SHERWOOD PRESCHOOL

Registered charity 1158321 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MULBERRY PRE-SCHOOL AT HOWARD, SHERWOOD PRE-SCHOOL

Mulberry Pre-School at Howard (trading as Sherwood Pre-School) was established in July 2014 as a charitable institution to serve its local community. The company had been set up as a company limited by guarantee and registered as a charity.Mulberry provides childcare services for up to 32 children aged 2-4 years during normal daily sessions and offer wrap around care for primary school age.

Objects

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:I) 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;II) 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 AREA.

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 reported a net expenditure of £35,838 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £68,677 to £32,839. Per the trustees' report, the setting continues to operate effectively and maintain financial stability despite the deficit.

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
• 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 expenses policy and procedures

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 09140875

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• BLAMIRES, Ian Philip — director, appointed 11/03/2025on trustee list
• GOURLAY, Rebecca Rosanna Peggy — director, appointed 11/03/2025on trustee list
• MLOWE, Petronila Michael — director, appointed 12/09/2023on trustee list
• BAKER, Kerry Sabrina — director, appointed 18/02/2022on trustee list
• RAMAKRISHNAN, Reena — director, appointed 24/04/2018on trustee list
• JACKSON, Michelle Merilda Carmen — director, appointed 28/11/2017on trustee list
• MATTHEWS, David Nigel — director, appointed 21/07/2014not on trustee list

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

• DAVID NIGEL MATTHEWS BA, NPQHchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• Ian Philip Blamires
• Kerry Sabrina Baker
• Michelle Merilda Carmen Jackson
• PETRONILA MLOWE
• Rebecca Rosanna Peggy Gourlay
• Reena Ramakrishnan

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

Operates in: Croydon

Income and spending

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• SHERWOOD PLAYGROUP income £111k
• WOODLANDERS income £293k

Side by side with its peers

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