BENENDEN PRE-SCHOOL

Charity number: 1183202
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Benenden Preschool supports the care and education of young people in Benenden and the surrounding villages. This is achieved by providing a high quality, welcoming, setting where child-centred activities enable children to learn, through play, to explore and engage with resources both inside and outdoors, to be involved and to think creatively.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £101,084
Total expenditure: £88,840

People

5 Trustee(s)

10 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 Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Kent

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 May 2019: CIO registration
  • 10 March 2020: Funds received from 1027577 BENENDEN PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
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
  • 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
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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Caroline Iroegbu Trustee 28 January 2025
None on record
Harriet Champneys Trustee 06 September 2022
None on record
Sarah Andrew Trustee 01 May 2019
None on record
Janet Beattie Trustee 01 May 2019
None on record
Gill Knox Trustee 01 May 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £64.38k £72.65k £80.11k £90.19k £101.08k
Total expenditure £54.22k £67.21k £76.85k £80.05k £88.84k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £4.00k £1.59k 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 March 2025 26 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 26 January 2026 On time
Annual return 31 March 2024 23 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 23 January 2025 On time
Annual return 31 March 2023 25 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 25 January 2024 On time
Annual return 31 March 2022 20 June 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 20 June 2022 On time
Annual return 31 March 2021 07 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 07 January 2022 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 01 May 2019

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:
ST. GEORGES HALL
THE STREET
BENENDEN
CRANBROOK
TN17 4DB
Phone:
01580241137
Email:
chairman@benendenpreschool.co.uk
Website:

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