HEDDINGTON PRESCHOOL

Registered charity 1156048 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing educational and fun opportunities for children from 18 months to school age. The preschool has family from the local village and surrounding area.The preschool is open five days a week for 38 weeks of the year.We have fundraising events to raise money to provide new resources for the children.

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; AND6) 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
£494k
Latest spending
£494k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves are held at £181,844, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of £75,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts or accounting records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £75,000.00 (held: £182k)
“Our free reserves policy is to hold at least £75,000.00 due to increased costs; this covers us for 3months costs at both sites” — page 5
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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£494k£494k
31/08/2024£436k£410k
31/08/2023£425k£409k
31/08/2022£342k£294k
31/08/2021£267k£270k

Common questions

Is HEDDINGTON PRESCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves are held at £181,844, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of £75,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts or accounting records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HEDDINGTON PRESCHOOL£494k—0unclear—no doubt
HATFIELD HEATH PRE-SCHOOL ASSOCIATION FY2025£198k—0unclear—no doubt
HOUGHTON AND WYTON PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£229k—0unclear—no doubt
LINDLEY PRESCHOOL FY2025£330k—0unclear—no doubt
HEPWORTH PRE-SCHOOL AND OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB FY2025£126k—0unclear—noted
WEST HENDON OPPORTUNITY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£138k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.