HELLESDON COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1196447 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing Early Years education for children aged 2 years 6 months to school entry. Without any catchment area nationality, religious or other restrictions.

Objects

THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL ARE 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:1. 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, MEANS OR ABILITY;2. 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;3. INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO THE STATUTORY FRAMEWORK FOR THE EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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

£192k

Latest spending

£187k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a profit of £5,438.86, resulting in closing unrestricted reserves of £94,047.51. However, the trustees note that approximately £12,400 in rent remains unpaid as they are waiting for an invoice, indicating a temporary liquidity constraint regarding premises costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“Rent not paid as waiting for Invoice -Approx £12,400.00” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 2 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 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
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Register events

Received assets from another charity (17/01/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (16/12/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Azza Elidrisi
Bethen Clennell
Candice Smith
Deborah Chapman
Samantha Lewis
kaye bell

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	£192k	£187k
31/08/2024	£205k	£204k
31/08/2023	£180k	£183k
31/08/2022	£169k	£176k

Common questions

Is HELLESDON COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a profit of £5,438.86, resulting in closing unrestricted reserves of £94,047.51. However, the trustees note that approximately £12,400 in rent remains unpaid as they are waiting for an invoice, indicating a temporary liquidity constraint regarding premises costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

HORFIELD WELLY PRE-SCHOOL income £101k
HAYLING COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL income £231k
HOLLAND PARK PRE-SCHOOL income £132k
COLTISHALL & HORSTEAD PRESCHOOL income £123k
CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL income £188k
ST. HELEN'S PRE-SCHOOL income £327k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HELLESDON COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL	£192k	—	—	unclear	—	noted
HORFIELD WELLY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£101k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HAYLING COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£231k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HOLLAND PARK PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£132k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
COLTISHALL & HORSTEAD PRESCHOOL FY2025	£123k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£188k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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