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.

Objects

3.1.1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE CHILDREN AT THE BREAKFAST CLUB, PRE-SCHOOL AND AFTER SCHOOL CLUB IN PARTICULAR BY:A. DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN STAFF, PARENTS AND OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BREAKFAST CLUB, PRE-SCHOOL AND AFTER SCHOOL CLUB AND INCLUDING PEOPLE IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY;B. ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES OR PROVIDING FACILITIES OR EQUIPMENT WHICH SUPPORT THE PRE-SCHOOL AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN;C. PROVIDING FACILITIES OR EQUIPMENT WHICH SUPPORT THE BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 12.

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

£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, as disclosed

“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.

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
Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in 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

Charities like this

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

KALEIDOSCOPE PRE-SCHOOL income £151k
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL income £222k
RAINBOW PRE-SCHOOL & EXTENDED SERVICES income £1.2m
SKYLARKS COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL income £290k
Lympstone Preschool income £336k
UGBOROUGH AND BITTAFORD PRE-SCHOOL income £118k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
KALEIDOSCOPE CHILDCARE	£282k	—	above	14.4%	no doubt
KALEIDOSCOPE PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£151k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£222k	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt
RAINBOW PRE-SCHOOL & EXTENDED SERVICES FY2025	£1.2m	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt
SKYLARKS COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£290k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Lympstone Preschool FY2025	£336k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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