PIRTON PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1139758 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objectives of the Charity are carried out by the Trustees through the following activities:a) Providing the setting and equipment and engaging staffb) Raising money to pay for the preschool's activities through fundraising eventsc) Making such payments as necessaryd) Fixing and collecting fees payable in respect of children attending sessions or events run by the preschool

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:A OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS, 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;B ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS;C INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHER THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING 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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Registered contact address: North Hertfordshire, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£170k

Latest spending

£192k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £22,390 for the year ended 31 August 2025, driven by the write-off of landscaping and equipment costs and a challenging funding environment where government wage increases outpace provided funding. Per the trustees' report, the charity is currently topping up funding gaps via donations and fundraising, with unrestricted reserves falling to £72,773 from £94,834 the previous year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two months of wage costs (held: £73k)

“for this year our reserve policy is to maintain a minimum of two months of wage costs in reserve.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Inspection and regulatory ratings

Matched to this charity by name; verify provider identity on the regulator’s site.

Ofsted — Pirton Pre-School: Outstanding · 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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 07407356

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

POPE, Vicky Jayne — director, appointed 14/02/2025on trustee list
COLE, Feriaal — director, appointed 20/11/2024on trustee list
FONG, Kah Ming — director, appointed 20/11/2024on trustee list
KERR, Aimee — director, appointed 20/11/2024on trustee list
BOOTHROYD, Emily May — director, appointed 18/10/2023on trustee list

Official officers record.

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (03/08/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Aimee Kerr
Emily Boothroyd
Feriaal Cole
Kah Ming Fong
Vicky Jayne Pope

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£170k	£192k
31/08/2024	£191k	£198k
31/08/2023	£176k	£186k
31/08/2022	£153k	£154k
31/08/2021	£137k	£142k

Common questions

Is PIRTON PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £22,390 for the year ended 31 August 2025, driven by the write-off of landscaping and equipment costs and a challenging funding environment where government wage increases outpace provided funding. Per the trustees' report, the charity is currently topping up funding gaps via donations and fundraising, with unrestricted reserves falling to £72,773 from £94,834 the previous year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.