SOUTHERN CROSS COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP

Charity number: 1039124
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

PRE-SCHOOL PROVIDING EDUCATION/PLAY FOR CHILDREN AGE TWO YEARS TO FIVE YEARS. DAILY SESSIONS MONDAY TO THURSDAY 8.00AM TO 15.30PM FRIDAY 8.00AM TO 12.30PM

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £121,860
Total expenditure: £91,205

People

3 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Brighton And Hove
  • East Sussex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 June 1994: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • SOUTHERN CROSS PRE-SCHOOL (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • 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
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
CHRISTINE HAYWARD Chair 29 November 2018
SOUTHERN CROSS EVANGELICAL CHURCH
Received: On time
KIRSTY JANE FARRANT Trustee 17 June 2021
None on record
Steven Packham Trustee
WHIDDON VALLEY EVANGELICAL CHURCH
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £51.20k £73.25k £73.16k £78.70k £121.86k
Total expenditure £58.90k £60.73k £67.99k £76.42k £91.21k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 July 2024 09 April 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 13 April 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 31 May 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 09 July 2024 39 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 30 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 26 February 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 18 February 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 27 February 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2020 08 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 09 January 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

Scheme dated 29 October 2014

Charitable 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

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
SOUTHERN CROSS EVANGELICAL CHURCH
103 TRAFALGAR ROAD
PORTSLADE
BRIGHTON
BN41 1GU
Phone:
01273567876
Email:
info@southerncrosspreschool.co.uk
Website:

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