SHOREHAM VILLAGE PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1062950 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Education/Activities

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: KENT

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
£81k
Latest spending
£88k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £7,664.59 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a reduction of total net assets to £8,572.81. The independent financial review notes that reserves reduced significantly due to operational pressure and high staffing costs relative to turnover. The trustees indicate that while the setting is currently operationally viable, rebuilding reserves is a strategic priority.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: KCC Funding - Universal (51% of income)
“KCC Funding - Universal 41,119.18”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“While the preschool appears operationally viable at present, rebuilding reserves and improving long-term financial resilience should now become strategic priorities.” — page 13
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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Shoreham Village Pre-School Fundraising! (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£81k£88k
31/08/2024£73k£78k
31/08/2023£75k£72k
31/08/2022£60k£65k
31/08/2021£70k£66k

Common questions

Is SHOREHAM VILLAGE PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £7,664.59 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a reduction of total net assets to £8,572.81. The independent financial review notes that reserves reduced significantly due to operational pressure and high staffing costs relative to turnover. The trustees indicate that while the setting is currently operationally viable, rebuilding reserves is a strategic priority. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.