HARTEST PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1081842 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Hartest Pre-School is an Ofsted-Registered childcare provider offering pre-school education. Our service is available to children aged 20 months until school age. Our setting is fully inclusive offering equal opportunities to all. We operate term times only.

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: HARTEST

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 income gain of £1,925.57 for the year ended August 31, 2025, following a decrease in total income to £83,894.69 and an increase in expenses to £88,967.89. The trustees note that staffing costs decreased due to a vacancy, while other costs such as pensions, utilities, and insurance increased substantially. The committee plans to monitor spending closely and adjust wages in line with future minimum wage changes.

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
• 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
• 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

• Caroline Pask-Finchchair
• Bethany Mann
• Isobel Burroughs
• Jennifer Humphreys · trustee of 1 other charity
• Katy Robertson
• Sarah Thompson

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

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