THE HOLY EPIPHANY PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1165698 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EPIPHANY PRE-SCHOOL

Pre School providing places for children aged 2 to 5 years, five days per week, during schools' term time. We are based in the Moordown/Muscliffe area of Bournemouth.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THROUGH ITS OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL OF THE EPIPHANY PRE-SCHOOL, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND CARE FOR YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE PARISH AND WIDER LOCALITY OF THE HOLY EPIPHANY CHURCH, BOURNEMOUTH, AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS OBJECT BUT NOT OTHERWISE: (A) TO PROVIDE A MODERN, SAFE AND CARING ENVIRONMENT; (B) TO PROMOTE LEARNING IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT, ESTABLISHED GOOD PRACTICE AND TRAINED STAFF; (C) TO PROVIDE WELL-EQUIPPED FACILITIES, BOTH INDOOR AND OUTDOOR; (D) TO ENCOURAGE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT; (E) TO PROMOTE CHILDREN'S HEALTH AND WELLBEING; (F) TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY INCLUDING PARENTS AND CARERS"

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£125k

Latest spending

£111k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had no funds materially in deficit and held unrestricted cash reserves of £31,054 at the end of the period. However, the trustees note that the charity is heavily dependent on government funding and rising overheads, with future funding increases considered unlikely, which remains a concern for the sector.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“There is no indication that the Government will be significantly increasing its funding in the foreseeable future which remains a concern throughout the Early Years’ education sector.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity pays rent to the Holy Epiphany Church PCC for the use of the hall and grounds.

“It operates within the Hall and grounds of the Holy Epiphany Church and pays rent for days the facility is used.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2024) → going-concern doubt noted (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

ALAN PAUL KNIGHT
LINDA MARY KNIGHT
Roy Nigel Clayton

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

Operates in: Bournemouth

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£125k	£111k
31/08/2024	£71k	£94k
31/08/2023	£87k	£88k
31/08/2022	£101k	£92k
31/08/2021	£98k	£83k

Common questions

Is THE HOLY EPIPHANY PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity had no funds materially in deficit and held unrestricted cash reserves of £31,054 at the end of the period. However, the trustees note that the charity is heavily dependent on government funding and rising overheads, with future funding increases considered unlikely, which remains a concern for the sector. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

ST BARNABAS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £240k
ALL SAINTS PRE-SCHOOL income £166k
BODMIN PRE-SCHOOL income £138k
BILLERICAY CATHOLIC PRE-SCHOOL income £166k
HEPWORTH PRE-SCHOOL AND OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB income £126k
ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £178k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE HOLY EPIPHANY PRE-SCHOOL	£125k	—	unclear	—	noted
ST BARNABAS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£240k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ALL SAINTS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£166k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BODMIN PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£138k	—	below	—	no doubt
BILLERICAY CATHOLIC PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£166k	—	above	—	no doubt
HEPWORTH PRE-SCHOOL AND OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB FY2025	£126k	—	unclear	—	noted

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