CHARLTON WITH CROPTHORNE PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1124403 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Early Education

Objects

THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL ARE 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, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS, 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;(C) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, WORCESTERSHIRE.

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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Registered contact address: Wychavon, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£109k
Latest spending
£102k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £6,618 for the year ended 31 August 2026, with total bank balances of £92,581. The trustees note that while increased wages have been challenging, the pre-school is well-resourced to absorb these costs in the short term. The charity is currently in the process of converting to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2026

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Government income: £82,912 — contracts £82,912 (1); 76% of the £108,941 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

  • Government income: £103,209 — contracts £103,209 (1); 87% of the £118,340 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Government income: £91,274 — contracts £85,034 (1), grants £6,240 (2); 76% of the £120,119 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2026£109k£102k
31/08/2025£118k£110k
31/08/2024£120k£105k
31/08/2023£98k£87k
31/08/2022£93k£88k

Common questions

Is CHARLTON WITH CROPTHORNE PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £6,618 for the year ended 31 August 2026, with total bank balances of £92,581. The trustees note that while increased wages have been challenging, the pre-school is well-resourced to absorb these costs in the short term. The charity is currently in the process of converting to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE BURFORD SCHOOL FOUNDATION1£23k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ALPINGTON AND YELVERTON PRE-SCHOOL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHARLTON WITH CROPTHORNE PRE-SCHOOL£109k—0unclear—no doubt
ALPINGTON AND YELVERTON PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£80k—0unclear—no doubt
CHARLBURY PRESCHOOL FY2025£144k——unclear—no doubt
CHALDON PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£186k—0unclear—no doubt
CHELFORD VILLAGE PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£77k—0unclear—no doubt
BIRSTALL PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£448k—0unclear—no doubt

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