MUDDY PUDDLES PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1173831 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a term time only pre-school based within the Ifield neighbourhood of Crawley, West Sussex. We provide care and education to children aged 2 years to 5 years of age.

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.

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

£178k

Latest spending

£229k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £46,713 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in unrestricted funds decreasing from £246,352 to £199,639. The trustees' report confirms the charity remains in a 'comfortable financial position' and is fully subscribed, with funding primarily derived from government sources. No reserves policy target is explicitly stated in the provided text.

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
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Complaints handling
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Conflicting interests
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Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
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Paying staff
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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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

CAROL BILLINGHAMchair
Charlotte King
RAE GEORGE
Rachel Pandey

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£178k	£229k
31/07/2024	£140k	£166k
31/07/2023	£140k	£166k
31/07/2022	£159k	£143k
31/07/2021	£147k	£112k

Common questions

Is MUDDY PUDDLES PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £46,713 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in unrestricted funds decreasing from £246,352 to £199,639. The trustees' report confirms the charity remains in a 'comfortable financial position' and is fully subscribed, with funding primarily derived from government sources. No reserves policy target is explicitly stated in the provided text. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.