SUNNINGWELL PRE SCHOOL

Registered charity 1164257 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Term time only preschool for children aged 2-5 years

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO PROVIDE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE WITHIN THE STATUTORY FRAMEWORK FOR THE EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE (EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 2014).NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE

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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Registered contact address: Vale of White Horse, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£152k
Latest spending
£124k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a modest surplus of £28,164 for the year ended 31st March 2025, following difficult financial years post-Covid. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted funds of £119,361, which is significantly higher than its stated reserves policy target of £50,000. The trustees indicate that these funds are held in anticipation of future investment in outdoor facilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £50,000 (held: £119k)
“The Trustees aim to hold a reserve of £50,000 to cover staffing costs during the summer holidays and to meet unexpected expenditure.” — page 5
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.

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: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£152k£124k
31/03/2024£125k£104k
31/03/2023£89k£91k
31/03/2022£94k£107k
31/03/2021£101k£86k

Common questions

Is SUNNINGWELL PRE SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a modest surplus of £28,164 for the year ended 31st March 2025, following difficult financial years post-Covid. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted funds of £119,361, which is significantly higher than its stated reserves policy target of £50,000. The trustees indicate that these funds are held in anticipation of future investment in outdoor facilities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
ASCOT ROUND TABLE NO 9291£13k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WEMBDON SUNSHINERS PRE SCHOOL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SUNNINGWELL PRE SCHOOL£152k—0above—no doubt
WEMBDON SUNSHINERS PRE SCHOOL FY2025£271k——unclear—no doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£222kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
ST WINEFRIDE'S PRESCHOOL (HOLYWELL) FY2025£146k—0unclear—no doubt
SUNNINGDALE PLAYGROUP FY2025£193k—0unclear—no doubt
CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£188k—0above—no doubt

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