CATERPILLAR PRE-SCHOOL OF BATTLE BAPTIST CHURCH

Registered charity 1145655 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BATTLE BAPTIST CATERPILLAR PRE-SCHOOL

The advancement of the education and spiritual development of children below compulsory school age and the provision of facilities for recreation of such children, in the interest of social welfare and with the object of improving their conditions of life, by providing for all children without discrimination a safe and satisfying pre-school where Christian beliefs and values are upheld.

Objects

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

Area of benefit: 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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Latest income

£199k

Latest spending

£158k

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £68,333, maintaining the trustees' policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £40,928 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £199,036 against charitable expenditure of £158,108.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between three and six month’s expenditure plus the estimated amounts of pay that would be due were the charity to make all its paid staff redundant (held: £68k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure plus the estimated amounts of pay that would be due were the charity to make all its paid staff redundant.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Sarah Penelope Hamiltonchair
Ed Jones
GLENYS CORNWELL
JOHN SOUTHAM

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£199k	£158k
31/08/2024	£140k	£150k
31/08/2023	£119k	£132k
31/08/2022	£127k	£119k
31/08/2021	£91k	£85k

Common questions

Is CATERPILLAR PRE-SCHOOL OF BATTLE BAPTIST CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £68,333, maintaining the trustees' policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £40,928 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £199,036 against charitable expenditure of £158,108. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.