CHINGFORD MOUNT BAPTIST CHURCH PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1153300 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We provide a safe environment for children aged 2-4years. The children are able to learn and play in a mixed, social and multi-racial environment. We provide a setting that enable children to be stimulated in their development. We partner with the parents in developing the children's social and educational skills. Our activities are carried out in a bright and spacious church hall.

Objects

THE AIMS 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 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 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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £39,440 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total receipts of £144,022 against total payments of £183,462. The trustees report that the charity holds zero unrestricted reserves, noting an intention to set aside sufficient funds to cover salaries and basic running costs for a three-month period.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• 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
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/08/2023 (received 24/08/2024, 55 days after the 30/06/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dianne Amanda Alphonse-Kalloo
• Gaille Sambridge
• HAROLD ANTHONY THOMPSON
• HILLARY THOMPSON

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

Operates in: Waltham Forest

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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• EDMONTON BAPTIST CHURCH PRE-SCHOOL income £174k
• KINGSWOOD METHODIST CHURCH PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £183k
• REDHILL BAPTIST CHURCH PRE-SCHOOL income £194k
• BIRCH HILL PRE-SCHOOL income £211k
• BEANSHEAF COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL income £151k
• WEMBURY PRE-SCHOOL income £118k

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