Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 2
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All female board: -3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

WRITTLE GREEN PRE-SCHOOL

Writtle Green Pre-School provides learning facilities & pre-school education for infants from the age of 2 - 5 years.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Why is the Board completely female?

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
01/01/70£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/23£102£86£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/22£84£80£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/21£73£95£-21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
29/02/20£85£77£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/19£87£80£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/18£76£67£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/17£59£74£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
29/02/16£78£78£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/15£76£70£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/14£74£66£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/13£69£67£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
29/02/12£64£60£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/11£57£65£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/10£82£77£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/09£66£71£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
29/02/08£65£50£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/07*£45£47£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/06?*£53£48£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
01/01/70£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
01/01/70£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 31 years

www.writtlegreenpre-school.org.uk

wgp_s@yahoo.co.uk

07950944612

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Nursery schools
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Writtle Green Pre-School
£500 14/02/2023
to provide an uplift in funding for the core costs of the organisation through the cost-of-living crisis
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Writtle Green Pre-School
£3,000 04/08/2022
to fund equipment for a pre school in Writtle
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Writtle Green Pre-School
£3,958 04/08/2017
We want to give children an appreciation of the environment by purchasing natural materials and living things for our community centre.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • AILSA ANN MARIE BIRCH Appointed: 2021
  • ANNIE MULLEN Appointed: 2021
  • LAURA WATKINS Appointed: 2023
  • LISA FOX Appointed: 2023
  • SINEAD FOLAN Appointed: 2021
  • TRISHA JEAN WOOLNER (Chair) Appointed: 2014
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/07/1993, number: 1023360
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR07: 86 days late, AR06: 643 days late,
Main office

The Beryl Platt Centre
12-14 Redwood Drive
Writtle
CHELMSFORD
CM1 3LY

Objectives

The aims of the Pre-school are 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 the 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.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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