WOODCOTE PRE-SCHOOL GROUP CIO

Registered charity 1180857 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We provide full day care from 8.30am to 3.30pm for children aged 18 months to 5 years.

Objects

THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR BY;PROMOTING THEIR CARE AND SAFETY;PROMOTING THEIR EDUCATION AND PROMOTING PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT;PROMOTING THEIR HEALTH AND WELLBEING;PROVIDING SERVICES TO SUPPORT THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS;PROVIDING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS HOLDING MEMBERSHIP OF THE CIO; ANDFURTHERING 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
£143k
Latest spending
£119k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made an operating profit of £12,029.09 and increased its reserves to £51,311.53 (comprising £31,311.53 in the bank and £20,000 in savings). The trustees note that while income is expected to reduce as children leave for school, they believe sufficient reserves exist to manage this contingency.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: unclear (held: £51k)
“It is important that the pre-school has a bank balance of this size because otherwise it would have to borrow to cover the expenses” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire · Reading · West Berkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£143k£119k
31/07/2024£117k£102k
31/07/2023£91k£85k
31/07/2022£73k£79k
31/07/2021£76k£63k

Common questions

Is WOODCOTE PRE-SCHOOL GROUP CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made an operating profit of £12,029.09 and increased its reserves to £51,311.53 (comprising £31,311.53 in the bank and £20,000 in savings). The trustees note that while income is expected to reduce as children leave for school, they believe sufficient reserves exist to manage this contingency. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.