EMMANUEL PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1062030 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EMMANUEL PLAYGROUP

Emmanuel Pre-school provide high quality care and education for children below statutory school age. We work in partnership with parents to help children to learn and develop. We offer children and their parents a service which promotes equality and values diversity. Most of all we want the children to have fun and enjoy coming to Emmanuel Pre-school.

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.

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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Latest income

£231k

Latest spending

£205k

Registered

1997

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £22,092 to £47,979 following a net movement in funds of £25,887. The trustees report notes that finances are tightly monitored to ensure ongoing financial viability, although the charity faces ongoing cost pressures from staff wages. The independent examiner noted that managers and trustees have worked to rebuild the preschool's reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The Managers and Trustees have worked hard to start to rebuild the pre schools reserves.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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 expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

LAURA COBBchair
Annaliese Davies
Cheri Maskell
Samantha Durie
Victoria Parker

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£231k	£205k
31/08/2024	£181k	£179k
31/08/2023	£150k	£161k
31/08/2022	£134k	£134k
31/08/2021	£113k	£116k

Common questions

Is EMMANUEL PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £22,092 to £47,979 following a net movement in funds of £25,887. The trustees report notes that finances are tightly monitored to ensure ongoing financial viability, although the charity faces ongoing cost pressures from staff wages. The independent examiner noted that managers and trustees have worked to rebuild the preschool's reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST ANNE'S PRE-SCHOOL (CHINGFORD).

ST ANNE'S PRE-SCHOOL (CHINGFORD) income £142k
CHILDREN'S CORNER PRE-SCHOOL COMMITTEE income £230k
BURPHAM PRESCHOOL income £112k
BODMIN PRE-SCHOOL income £138k
ST MARGARET'S PRE-SCHOOL income £124k
COLLATON ST. MARY PRE-SCHOOL income £133k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
EMMANUEL PRE-SCHOOL	£231k	—	unclear	—	noted
ST ANNE'S PRE-SCHOOL (CHINGFORD) FY2024	£142k	—	above	—	no doubt
CHILDREN'S CORNER PRE-SCHOOL COMMITTEE FY2025	£230k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BURPHAM PRESCHOOL FY2025	£112k	—	unclear	—	noted
BODMIN PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£138k	—	below	—	no doubt
ST MARGARET'S PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£124k	—	below	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.