CHARNOCK RICHARD PRE-SCHOOL
Pre-School Child Care and Education
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;(C) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIM OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £31,723, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of three months' expenditure. The trustees attribute this shortfall to required staffing level costs and hope to revert reserves to a higher level in the current accounting year. The charity reported a net profit of £17,073 for the year and confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“At year end the level was around 2.5 months expenses due to required staffing level costs.”
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Adele Calderbank
- Zoe Louise Cross
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £165k | £148k |
| 31/08/2024 | £133k | £128k |
| 31/08/2023 | £110k | £122k |
| 31/08/2022 | £101k | £124k |
| 31/08/2021 | £140k | £139k |
Common questions
Is CHARNOCK RICHARD PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £31,723, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of three months' expenditure. The trustees attribute this shortfall to required staffing level costs and hope to revert reserves to a higher level in the current accounting year. The charity reported a net profit of £17,073 for the year and confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE TUDWICK FOUNDATION | 1 | £3k |
Charities like this
- MANOR FARM PRE-SCHOOL
- CHARMINSTER PRE-SCHOOL
- CHALDON PRE-SCHOOL
- THE CHESTERFORDS COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL
- St Richard's CE Preschool
- Brightwell Pre-School
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARNOCK RICHARD PRE-SCHOOL | £165k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| MANOR FARM PRE-SCHOOL | £217k | — | 0 | above | — | material uncertainty |
| CHARMINSTER PRE-SCHOOL | £189k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHALDON PRE-SCHOOL | £186k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE CHESTERFORDS COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL | £124k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| St Richard's CE Preschool | £113k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |