LITTLE DOVES CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL LIMITED

Registered charity 1173085 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provide quality education for children primarily under statutory school age in a welcoming, caring, calm, child-orientated environment where the curriculum is based around promoting the Early Years Foundation Stage Themes set by the DofE.The preschool operates from Navestock Village Hall, Essex. Which enjoys a countryside location.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE PRESCHOOL ARE TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY :-OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION, CARE FACILITIES AND TRAINING COURSES, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHTS OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, FINANCIAL MEANS OR ABILITY;ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS;INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRESCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small surplus of £292 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following an operating deficit of £3,549 which was offset by interest income. Total turnover increased to £213,156, supported significantly by Essex County Council funding of £160,769. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £65,768 and states it has met all financial obligations during the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Little Doves (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• PAMELA BIDDULPHchair
• Holly Ann Higgon
• JENNY WALKER
• Jenny Martin
• Lee O'Meara
• Rev Julie Hardy
• Rowena Bere-Brown · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

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