THE ANTHONY ROPER PRE-SCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN

Registered charity 1164480 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ANTHONY ROPER PRE-SCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN

The Anthony Roper Pre-School Charity provides childcare and education to children between the ages of two and five years.

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.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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

£197k

Latest spending

£188k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £34,469 for the period, resulting in total funds increasing to £262,563. The trustees' report indicates a policy to hold short-term reserves for cash flow management and notes that no funds are materially in deficit. The charity's main sources of funds are school fees and government grants, with no mention of significant financial risks or dependencies affecting its ability to continue operating.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a (short) term’s funds (held: £260k)

“Our policy is to hold the equivalent of a (short) term’s funds as a reserve to enable us to manage cash flow during the autumn terms” — page 4

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (20/03/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (19/12/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (06/04/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (17/09/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Victoria Ellischair
Donna Kathleen Gifford
Nicola Jarrett-Smith

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£197k	£188k
31/08/2024	£145k	£153k
31/08/2023	£146k	£166k
31/08/2022	£162k	£180k
31/08/2021	£176k	£166k

Common questions

Is THE ANTHONY ROPER PRE-SCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £34,469 for the period, resulting in total funds increasing to £262,563. The trustees' report indicates a policy to hold short-term reserves for cash flow management and notes that no funds are materially in deficit. The charity's main sources of funds are school fees and government grants, with no mention of significant financial risks or dependencies affecting its ability to continue operating. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

ROMANBY PRESCHOOL income £275k
RIPPONDEN PRE-SCHOOL income £257k
ROCHE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £144k
BROUGHTON PRE-SCHOOL income £118k
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL income £222k
CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL income £188k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ANTHONY ROPER PRE-SCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN	£197k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROMANBY PRESCHOOL FY2025	£275k	—	above	—	no doubt
RIPPONDEN PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£257k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROCHE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£144k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BROUGHTON PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£118k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£222k	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt

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