01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 4 November 1993
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Latest income
- £137,612
- Latest expenditure
- £151,075
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Little Merlins Preschool, The Community Centre, Hibernia Road, HELSTON, TR13 8DJ
02 Activities
What the charity does
Little Merlins provides care for children aged 2-5 years in Helston and local surrounding area in Cornwall. We employ qualified staff to care for all our children in a purpose built building. The building provides plenty of open space for children to play, learn & develop, which includes equipment and facilities specifically for pre-school children. The building is regularly used by family service
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 May 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £137,612
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £151,075
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 9 June 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £119,580
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £122,175
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 November 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £108,595
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £98,894
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 June 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £122,858
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £99,587
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 February 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 February 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £83,161
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £74,009
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 22 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £137,612
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £151,075
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 0
- Income From Government Grants
- £122,768
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 9 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £119,580
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £122,175
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £97,182
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 4
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 25 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £108,595
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £98,894
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 82065
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 5
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 27 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £122,858
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £99,587
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 15 February 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £83,161
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £74,009
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £46,363
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cornwall
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- LITTLE MERLINS PRE-SCHOOL
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1993-11-04T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 9 MARCH 1992
- Charitable Objects
- TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
09 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 185576
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- SEAHAWK PLAYGROUP
- Charity Name Id
- 185559
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- LITTLE MERLINS
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Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests