MERRY GO ROUND PRE SCHOOL SANDWICH

Registered charity 1113105 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Under 5's Pre-school learning centre

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 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 IN THE LOCAL AREAS;

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE SANDWICH

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Get email alerts

Latest income
£128k
Latest spending
£95k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with an excess of receipts over payments of £32,424, resulting in a net asset position of £139,584. The trustees and independent examiner confirmed that proper accounting records were kept and no material issues were identified during the examination.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£128k£95k
31/08/2024£125k£93k
31/08/2023£74k£71k
31/08/2022£51k£58k
31/08/2021£58k£55k

Common questions

Is MERRY GO ROUND PRE SCHOOL SANDWICH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with an excess of receipts over payments of £32,424, resulting in a net asset position of £139,584. The trustees and independent examiner confirmed that proper accounting records were kept and no material issues were identified during the examination. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MERRY GO ROUND PRE SCHOOL SANDWICH£128k—0unclear—no doubt
MERRY-GO-ROUND UNDER 5'S FY2025£130k—0above—no doubt
THE ST MARY'S AND ST PETER'S PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£255k—0unclear—no doubt
UNDER FIVES ROUNDABOUT FY2025£271k—0unclear—no doubt
SANDCASTLES PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£104k—0unclear—no doubt
SUNNYSIDE COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL CIO FY2025£113k—0unclear—no doubt

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