RUNWELL VILLAGE PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1144996 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the Pre-School are 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.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL (“THE OBJECTS) ARE 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.

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

£141k

Latest spending

£125k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £15,665 for the year, with total income of £141,132 against expenditure of £125,468. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves have risen to £26,923, which provides 2.5 months of coverage against annual expenditure, though the trustees aim to increase this to six months. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, and the accounts 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

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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
Conflicting interests
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management 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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 07540138

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.

ANSELL, Amy Louise — director, appointed 06/11/2025not on trustee list
BEACH, Kimberly — director, appointed 06/11/2025not on trustee list
CLARKE, Zoe Ann — director, appointed 06/11/2025not on trustee list
EAGLEN, Lisa — director, appointed 06/11/2025not on trustee list
GOODEY, Christina Stephanie Dawn — director, appointed 06/11/2025not on trustee list
GORMLEY-WAKER, Michaela — director, appointed 09/11/2023not on trustee list
MUIR, Gemma — director, appointed 09/11/2023not on trustee list
PHILLIPS, Stephen Leslie — director, appointed 09/12/2021on trustee list
WOODS, Hannah — director, appointed 09/12/2021on trustee list

Official officers record.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (15/10/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (09/01/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Hannah Woods
Stephen Leslie Phillips

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/10/2025	£141k	£125k
31/10/2024	£103k	£102k
31/10/2023	£90k	£93k
31/10/2022	£95k	£87k
31/10/2021	£82k	£90k

Common questions

Is RUNWELL VILLAGE PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £15,665 for the year, with total income of £141,132 against expenditure of £125,468. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves have risen to £26,923, which provides 2.5 months of coverage against annual expenditure, though the trustees aim to increase this to six months. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, and the accounts were prepared on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.