WILLAND PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1140942 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Pre-School Education

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Get email alerts

Latest income
£650k
Latest spending
£494k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £1,110,443 as of November 2025, representing a significant increase from the previous year's £954,061. The trustees report a surplus of £156,382 for the year, funded primarily by government grants and pre-school fees. The filing confirms the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: adequate funds to make payments to staff and address unexpected expenditure (held: £1.1m)
“Reserves are maintained such that in the event of the pre-school ceasing to exist that adequate funds are available to make any appropriate payments required to staff. Further that funds are available to address any unexpected expenditure which may arise.” — page 4
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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 01/11/2025)

Total income
£650k
Total spending
£494k
Reserves (reported)
£156k
Employees
23

Reported reserves equal ~3.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
01/11/2025£650k£494k
01/11/2024£535k£503k
01/11/2023£533k£403k
01/11/2022£418k£330k
01/11/2021£34k£278k

Common questions

Is WILLAND PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £1,110,443 as of November 2025, representing a significant increase from the previous year's £954,061. The trustees report a surplus of £156,382 for the year, funded primarily by government grants and pre-school fees. The filing confirms the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.