THE MEADOWS COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1160852 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Meadows Community Pre-school provides high quality childcare and education for children aged between 2 years and statutory school age. We are registered with and inspected 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
£148k
Latest spending
£116k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated income of £148,070.69 against expenditure of £115,782.34, resulting in a surplus. The trustees report unrestricted reserves of £63,736.59, noting that government funding reductions for older children may significantly impact future income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: RMBC Early Education Funding (85% of income)
“RMBC Early Education Funding 126,042.06” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“Government funding is substantially lower for older children, this may have significant impact on income during the summer term when most children will be 3 and over.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Rotherham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£148k£116k
31/03/2024£92k£94k
31/03/2023£89k£85k
31/03/2022£89k£88k
31/03/2021£101k£92k

Common questions

Is THE MEADOWS COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated income of £148,070.69 against expenditure of £115,782.34, resulting in a surplus. The trustees report unrestricted reserves of £63,736.59, noting that government funding reductions for older children may significantly impact future income. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.