Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • All female board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

THE WILLOW SET PRE-SCHOOL 

Pre-school to the local village, Stoke St Gregory for 24 children including a before and after school club called Sun up Sun Down and a Holiday Club, open 50 weeks a year. Last OFSTED report was commissioned November 2020 with an Outstanding result.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board is completely female
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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
31/08/22£221£281£-59n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/08/21£227£194£33n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/08/20£177£171£6n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/08/19*£169£174£-5n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/08/18£180£157£23£0£0£0n/a02
31/08/17£137£134£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£120£137£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£136£125£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£126£128£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£105£99£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£105£86£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£64£49£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£53£52£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09£55£51£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08£42£37£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/07£43£37£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/06£34£29£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£20£21£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£23£26£-3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 32 years

Www.willowsetpreschool.org.uk

admin@willowset.org.uk

01823491567

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Nursery schools
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Somerset,
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
Somerset Community Foundation - Creating a forest school and buying tools for a village allotment in Stoke St Gregory
£500 28/07/2022
Creating a forest school and buying tools for a village allotment in Stoke St Gregory
Somerset Community Foundation - COVID19 Community kitchen to supply hot meals to vulnerable people in Stoke St Gregory
£2,300 03/04/2020
Setting up a community kitchen to prepare hot meals
National Lottery Community Fund - A GCB for the children at Stoke St Gregory
£10,000 25/08/2011
12
This is a project by a charity in Taunton, Somerset. The group will use the funding to purchase a canopy for children so they have access to all-weather play facilities. This will provide an all-year ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/10/1992, number: 1014565
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR19: 134 days late,
Main office

Stoke St Gregory School
Huntham Lane
Stoke St. Gregory
TAUNTON
Somerset
TA3 6EG

Objectives

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:

IN PRACTICE STOKE ST GREGORY TAUNTON SOMERSET

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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