Little Birds Pre-school

Charity number: 900530
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Pre-school Education

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £175,176
Total expenditure: £151,371

People

12 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 Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Dorset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 June 1990: Standard registration
  • 03 August 2023: Funds received from 1062936 ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL (SWANAGE)
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • Little Birds Pre-school (Working name)
  • HERSTON PLAYGROUND (Previous name)
  • HERSTON PLAYGROUP (Previous name)
  • ST MARK'S PRE-SCHOOL (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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 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

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Marion Marchant Trustee 24 January 2025
None on record
Victoria O'Mara Trustee 27 September 2024
None on record
Alexandra Bailey - Sawyer Trustee 07 September 2024
None on record
Tracey Gardner Trustee 09 November 2022
None on record
Carla Danesh Trustee 15 June 2022
None on record
Laura Orchard Trustee 12 May 2022
None on record
Verity Aldous Trustee 06 May 2021
None on record
Lynda Collins Trustee 14 February 2019
None on record
Jodie Edmunds Trustee 02 January 2019
None on record
Louise Sanford Trustee 14 June 2018
None on record
Nicola Howard Trustee 28 September 2017
None on record
Kerry Kellaway Trustee 09 July 2015
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 £105.59k £106.92k £153.11k £131.66k £175.18k
Total expenditure £77.47k £99.36k £132.23k £136.27k £151.37k
Income from government contracts £67.79k £89.22k £99.82k N/A N/A
Income from government grants £12.11k N/A 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 30 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 30 June 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 25 July 2024 25 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 25 July 2024 25 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 23 May 2024 328 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 23 May 2024 328 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 20 July 2022 20 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 20 July 2022 20 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 14 July 2021 14 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 14 July 2021 14 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 SEPTEMBER 1988 AS AMENDED 4 MARCH 2009 as amended on 16 Feb 2021

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, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS, 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 WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY; (B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF SUCH 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 AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Littlebirds Pre School
Northbrook Road
SWANAGE
Dorset
BH19 1QE
Phone:
01929289223
Email:
littlebirdspreschoolswanage@gmail.com
Website:

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