SHERNHALL PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1123684 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

UNDER 5'S CHILDCARE PROVISION IN WALTHAM FOREST

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: WALTHAM FOREST

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
£310k
Latest spending
£305k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £5,290 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds of £298,456. The trustees aim to hold reserves equivalent to at least nine months of operating expenditure, approximately £220,000, and the actual reserves exceed this target. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable standards.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: nine months of operating expenditure (held: £298k)
“The Trustees aim to hold reserves at Jeast equivalent to 9- months operating expenditure, which is approximately £220,000” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Waltham Forest

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£310k£305k
31/03/2024£330k£303k
31/03/2023£283k£287k
31/03/2022£292k£305k
31/03/2021£286k£316k

Common questions

Is SHERNHALL PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £5,290 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds of £298,456. The trustees aim to hold reserves equivalent to at least nine months of operating expenditure, approximately £220,000, and the actual reserves exceed this target. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable standards. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund05/12/2024£20kSound foundations
The National Lottery Community Fund26/05/2023£10kWorking title- early learners