ESSEX ROAD PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1136131 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ESSEX ROAD PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED

Essex Road is a vibrant Nursery and reflects the diversity of Islington. We are open Mon - Fri term time only from 9am - 3pm. Operating a double session and full day care. We have out door space with permanent climbing structure and room for freeplay. All four members of staff all with NVQ3 qualifications. We also have good links with other agencies.

Objects

1) TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY:2) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES AND TRAINING COURSES IN A SECURE, SAFE, WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT WHICH PROMOTES STIMULATION AND POSITIVE LEARNING, 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, SEX, CULTURE, RELIGION. MEANS, OR ABILITY.3) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS.4) CONTRIBUTING AND STRENGTHENING THE LINKS BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND THE CHARITY.

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 reported a net surplus of £25,739 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a deficit in the prior year. Total turnover increased to £125,478, and unrestricted reserves rose to £38,502. The filing notes the company is exempt from audit under the small companies regime.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (10/02/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• CLAIRE TURNERchair
• Joanna Motamedi
• KERRY DOOLAN

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

Operates in: Islington

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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