WATER LILIES PRE-SCHOOL

Charity number: 1173781
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Water Lilies Pre-School is a friendly, non-profit Pre-School based in the small community of Ifield West in Crawley. Open to all Children from 2 - 4 years, we provide a safe, interesting and fun environment in which children can play, learn and grow. We work within the Early Years Foundation Stage 2012 (EYFS) framework in order to support a child's intellectual and social development.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2025

Total income: £148,577
Total expenditure: £133,835

Total income includes £140,952 from 2 government grant(s)

People

3 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

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 Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • West Sussex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 July 2017: CIO registration
  • 16 April 2021: Funds received from 1052194 RIVER DEE COMMUNITY CHURCH
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
  • Investment
  • 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
  • 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
LEANNE MOUNTAIN Chair 07 July 2017
None on record
Aimee Schofield Trustee 04 January 2023
None on record
Emma Turner Trustee 12 February 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024 31/07/2025
Total gross income £90.56k £81.49k £108.89k £145.07k £148.58k
Total expenditure £90.07k £99.58k £101.81k £119.57k £133.84k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £87.13k £81.06k £97.66k £133.87k £140.95k

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 2025 10 March 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2025 10 March 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2024 27 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 27 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 28 May 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 28 May 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 02 March 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 02 March 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 25 March 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 25 March 2022 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.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 11 Jul 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:
9 Cook Way
Broadbridge Heath
HORSHAM
West Sussex
RH12 3US
Phone:
07840464228
Email:
preschool@water-lilies.org
Website:

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