HUMPTY DUMPTY PRE-SCHOOL (COLCHESTER)

Registered charity 1137627 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The object of the charity is to enhance the development of education of children understatutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of theirchildren through community groups.The charity runs two pre-schools in the Highwoods area of Colchester, the second of whichnewly opened in the Autumn of 2010. Both settings are currently full.

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:- 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;2. ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS;3. INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE ESSEX.

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
£153k
Latest spending
£175k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net outgoing resource of £23,586 for the year, reducing its total unrestricted reserves from £93,089 to £69,503. The trustees consider the charity to be in a strong position to continue its activities and confirm that assets are adequate to fulfil obligations. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Contractural payments from public authorities
“Contractural payments from public authorities 135,562” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£153k£175k
31/07/2024£165k£157k
31/07/2023£146k£156k
31/07/2022£202k£190k
31/07/2021£235k£160k

Common questions

Is HUMPTY DUMPTY PRE-SCHOOL (COLCHESTER) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net outgoing resource of £23,586 for the year, reducing its total unrestricted reserves from £93,089 to £69,503. The trustees consider the charity to be in a strong position to continue its activities and confirm that assets are adequate to fulfil obligations. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.