SQUIRRELS PRE-SCHOOL CIO

Charity number: 1173000
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Squirrels Pre-School is an organisation that provides pre-school education for children aged 2 years - 4 years old in Canterbury. The majority of time that children spend at the pre-school is covered by Early Years funding received from Kent County Council.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £90,079
Total expenditure: £97,001

Total income includes £80,871 from 1 government contract(s)

People

3 Trustee(s)

1 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

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 Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Kent

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 May 2017: CIO registration
  • 21 March 2019: Funds received from 1066815 THE SQUIRRELS CANTERBURY
Organisation type:
CIO
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
  • 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
  • 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Martin Edwards Trustee 05 March 2025
None on record
Melanie Hillier Trustee 04 November 2020
None on record
Isabelle Gollogly Trustee 16 November 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 29/02/2020 28/02/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £85.65k £87.84k £115.55k £91.34k £90.08k
Total expenditure £79.09k £81.60k £129.81k £109.19k £97.00k
Income from government contracts N/A £76.47k £109.65k £85.56k £80.87k
Income from government grants N/A £11.33k 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 August 2024 11 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 11 June 2025 On time
Annual return 31 August 2023 20 May 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 20 May 2024 On time
Annual return 31 August 2022 27 June 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 27 June 2023 On time
Annual return 28 February 2021 24 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2021 24 November 2021 On time
Annual return 29 February 2020 28 December 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 29 February 2020 28 December 2020 On time
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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.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 11 May 2017

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY WORKS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT HAVING AS ITS OBJECTS THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR BY: (1) PROMOTING THEIR CARE AND SAFETY; (2) PROMOTING THEIR EDUCATION AND PROMOTING PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT; (3) PROMOTING THEIR HEALTH AND WELLBEING; (4) PROVIDING SERVICES TO SUPPORT THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS; (5) PROVIDING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS HOLDING MEMBERSHIP OF THE CIO; AND (6) FURTHERING THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

Contact information

Address:
Squirrels Pre School CIO
Hales Drive
Canterbury
CT2 7AB
Phone:
01227766537
Email:
squirrelscanterbury@yahoo.co.uk
Website:

No information available