STEPPING STONES PRE-SCHOOL

Charity number: 1041149
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Education/training. Helping children & young people. Provides services. Provides buildings (facilities/open space)

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £173,875
Total expenditure: £148,838

Total income includes £156,258 from 1 government contract(s)

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:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Cheshire East

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 September 1994: Standard registration
  • 16 April 2025: Removed (Transferred to exempt chy)
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • STEPPING STONES PLAYGROUP (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

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 £94.17k £113.28k £116.94k £150.89k £173.88k
Total expenditure £104.52k £119.15k £134.79k £145.79k £148.84k
Income from government contracts £77.83k £103.19k N/A N/A £156.26k
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A £0

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 04 April 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 04 April 2025 On time
Annual return 31 July 2023 18 March 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 18 March 2024 On time
Annual return 31 July 2022 13 April 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 13 April 2023 On time
Annual return 31 July 2021 10 March 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 10 March 2022 On time

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