DUCKLINGS PRE-SCHOOL CHICKERELL

Registered charity 1104638 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Ducklings Pre-School is a charitable early years setting providing affordable, high-quality education and care for children aged 2 to 4 in Chickerell and the surrounding areas. We promote children's learning, development, wellbeing and school readiness through play-based experiences while supporting families and the local community.

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF THE CHILDREN UNDER THE STATUTORY AGE IN A PARENT-INVOLVING COMMUNITY BASED GROUP.A) ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOE THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN;B) PROVIDING SAFE, HIGH QUALITY GROUP PLAY IN WHICH PARENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO TAKE PART; ANDC) ENCOURAGING OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES THROUGH WHICH PARENTS MAY HELP THE CHILDREN.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE CHICKERLL, DORSET

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 unrestricted funds increased by £11,536 to a closing bank balance of £64,263. The charity received £99,808 in Dorset CC funding and £2,064 from activities for generating funds. The trustees report that support from the community is increasingly important due to increased running costs.

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 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.

• 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
• Investing charity funds 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Ducklings Pre-School (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Chris Newmanchair
• EMMA RANDALL · trustee of 1 other charity
• George Bell-Starr
• Michelle Warne

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

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