RIVER PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

Charity number: 1082977
Charity reporting is up to date (82 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Aim of the pre-school is 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 offering appropriate play facilities and training courses.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023

Total income: £124,454
Total expenditure: £123,656

People

7 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
Where the charity operates:
  • Kent

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 October 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
  • 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 expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Jessica Mitchell Trustee 21 March 2025
None on record
Martha Pawlica Trustee 22 January 2025
None on record
Lucy Shillito Trustee 31 January 2024
None on record
Eloise Tonkin Trustee 03 November 2022
None on record
Eleanor Currie Trustee 19 July 2022
None on record
Meghan Groombridge Trustee 27 January 2022
None on record
Sarah Wilder Trustee 04 November 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2019 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023
Total gross income £127.38k £93.25k £108.47k £113.93k £124.45k
Total expenditure £103.77k £101.54k £113.34k £106.88k £123.66k
Income from government contracts £102.43k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £13.55k N/A £770 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 2023 20 September 2024 82 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 20 September 2024 82 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 01 September 2023 63 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 01 September 2023 63 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 14 July 2022 14 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 14 July 2022 14 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 06 July 2021 6 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 06 July 2021 6 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2019 21 March 2021 264 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2019 21 March 2021 264 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 22/06/2000 AS AMENDED ON 08/10/2012

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.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
River Methodist Church Hall
Common Lane
River
DOVER
Kent
CT17 0RA
Phone:
01304 449302
Email:
riverpreschool@hotmail.co.uk
Website:

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