NOAH'S ARK CHRISTIAN PRE-SCHOOL (BUCKHURST HILL)

Registered charity 1177779 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Noah’s Ark Community Hub

Provision of pre-school education and a Community Hub

Objects

The objects of the CIO are:1. To enhance the development and education of children under statutory school age by providing a pre-school facility as well as encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of the children through community groups and by offering appropriate play facilities, together with the possibility for parents to take responsibility for and become involved in the activities of such groups.2. To further or benefit the residents of Buckhurst Hill and the neighbourhood, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions by associating together the said residents and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents.In furtherance of these objects but not otherwise, the trustees shall have power:To establish or secure the establishment of a community facility and to maintain or manage or co-operate with any statutory authority in the maintenance and management of such a facility for activities promoted by the charity in furtherance of the above objects.3.The relief of people in need in Buckhurst Hill and specifically for them to access and afford food, and thereby alleviate hunger caused by the lack of opportunities or resources to obtain sufficient food.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £32,534 for the year ended 31 August 2025, increasing its unrestricted cash reserves to £107,425. The trustees report that the charity is complying with its reserves policy to hold at least one term's expenses in reserve. However, the pre-school facility is scheduled to close in July 2026 due to a drop in attendance following government childcare expansion.

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 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
• Campaigns and political activity 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
• Investing charity funds 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
• Volunteer management

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (19/09/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• JOY BARTERchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• CLAIR LUCY
• Hannah Ambler-Stuart
• JOANNE COATES
• Lisa Darby
• STEPHEN LOCKLEY

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Common questions

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• NOAH'S ARK PRE-SCHOOL (BILLERICAY) income £159k
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• NOAH'S ARK NURSERY SCHOOL income £245k
• NOAH'S ARK NURSERY GROUP income £162k
• NOAH'S ARK PRE-SCHOOL (WERRINGTON) income £111k
• NOAH'S ARK PRE SCHOOL (SWANTON MORLEY) income £217k

Side by side with its peers

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