CHRISTCHURCH PRESCHOOL

Registered charity 1176528 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Christchurch Preschool works in partnership with parents and carers to promote the learning of preschool children in a safe and caring environment.

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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Registered contact address: Colchester, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £35,790 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total receipts of £160,632. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £84,374, which is above the stated policy target of approximately £30,000. However, the trustees noted that close monitoring of the children on roll is required to ensure the charity can meet its financial obligations given the staffing budget relies on increased attendance.

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.

Inspection and regulatory ratings

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• Ofsted — Christchurch Preschool: Good · Ofsted

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
• Investment
• 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
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Sophie May Baconchair
• Elizabeth Mayell
• Elspeth Hammond
• Emily Ann Roerig Scrivener

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Charities like this

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

• CROSSHAYES PRE-SCHOOL income £157k
• CLIFFE PRE-SCHOOL income £89k
• PEACHCROFT PRE-SCHOOL income £206k
• Escrick Pre-School income £89k
• CREECH ST MICHAEL COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL income £113k
• CHRIST CHURCH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LIMITED income £109k

Side by side with its peers

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