REDHILL BAPTIST CHURCH PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1137850 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity operates a Preschool providing morning and afternoon sessions for up to 28 children aged 2-4 on term time weekdays. Church services are held at Christmas, Easter and for leavers at the end of the school year. Staff are encouraged to train for external qualifications and placements are offered to others on childcare courses.

Objects

2.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT) OFCHILDRENBELOW COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE, AND2.2 THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION FOR SUCH CHILDREN IN THE INTEREST OFSOCIALWELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFEBY: PROVIDING FOR ALL CHILDREN WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION A SAFE AND SATISFYING PRE-SCHOOLWITH A CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT WHERE CHRISTIAN BELIEFS AND VALUES ARE PROMOTEDAND UPHELD. THIS WILL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH WHICHSEEKS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO PROMOTE CHRISTIANITY WITHIN IT.THE INCOME AND (AT THE DISCRETION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE) THE CAPITAL OFTHE GROUP SHALL BE APPLIED SOLELY IN FURTHERING THESE OBJECTS.

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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Registered contact address: Reigate and Banstead, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£194k

Latest spending

£197k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a deficit of £2,926 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £107,917. The trustees state that this shortfall can be met from existing reserves and that no further corrective action is planned. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than an audit, with no matters requiring attention identified by the examiner.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“The increases in staffing costs through inflation and National Insurance increases have led to a modest deficit arising, but the Trustees agreed that the shortfall could be met from reserves at present and no further corrective action is planned.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Inspection and regulatory ratings

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Ofsted — Redhill Baptist Church Pre-School: Good · Ofsted

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
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls 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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 14

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 14

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 13

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Elisabeth Pannell
GERALD HENRY DAY
Rachel Williams

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£194k	£197k
31/12/2024	£189k	£186k
31/12/2023	£137k	£139k
31/12/2022	£116k	£122k
31/12/2021	£109k	£107k

Common questions

Is REDHILL BAPTIST CHURCH PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a deficit of £2,926 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £107,917. The trustees state that this shortfall can be met from existing reserves and that no further corrective action is planned. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than an audit, with no matters requiring attention identified by the examiner. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with St Richard's CE Preschool.

St Richard's CE Preschool income £113k
CHINGFORD MOUNT BAPTIST CHURCH PRE-SCHOOL income £144k
OATLANDS PRE-SCHOOL income £210k
HAWKHURST PRE-SCHOOL income £131k
FLECKNEY BAPTIST PRE-SCHOOL income £173k
SITTINGBOURNE BAPTIST CHURCH income £195k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
REDHILL BAPTIST CHURCH PRE-SCHOOL	£194k	—	—	below	—	no doubt
St Richard's CE Preschool FY2025	£113k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
CHINGFORD MOUNT BAPTIST CHURCH PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£144k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
OATLANDS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£210k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HAWKHURST PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£131k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
FLECKNEY BAPTIST PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£173k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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