THE LITTLE BIRCH PRE-SCHOOL

Charity number: 1083986
Charity reporting is up to date (9 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Pre School Education for children aged 2yrs 9months until school age

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £199,888
Total expenditure: £180,680

Total income includes £158,972 from 8 government contract(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

2 Volunteer(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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Dorset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 December 2000: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • 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
  • 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Anna Valentine Chair 13 October 2021
None on record
Rhea Lilla Joel Miller Trustee 16 January 2020
None on record
Alex Fulton Trustee 28 February 2017
None on record
SUE FLAVELL Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £86.51k £84.38k £111.13k £152.70k £199.89k
Total expenditure £81.63k £86.23k £101.10k £138.44k £180.68k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A £158.97k
Income from government grants £76.22k £72.38k £87.26k £127.93k 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 August 2024 09 July 2025 9 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 09 July 2025 9 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 27 November 2024 150 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 27 November 2024 150 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 23 May 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 23 May 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 28 May 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 28 May 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 26 January 2022 210 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 26 January 2022 210 days late 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 21 SEPTEMBER 2000

Charitable 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 FACILITIES AND TRAINING COURSES, 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 REGARDLESS OF RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION OR MEANS (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 AIM OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

Area of benefit

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

THE LITTLE BIRCH PRE-SCHOOL

Contact information

Address:
BIRCH AVENUE
BLANDFORD ST MARY
BLANDFORD FORUM
DORSET
DT11 9QD
Phone:
07929363291
Email:
littlebirchpre-school@outlook.com
Website:

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