SALTWOOD PLAY & LEARNING CENTRE

Registered charity 1118798 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

PROVISION OF A FUNDED PRE-SCHOOL FACILITY FOR CHILDREN AGED 2 - 4 YEARS FROM 9.00AM UNTIL 3PM EVERY WEEK DAY IN TERM TIME AND PROVISION OF BREAKFAST CLUB AND AFTER SCHOOL CLUB FACILITIES (UNTIL 6PM) FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN EVERY WEEK DAY DURING TERM TIME IN A PURPOSE BUILT UNIT AT SALTWOOD CE PRIMARY SCHOOL.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION AND SPIRITUAL, PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN; ANDTHE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION FOR SUCH CHILDREN IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE SALTWOOD, SHEPWAY, KENT

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 total funds increased to £226,162, with unrestricted reserves at £159,837. The trustees report that cash flow remained very good and that the reserve position is compliant with their policy of maintaining at least one term's staff salaries. The charity operates as a small company with no audit requirement, relying on an independent 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 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
• Investing charity funds 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
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Paul Newtonchair
• ELEANOR ADELAIDE GEERING
• Karen Bridges
• Lauren Watkins

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Common questions

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• SUTTON CENTRE UNDER 5S PLAYGROUP income £104k
• HOLBROOK AND DISTRICT PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £159k
• PINCHBECK KIDS CLUB income £122k
• POPPLETON ROAD OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB income £222k
• SPETISBURY AND CHARLTON MARSHALL PLAYGROUP income £198k
• SALTDEAN PRE-SCHOOL income £115k

Side by side with its peers

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