THE CHILDREN'S WORKSHOP

Registered charity 1102887 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Children's Workshop is a pre-school for local children aged between 2 and five years old. The Children's Workshop is open for 38 weeks a year and children may attend a maximum of 7 sessions a week. The Children's Workshop is registered and inspected by Ofsted.

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 AND TRAINING COURSES, 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;

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE SEVENOAKS

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

£212k

Latest spending

£214k

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a loss of £2,500 for the year, primarily due to a shift towards lower-paying government funding and reduced operating hours. Despite this, the charity maintained a cash surplus and held unrestricted reserves of £100,275, which the trustees confirm are sufficient to cover three months of running costs as per their stated policy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“No employee earned more than £60,000 during the year” — page 39

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months running costs (held: £100k)

“The Children’s Workshop policy is to have three months running costs as a general fund.” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: One trustee was employed by the charity during the year. Nicola Mackert was paid £33,703 under a contract of employment as the preschool manager.

“One trustee was employed by the charity during the year. Nicola Mackert was paid £33,703 under a contract of employment as the preschool manager.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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
Conflicting interests
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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 05055356 · Financial health read from its filings

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

DURELL, Charlotte Emma — director, appointed 30/10/2025on trustee list
JONES, Iain David — director, appointed 30/10/2025on trustee list
FLETCHER, Jennifer-Elizabeth — director, appointed 30/10/2025on trustee list
BATTERSBY, Jillian — director, appointed 26/11/2024on trustee list
BRAND, Inese — director, appointed 26/11/2024on trustee list
WARNER, James — director, appointed 14/05/2024on trustee list
CHEESEMAN, Mark — director, appointed 07/11/2022on trustee list
GARMAN, Katie — director, appointed 07/11/2022on trustee list
BURGESS, Catherine Marianna Christina — director, appointed 28/04/2022on trustee list
WALBRIDGE, Jocelyn, Dr — director, appointed 28/04/2022on trustee list
BATTERSBY, Jillian — secretary, appointed 30/10/2025

Official officers record.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (20/03/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (19/12/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (06/04/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

James Warnerchair
Catherine Burgess
Charlotte Emma Durell
Dr Jocelyn Walbridge
Iain David Jones
Inese Brand
Jennifer-Elizabeth Fletcher
Jillian Battersby
Katie Garman
Mark Cheeseman · trustee of 1 other charity
Nicola Mackert

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£212k	£214k
31/08/2024	£218k	£211k
31/08/2023	£180k	£184k
31/08/2022	£159k	£164k
31/08/2021	£170k	£158k

Common questions

Is THE CHILDREN'S WORKSHOP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a loss of £2,500 for the year, primarily due to a shift towards lower-paying government funding and reduced operating hours. Despite this, the charity maintained a cash surplus and held unrestricted reserves of £100,275, which the trustees confirm are sufficient to cover three months of running costs as per their stated policy. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE CHILDREN'S WORKSHOP earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Who funds THE CHILDREN'S WORKSHOP?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CHILDREN'S WORKSHOP as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, HILDENBOROUGH.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, HILDENBOROUGH	FY2021	£1k	Home Missions and other Church Societies

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/08/2016	£3k	Celebrating a new chapter in the community pre-school

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL.

YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL income £222k
ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £178k
CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL income £188k
SYWELL AND OVERSTONE PRE-SCHOOL income £146k
WORSTEAD PRESCHOOL income £232k
THE TELEVISION WORKSHOP income £304k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE CHILDREN'S WORKSHOP	£212k	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£222k	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£178k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£188k	—	above	—	no doubt
SYWELL AND OVERSTONE PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£146k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WORSTEAD PRESCHOOL FY2025	£232k	—	above	—	no doubt

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