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• HEYNA MEETTOOK
• JOANNA CHAPMAN
• RIANNE BLOOMFIELD
• sarah chedzoy
• vikki FAIRMAN

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Common questions

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

• CYGNETS PRE-SCHOOL income £346k
• CYGNETS EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE TRUST income £1.1m
• CYLCH MEITHRIN CWMNEDD income £100k
• CYGNETS (WHELNETHAM) income £127k
• PADNELL PRE-SCHOOL income £219k
• HADDENHAM PRE-SCHOOL income £134k

Side by side with its peers

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