TADPOLES COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1080348 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TADPOLES COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL ( FROGMORE ), TADPOLES PRE-SCHOOL

Tadpoles is a committee run pre-school for children from the age of 2 years to school age.

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 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 SUCH 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, IN PRACTICE FROGMORE

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
£168k
Latest spending
£176k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £7,963.75 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £61,511.46 to £53,547.71. The filing is explicitly described as 'Unaudited Accounts' and was signed by the Management Committee on 7th October 2025.

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£168k£176k
31/08/2024£162k£147k
31/08/2023£122k£117k
31/08/2022£161k£116k
31/08/2021£132k£149k

Common questions

Is TADPOLES COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £7,963.75 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £61,511.46 to £53,547.71. The filing is explicitly described as 'Unaudited Accounts' and was signed by the Management Committee on 7th October 2025.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund13/12/2012£4kOutdoor Sheltered Area

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PUDDLEDUCKS PRE-SCHOOL (WORKSOP).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TADPOLES COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL£168k—0unclear—no doubt
PUDDLEDUCKS PRE-SCHOOL (WORKSOP) FY2025£139k—0above—no doubt
PADDOCKS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£194k—0unclear—no doubt
MALDON COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£162k—0unclear—no doubt
THE KINDERGARTEN FY2025£116k——unclear—no doubt
TOT'S PRE-SCHOOL FY2026£286k——unclear—no doubt

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