WHEELGATE HOUSE CHILD EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE

Registered charity 1056855 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE VALLEY NURSERY SCHOOL, WHEELGATE HOUSE CHILD EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT, WHEELGATES

The charity is running a nursery and nursery school for children between the ages of 3 months and 5 years. It operates 5 days a week between 7am and 6pm. It also has a holiday club for children in the area, not necessarily at the nursery, up to the age of 8 years. The summer club is open and offered to visitors to Crantock. All activities of the charity are open to all.

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN INCLUDING THOSE WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS OR FROM SOCIALLY AND EDUCATIONALLY DEPRIVED BACKGROUNDS.

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 the charity reported a net incoming resource of £17,031 for the year, resulting in total funds carried forward of £322,491. The trustees have stated a policy to maintain a minimum reserve of £5,000, which is significantly exceeded by the current unrestricted funds. The primary source of income is government funding, and the charity notes it is fully booked until 2029, indicating stable operational demand.

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
• Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
• 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

• Gail Peta Wilson
• LOUISE THORN
• Sherry Suleyman

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

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