WOODLANDERS

Registered charity 1176342 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Preschool : from 9 months to School age, Forest School: children can go to a forest, on the edge of Ashburton, and they spend all day in the woods. Holiday Club: 5 to 7 weeks in Holiday time and every Half term. Wrap around care: from 8 am in the morning to 5.15 pm. Core hours 9.15 am to 3.15pm.Munchkins warm place, activities, friendship, songs, food, story time.

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.

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 · Education/training · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£293k

Latest spending

£283k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased from £97,833 to £107,841, driven by net incoming resources of £9,008 against total expenditure of £292,745. The charity holds £168,108 in cash at bank and in hand, with no fixed assets or long-term creditors reported in the balance sheet.

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 3 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
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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Woodlanders Preschool (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

BlinkBack Productions — “Thank you to BlinkBack Productions for creating our video.” (source page)
Glendinning — “Glendinning lays the foundations for the construction industry and they help Woodlanders lay sound foundations for our children's education.” (source page)

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (22/03/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

JANE SOMERVILLE ASHTONchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Abigail Marie Slater
Bryn Philip Griffiths
Heather Mclean James
Rhona Joyce Parker

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£293k	£283k
31/03/2024	£302k	£263k
31/03/2023	£280k	£284k
31/03/2022	£250k	£239k
31/03/2021	£231k	£213k

Common questions

Is WOODLANDERS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased from £97,833 to £107,841, driven by net incoming resources of £9,008 against total expenditure of £292,745. The charity holds £168,108 in cash at bank and in hand, with no fixed assets or long-term creditors reported in the balance sheet. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

ASHURSTWOOD COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL income £180k
WOODBOROUGH PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £141k
BARLOW PRE-SCHOOL income £208k
WOODFORD PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £104k
SOWOOD PRE-SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £110k
WIZZ KIDS PRE-SCHOOL income £448k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WOODLANDERS	£293k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ASHURSTWOOD COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£180k	—	above	—	no doubt
WOODBOROUGH PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£141k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BARLOW PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£208k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WOODFORD PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£104k	—	above	188.9%	no doubt
SOWOOD PRE-SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£110k	—	above	—	no doubt

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