RIPPONDEN PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1183909 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Ripponden Preschool provides safe and stimulating childcare and education to children aged between 2 - 5 years of age in our local community. We operate from Ripponden community centre five days a week

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

£257k

Latest spending

£185k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £10,766.43 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £256,514.47 against total expenditure of £245,748.04. The trustees' report notes that the financial year was on target despite anticipated wage increases and higher insurance costs. No material uncertainties affecting the charity's ability to continue as a going concern were identified in the independent examiner's report.

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.

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Register events

Received assets from another charity (24/09/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rebecca Crosschair
Caley Hill
Hannah Bray
Hannah Wood
Heather Rushton
Lorna Mary Bunnell
SHARRON STRETTON
Taylor Murphy

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£257k	£185k
31/08/2024	£147k	£129k
31/08/2023	£137k	£113k
31/08/2022	£132k	£107k
31/08/2021	£125k	£113k

Common questions

Is RIPPONDEN PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £10,766.43 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £256,514.47 against total expenditure of £245,748.04. The trustees' report notes that the financial year was on target despite anticipated wage increases and higher insurance costs. No material uncertainties affecting the charity's ability to continue as a going concern were identified in the independent examiner's report. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL income £222k
THE COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL income £121k
SCHOOL LANE PRE-SCHOOL LLANDUDNO income £356k
CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL income £188k
WEST HENDON OPPORTUNITY PRE-SCHOOL income £138k
BURNHAM PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £136k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
RIPPONDEN PRE-SCHOOL	£257k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£222k	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt
THE COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£121k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SCHOOL LANE PRE-SCHOOL LLANDUDNO FY2025	£356k	—	above	—	no doubt
CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£188k	—	above	—	no doubt
WEST HENDON OPPORTUNITY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£138k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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