YAPTON COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1110584 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We provide care and education for children aged 2-5 years. We are OFSTED registered. We are situated in the grounds of a school in a rural area.

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:-3.1 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;3.2 ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS;3.3 INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE OF YAPTON, ARUN, WEST 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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Latest income

£229k

Latest spending

£223k

Registered

2005

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £112,945 from £106,555 in the prior year, with a net surplus of £6,390 reported for the year. The trustees consider the financial performance satisfactory and the charity maintains sufficient general reserves to fund day-to-day operations. No material uncertainties or risks to going concern were identified by the independent examiner.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient general reserves that are deemed necessary to fund the on-going day-to-day operations of the charity (held: £113k)

“The trustees seek to retain sufficient general reserves that are deemed necessary to fund the on-going day-to-day operations of the charity.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
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 expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 05302984

The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 31/12/2025)

Equity: £113k
Average employees: 11

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.

DEAN, Hayley Elizabeth — director, appointed 15/04/2026on trustee list
WILSON, Phillipa Maria — director, appointed 15/04/2026on trustee list
TAYLOR, Kelly — director, appointed 20/11/2019on trustee list

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

Kelly Taylorchair
Diane Porter
Hayley Dean
Phillipa Wilson

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£229k	£223k
31/12/2024	£183k	£180k
31/12/2023	£163k	£120k
31/12/2022	£83k	£81k
31/12/2021	£80k	£86k

Common questions

Is YAPTON COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £112,945 from £106,555 in the prior year, with a net surplus of £6,390 reported for the year. The trustees consider the financial performance satisfactory and the charity maintains sufficient general reserves to fund day-to-day operations. No material uncertainties or risks to going concern were identified by the independent examiner. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

YATELEY COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL income £227k
HOUGHTON AND WYTON PRE-SCHOOL income £229k
MOSTERTON PRE-SCHOOL income £176k
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL income £222k
STANTON PARENTS AND UNDER FIVES income £158k
WINSLEY ACORNS PRE-SCHOOL income £126k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
YAPTON COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL	£229k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
YATELEY COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£227k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HOUGHTON AND WYTON PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£229k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MOSTERTON PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£176k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£222k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
STANTON PARENTS AND UNDER FIVES FY2025	£158k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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