OLD LONDON ROAD PRE SCHOOL

Registered charity 1137573 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The pre-school provides childcare and education (Early years) to children aged between 2 and 5 years of age in the local community. We are registered by OFSTED (123649) and have achieved an OFSTED report of 'Outstanding' in March 2020. We support children and their parents/carers regardless of their race, culture, religion, means or ability.

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:-4.1 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;4.2 ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS;4.3 INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

Area of benefit: HERTFORDSHIRE

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 made a loss of £23,405 for the period, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £160,547 to £137,142. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £136,918 at the end of the period, with an additional £224 held in restricted funds for staff training. The charity relies heavily on county council funding, which constituted the majority of its incoming resources.

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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Old London Road Pre-school (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (23/11/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (01/08/2011) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Amelia Hodge
• Amy Cullen
• Claire Wicks
• Crystal Nightingale
• Hannah Elizabeth Rimmer
• Jennifer Mouratsing
• Kathryn Amy Kariyawasam
• Lisa Marie Gallagher
• Lucy ELizabeth Burrows Good
• Rachel Emma Horgan
• Robert Hogg

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

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