KALEIDOSCOPE CHILDCARE

Registered charity 1171100 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We provide a pre-school for children aged 2 to 5 years along with a Breakfast club and an After school club for children aged 2 to 11 years. Children who attend live in the village or surrounding area.We are based on Aldington Primary school site and have close links with the school.

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Latest income

£282k

Latest spending

£272k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £9,520 for the year, with total income of £281,977 against total expenditure of £272,457. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £114,317, which meets the stated policy target of holding at least three months of expenditure. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 14.4% of fundraised income — top quarter for charities its size (median 2.9%)

“Fundraising income decreased to £1,005 (2024 - £1,361) and the related fundraising expenditure decreased to £145 (2024 - £207).”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £114k)

“The trustees aim to hold reserves of at least 3 months expenditure and this is currently being achieved.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titlesin England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (13/08/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Benjamin Dawsonchair
Kim Olsen
Leah Benjamin
Louise Bolognini
Sarah Ramsden

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£282k	£272k
31/07/2024	£273k	£255k
31/07/2023	£203k	£188k
31/07/2022	£138k	£148k
31/07/2021	£132k	£143k

Common questions

Is KALEIDOSCOPE CHILDCARE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £9,520 for the year, with total income of £281,977 against total expenditure of £272,457. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £114,317, which meets the stated policy target of holding at least three months of expenditure. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	31/01/2013	£3k	Kaleidoscope Childcare extension project
The National Lottery Community Fund	30/03/2006	£5k	Equipment and furniture