KATHERINE WHEEL PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 299941 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOLMESDALE PLAYGROUP, KATHERINE WHEEL PLAYGROUP

Pre-school for children from Two and a half to rising five.

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: SNODLAND

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 managed a challenging year with staff sickness and building repairs, yet maintained healthy enrollment and passed its annual review. The trustees report that the building is in excellent condition following recent maintenance, including a new roof and guttering. The filing does not disclose specific financial figures for reserves, income, or expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Charlotte Oldingchair
• Keeley Perks
• Laura Wakefield
• Melissa Hayes
• Nicola Anne Keightley

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Common questions

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

• WHEELOCK PRE-SCHOOL income £108k
• CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL income £188k
• HERMITAGE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £113k
• KALEIDOSCOPE PRE-SCHOOL income £151k
• YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL income £222k
• WOODLEY PRESCHOOL income £134k

Side by side with its peers

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