LITTLE ACORNS PRE-SCHOOL FOLKESTONE CIO

Registered charity 1204181 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are primarily a family run business, non-judgemental, inclusive, open arms Pre-School.Catering for children from age 2 years until entering primary school. The pre-school's facilities and activities aim to enable children to gradually learn to become independent at their own pace, with good nutrition, play and rest. The objective is for them to become the best version of themselves

Objects

THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL ARE TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION (INCLUDING SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT) 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, CARE FACILITIES AND FAMILY LEARNING WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY. (B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORIZE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008]

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased by 1.17% to £94,597.12, while total income rose by 31.32% to £187,410. The charity reported a net surplus of £2,431 for the year, with cash at bank and in hand totaling £94,597. The independent examiner confirmed an unqualified report with no matters requiring attention.

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.

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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (13/05/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• David Hudsonchair
• Rebecca Eve Claudina Neilly
• Tracy Claudina Neilly
• lulu Truss

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

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