CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 900441 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHOLSEY PLAYGROUP

Provision of pre-school activities for children aged between 2.5 and 5 years old.

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, MEANS OR ABILITY;(B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST 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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Latest income

£188k

Latest spending

£180k

Registered

1990

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted reserves of £95,109, which the trustees describe as a healthy level providing financial stability. The charity reported a net income surplus of £8,493 for the year, reversing a deficit from the previous period, and maintains sufficient resources to support ongoing activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to ensure the continued operation of the preschool and to cover short-term fluctuations in income or expenditure (held: £95k)

“The trustees aim to maintain sufficient reserves to ensure the continued operation of the preschool and to cover short-term fluctuations in income or expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

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Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
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Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Anthony Richard Porterchair
Daisy Faulkner

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£188k	£180k
31/08/2024	£177k	£179k
31/08/2023	£159k	£146k
31/08/2022	£167k	£126k
31/08/2021	£137k	£149k

Common questions

Is CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted reserves of £95,109, which the trustees describe as a healthy level providing financial stability. The charity reported a net income surplus of £8,493 for the year, reversing a deficit from the previous period, and maintains sufficient resources to support ongoing activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	07/01/2010	£855	Ethnic Diversity in Pre-School

Charities like this

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

YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL income £222k
BOLEY PARK PRE SCHOOL income £101k
HERMITAGE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £113k
CHALDON PRE-SCHOOL income £186k
CHALK HILL PRE-SCHOOL income £106k
CENTRE PRESCHOOL (COLCHESTER) CIO income £138k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL	£188k	—	above	—	no doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£222k	Under £60,000	unclear	—	no doubt
BOLEY PARK PRE SCHOOL FY2025	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HERMITAGE PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£113k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHALDON PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£186k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHALK HILL PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£106k	—	above	—	no doubt

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