BOOMERANG KIDS

Registered charity 1096356 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Childcare centre for children aged 0-11yrs

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UP TO THE AGE OF TEN, IN AND AROUND THE PARISH OF SALTDEAN, EAST SUSSEX, IN PARTICULAR BY:(A) THE PROVISION OF PRE-SCHOOL, AFTER SCHOOL AND OTHER CHILDCARE FACILITIES(B) THE PROVISION OF RELEVANT TRAINING COURSES FOR PARENTS, VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF.

Area of benefit: SALTDEAN, EAST SUSSEX.

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 generated a healthy surplus of £191,410 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income rising to £1,138,835. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £558,145, which is considered in line with the stated policy target of approximately three months of operating costs (£230,000). The trustees acknowledge financial pressures from government funding levels and staffing costs but maintain that resources are adequate for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by James Todd and Co Limited. Discloses 5 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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management 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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~14.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• COLETTE SAMARRO
• HELEN HICKS
• Parisa Rafizadeh-Farahani
• RICHARD JOHN ROGERS

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Side by side with its peers

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