Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 1

Reasonable growth: +1
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Narrow trustee age band: -2

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -4

COWLING PRESCHOOL AND TODDLERS LIMITED

Providing quality preschool education for children aged from 2 - 5years in a friendly, local setting. Also running a weekly toddler group for parents/guardians and their preschool children.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
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:

There are only 3 trustees
The Board has little diversity in terms of age
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 lower than spending in the latest year

Established: 12 years

www.cowlingpreschool.co.uk

info@cowlingpreschool.co.uk

07527847842

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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		£99	£113	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/22	*	£91	£96	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/21		£81	£87	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/20		£100	£95	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
31/03/19		£86	£79	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
31/03/18		£72	£66	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	*	£65	£59	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£78	£57	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£74	£56	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£61	£48	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£39	£37	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Education/Training

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

North Yorkshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
5 volunteers

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 - Community Revitalize For Adults and Preschool Children
£9,900	09/05/2019 12	The funding will be used to provide exercise, dance and coordination sessions for adults, preschool and disabled children. The project aims to improve fitness, health and wellbeing.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:

DAVID ALAN ENSOR Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Manager

JANE BELL (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

MARIA SWAIN Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/06/2012, number: 1147723
Registered at Companies House on 12/07/2011, number: 07701949

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
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

11 returns made; AR22: 36 days late, AR17: 1 days late,

Main office

COWLING VILLAGE HALL
COWLING
KEIGHLEY
WEST YORKSHIRE
BD22 0FN

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL (THE OBJECTS) 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:- 1) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES AND TRAINING COURSES, 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;2) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS;3) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

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