WYE UNDER FIVES

Registered charity 1185104 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide outstanding pre-school services to the local community of Wye and the surrounding areas

Objects

THE CHARITY WORKS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT HAVING AS ITS OBJECTS THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OFCHILDREN 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: Ashford, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£168k

Latest spending

£161k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a surplus of £7,347 and holds unrestricted cash balances totaling £99,702. The trustees consider the financial position to be satisfactory and note no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Kent County Council (80% of income)

“income of £134,694 was received from Kent County Council as part of the government provider funding scheme”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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 policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
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

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

Government income: £136,077 — grants £136,077 (2); 81% of the £168,462 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

Government income: £118,103 — grants £118,103 (1); 73% of the £161,908 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

Government income: £91,728 — grants £91,728 (1); 74% of the £124,516 total gross income on the same return

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (04/02/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Hannah Hortonchair
Abby Wicken
Amber Good
Melissa Graham
Philippa Oliver
Rebecca Knight

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£168k	£161k
31/08/2024	£162k	£142k
31/08/2023	£125k	£125k
31/08/2022	£134k	£142k
31/08/2021	£150k	£132k

Common questions

Is WYE UNDER FIVES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a surplus of £7,347 and holds unrestricted cash balances totaling £99,702. The trustees consider the financial position to be satisfactory and note no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WHITTINGTON UNDER FIVES.

WHITTINGTON UNDER FIVES income £161k
Wymeswold Preschool income £92k
WRAWBY UNDER 5'S ASSOCIATION income £99k
HIGHNAM UNDER FIVES income £165k
RUPERTS UNDER FIVES income £108k
ST MAWGAN PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED income £101k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WYE UNDER FIVES	£168k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
WHITTINGTON UNDER FIVES FY2026	£161k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
Wymeswold Preschool FY2025	£92k	—	0	above	22.3%	no doubt
WRAWBY UNDER 5'S ASSOCIATION FY2025	£99k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
HIGHNAM UNDER FIVES FY2025	£165k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RUPERTS UNDER FIVES FY2025	£108k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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