BODMIN PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 272984 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BODMIN PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP, MARY KENDALL PLAYGROUP

The Pre-School provides high quality childcare and education for children aged 2-4 years in a purpose built building in a conservation area. The Pre-School staff all continues through staff's professional development to offer high quality care.

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:(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, means 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 Pre-school Learning Alliance.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 the charity held unrestricted reserves of £14,244 at the end of the period, with a stated policy of holding two terms of reserves in the bank to cover potential redundancies. The trustees noted that funding rates within the UK are low, which impacts the financial position, but the independent examiner confirmed no material matters were found during the examination.

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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management 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
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Graeme John Rawlingschair
• Callum Searle
• Hamish Sampatlall
• Nicola Marie Bennett Nominated

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

Common questions

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• YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL income £222k
• COLLATON ST. MARY PRE-SCHOOL income £133k

Side by side with its peers

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