UPLYME PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1155347 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Uplyme Pre-school is a community based group that provides day care and pre-school education for children aged two to five, term time only. We are a registered charity, managed by a parent committee and governed by Ofsted.

Objects

THE CHARITY WORKS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT HAVING AS ITS OBJECTS THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR BY:(1) PROMOTING THEIR CARE AND SAFETY;(2) PROMOTING THEIR EDUCATION AND PROMOTING PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT;(3) PROMOTING THEIR HEALTH AND WELLBEING;(4) PROVIDING SERVICES TO SUPPORT THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS;(5) PROVIDING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS HOLDING MEMBERSHIP OF THE CIO; AND(6) FURTHERING THE AIMS 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

£99k

Latest spending

£99k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity finished the financial year in a negative position of -£509.99, which was an improvement over the budgeted deficit of -£4.4k. The trustees note that finances have been challenging due to costs outpacing funding, though recent income increases helped cover extra expenses.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: DCC

“With the introduction of the new working parent funding for all age groups approximately 80% of our funding now comes from DCC.” — page 1

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-510)

“We were budgeted to finish the 24/25 financial year at -£4.4k, in the end we finished in a much more positive position at -£509.99.” — page 1

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls 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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (29/04/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Kate Pitfieldchair
Eleanor saunders
Emilia Lafferty
Rachel Wason

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

Operates in: Devon · Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£99k	£99k
31/08/2024	£96k	£89k
31/08/2023	£80k	£84k
31/08/2022	£77k	£73k
31/08/2021	£58k	£60k

Common questions

Is UPLYME PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity finished the financial year in a negative position of -£509.99, which was an improvement over the budgeted deficit of -£4.4k. The trustees note that finances have been challenging due to costs outpacing funding, though recent income increases helped cover extra expenses.