LITTLE WILLOWS PRE-SCHOOL

Charity number: 1050897
Charity reporting is up to date (20 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Little Willows has been providing childcare and early years education for the village and surrounding areas since 1995. Today Little Willows is a thriving group offering places for 2.5 to 5 year olds everyday in term time. Little Willows is a registered educational charity and is run by a committee of parents.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £105,556
Total expenditure: £130,605

Total income includes £65,430 from 1 government grant(s)

People

8 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:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Suffolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 November 1995: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • WALSHAM LE WILLOWS PLAYGROUP (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Emma Louise Bryant Chair 30 September 2024
None on record
Abigail Violet Helen Bullett Trustee 23 September 2024
None on record
Alice Louise Mullen Trustee 23 September 2024
None on record
Tom Guest Trustee 15 April 2024
None on record
Laura Jane Watson Trustee 17 March 2024
None on record
Vicky Lee-Ann Sheridan Trustee 31 July 2023
None on record
Karen Louise Webster Trustee 05 September 2022
None on record
Lauren Paxton Trustee 25 September 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £77.82k £70.46k £100.23k £107.15k £105.56k
Total expenditure £80.06k £69.78k £77.73k £107.59k £130.60k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £49.17k £46.75k £72.24k £67.14k £65.43k

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 December 2023 20 November 2024 20 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 20 November 2024 20 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 21 November 2023 21 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 21 November 2023 21 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 02 November 2022 2 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 02 November 2022 2 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 04 November 2021 4 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 04 November 2021 4 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 31 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 31 October 2020 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 12TH OCTOBER 1995 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 03 DEC 2019

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.

WALSHAM LE WILLOWS AND SURROUNDING AREA

Contact information

Address:
Little Willows Preschool
Wattisfield Road
Walsham-Le-Willows
BURY ST. EDMUNDS
Suffolk
IP31 3BD
Phone:
01359250734
Email:
reception.littlewillows@gmail.com
Website:

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