LOCKING STUMPS PRE SCHOOL

Registered charity 1073258 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BIRCHWOOD PRE-SCHOOL, LOCKING STUMPS PRE-SCHOOL

Our charity offers pre-school facilities at an affordable price. We rely on fundraising to purchase equipment and offer subsidised days out for the children.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a small surplus of £646.24 for the year 2024–2025 and maintains a healthy level of reserves. However, the trustees note that the financial position may come under increasing pressure if current trends persist, citing rising staffing costs and limited scope to increase income due reliance on fixed-rate government funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 2 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Charlotte Cooper · trustee of 1 other charity
• GEMMA ANTELL
• Thomas Chapman · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Warrington

Income and spending

Common questions

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Side by side with its peers

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