THE WOODLEY PRE-SCHOOL (READING)

Registered charity 1160756 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE WOODLEY PRE-SCHOOL, WOODLEY PRE-SCHOOL

Providing childcare to 2 years old to 5 years children on non domestic premises

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
£185k
Latest spending
£117k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is financially solvent with a positive outlook due to strong demand for its services. The trustees report that reserves are held to cover rent, staff redundancy, and potential relocation costs, noting these are sufficient for at least six months of expenditure. No material uncertainties regarding the charity's continuation as a going concern were disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to pay for at least six months’ expenditure
“The reserves policy enables Woodley Pre-School to pay rent costs, and staff redundancy, in the event of a disaster. In addition, sufficient reserves are held to be able to relocate the premises. The reserves are sufficient to pay for at least six months’ expenditure”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wokingham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£185k£117k
31/08/2024£132k£100k
31/08/2023£139k£107k
31/08/2022£108k£86k
31/08/2021£104k£87k

Common questions

Is THE WOODLEY PRE-SCHOOL (READING) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is financially solvent with a positive outlook due to strong demand for its services. The trustees report that reserves are held to cover rent, staff redundancy, and potential relocation costs, noting these are sufficient for at least six months of expenditure. No material uncertainties regarding the charity's continuation as a going concern were disclosed.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund07/07/2011£9kFree-flow outdoor area

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TYWARDREATH PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE WOODLEY PRE-SCHOOL (READING)£185k—0unclear—no doubt
TYWARDREATH PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£113k—0above—no doubt
WOODPECKERS PRESCHOOL CIO FY2025£168k—0unclear—no doubt
Lyminge Pre School FY2025£273k—0unclear—no doubt
WOODLEY PRESCHOOL FY2025£134k—0unclear—noted
HORFIELD WELLY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£101k—0unclear—no doubt

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