CHALDON PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1185107 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of Early Years Childcare and Education

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY: (A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE CULTURE, RELIGION, MEAN OR ABILITY. (B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS.; (C) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE EARLY YEARS 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
£186k
Latest spending
£171k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted reserves of £71,013.88, an increase from the previous year. The Trustees report that the financial position has improved largely due to increased hourly rates for government-funded places. They note that while maintaining pupil numbers may be a challenge due to expanded government funding for younger children, the current reserves are sufficient to assist in unexpected situations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to assist in any unexpected situations (held: £71k)
“The aim is to have sufficient reserves to assist in any unexpected situations, for example, maintaining Preschool operations should there be a significant drop in funding or pupil numbers.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£186k£171k
31/08/2024£189k£168k
31/08/2023£145k£155k
31/08/2022£120k£120k
31/08/2021£109k£91k

Common questions

Is CHALDON PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted reserves of £71,013.88, an increase from the previous year. The Trustees report that the financial position has improved largely due to increased hourly rates for government-funded places. They note that while maintaining pupil numbers may be a challenge due to expanded government funding for younger children, the current reserves are sufficient to assist in unexpected situations.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/02/2020£10kForest School Yurt

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHALDON PRE-SCHOOL£186k—0unclear—no doubt
CHARNOCK RICHARD PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£165k—0below—no doubt
CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£188k—0above—no doubt
WORLINGHAM PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£189k——unclear—no doubt
ST ANNE'S PRE-SCHOOL (CHINGFORD) FY2024£142k—0above—no doubt
SEAMER PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£232k—0unclear—no doubt

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