Roots and Wings Community Preschool

Registered charity 1162056 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JACK AND JILL COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL

We offer childcare for children between 2 and 4 in our community, during term time.

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 THE CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY:-OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED LEARNING GROUPS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT THE GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN, WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION OR MEANS OF ABILITY; ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF ALL CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF THEIR NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS; ANDINSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£115k

Latest spending

£119k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds stood at £61,731 at the end of the period. Free cash reserves of £61,731 were held, which the trustees note is in excess of their stated policy target. The charity received an independent examination from Monahans Chartered Accountants.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £15,000 for the maintenance of the property and equipment, and £22,800 for redundancy and maternity pay for staff (held: £62k)

“The Trustees aim to retain unrestricted reserves of £15,000 for the maintenance of the property and equipment, and £22,800 for redundancy and maternity pay for staff.” — page 2

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.

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 conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Jack and Jill Community Preschool (matched by registered charity number).

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (28/10/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Todd Arron McDonaghchair
Julie Diane Bowden
Laura Gummow
Megan Davis
Rebecca Elizabeth Wheeler

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£115k	£119k
31/08/2024	£128k	£112k
31/08/2023	£105k	£104k
31/08/2022	£96k	£99k
31/08/2021	£112k	£135k

Common questions

Is Roots and Wings Community Preschool financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds stood at £61,731 at the end of the period. Free cash reserves of £61,731 were held, which the trustees note is in excess of their stated policy target. The charity received an independent examination from Monahans Chartered Accountants. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with JACK AND JILL PRESCHOOL.

JACK AND JILL PRESCHOOL income £128k
JACK AND JILL PRE-SCHOOL income £161k
THE COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL income £121k
JACK IN THE BOX PRE- SCHOOL income £160k
JACKANORY PRE-SCHOOL CHOBHAM income £183k
SKYLARKS COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL income £290k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Roots and Wings Community Preschool	£115k	—	above	—	no doubt
JACK AND JILL PRESCHOOL FY2025	£128k	—	above	—	no doubt
JACK AND JILL PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£161k	—	unclear	—	noted
THE COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£121k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
JACK IN THE BOX PRE- SCHOOL FY2025	£160k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
JACKANORY PRE-SCHOOL CHOBHAM FY2025	£183k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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