Dandelion Preschool

Registered charity 1133135 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RAINBOW PLAYGROUP, RAINBOW PRESCHOOL

Rainbow Preschool provides daily childcare for the village of Colden Common near Winchester in Hampshire, together with the local rural area. The preschool offers a safe, happy and stimulating environment, where children from 2 to 5 years old learn through play in a wide range of activities whilst fulfilling the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Objects

2.1 THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL ARE TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDRENPRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDEFOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY:(A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDEDHOURS GROUPS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TOBECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFEROPPORTUNITIES 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 PROMOTINGPUBLIC 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-SCHOOLLEARNING ALLIANCE.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

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 the charity remains in a very secure financial position with total capital of £102,305.12 held across bank accounts. The organization reported a profit of £9,637.30 for the year ended 31 August 2024, supported by increased income and grant supplements. Staff pay rates were increased in April 2024 to ensure compliance with the National Living Wage.

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 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ellie Ashtonchair
• Amanda Adams
• Amanda Rowe
• Ben Radford
• Daniel Taylor
• Kerry Irving
• Victoria Overington

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RAINBOW PRESCHOOL (WICKFORD).

• RAINBOW PRESCHOOL (WICKFORD) income £171k
• RAINBOW PRE-SCHOOL (HANDFORTH) income £172k
• RAINBOW PRE-SCHOOL & EXTENDED SERVICES income £1.2m
• RAINBOW PRE-SCHOOL STANSTED income £247k
• RAINBOW CHILDREN'S NURSERY LIMITED income £432k
• RAINBOW PRE-SCHOOL (WALLINGFORD) income £295k

Side by side with its peers

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