Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

CLAPHAM PRE-SCHOOL (BEDFORD) 

We are providing an educational enviroment for under 5's in a local village, in the Mid Bedfordshire county. We offer parents a fully flexible choice of full day care for thier children to help parents who want to return to work. We have been succesful in fundraising for a new building so we can expand the care & facilities we can offer to our children and parents, we moved in July 11.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£331£279£52n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/22£247£230£18n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/21£217£203£14n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20*£223£219£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£213£209£4n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/18*£244£239£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£245£232£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£268£207£61£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£191£191£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£193£173£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£179£160£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£204£307£-103£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£333£228£105£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£99£97£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£97£88£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£90£98£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£84£55£30£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£42£43£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£37£39£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£40£34£6£0£0£0n/a00

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

claphampreschool.co.uk

sam@claphampreschool.co.uk

01234341142

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Nursery schools
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bedford,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 1 volunteer

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Clapham Pre-School Outdoor Play Area
£10,000 03/03/2011
12
This is a project by a preschool in Bedford. The group will use the funding to provide a new outdoor play area with a canopy.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/07/1993, number: 1023729
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
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR20: 2 days late, AR18: 1 days late, AR17: 2 days late, AR16: 58 days late, AR13: 1 days late, AR11: 0 days late, AR06: 11 days late, AR05: 14 days late,
Main office

King George V1 playing field
High Street
Clapham
Bedfordshire
MK41 6BP

Objectives

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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