HEDDINGTON PRESCHOOL
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.
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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.
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.
What the accounts disclose
“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
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (20/03/2020)
Trustees
- Annette Angell
- Bethany Homer
- Hannah Ward
- Katie Rendell
- Kirsty Pearce
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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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- HATFIELD HEATH PRE-SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
- HOUGHTON AND WYTON PRE-SCHOOL
- LINDLEY PRESCHOOL
- HEPWORTH PRE-SCHOOL AND OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB
- WEST HENDON OPPORTUNITY PRE-SCHOOL
- HAGBOURNE PRE-SCHOOL
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEDDINGTON PRESCHOOL | £494k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HATFIELD HEATH PRE-SCHOOL ASSOCIATION | £198k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HOUGHTON AND WYTON PRE-SCHOOL | £229k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LINDLEY PRESCHOOL | £330k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HEPWORTH PRE-SCHOOL AND OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB | £126k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| WEST HENDON OPPORTUNITY PRE-SCHOOL | £138k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |