LITTLE STARS CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 27 July 1998
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income: £142,600
Latest expenditure: £135,097
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Little Stars Christian Pre School, Chandos Street, LEAMINGTON SPA, CV32 4RN

Website recorded by the regulator: www.littlestarspreschool.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Little Stars Christian Preschool is based in the town centre of Leamington Spa, serving the local community by supporting young children and their carers, as they learn through play. At Little Stars children have room to "grow" - they are loved and cared for here. This can only be achieved through working in partnership with their parents/carers.

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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: 29 June 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £142,600
Total Gross Expenditure: £135,097

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: 29 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £129,539
Total Gross Expenditure: £134,503

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: 29 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £118,220
Total Gross Expenditure: £133,149

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: 30 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 30 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £116,850
Total Gross Expenditure: £108,009

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: 26 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 26 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £83,116
Total Gross Expenditure: £88,955

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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: 29 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £142,600
Total Gross Expenditure: £135,097
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £111,596
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: 29 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £129,539
Total Gross Expenditure: £134,503
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £103,283
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: 1

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: 29 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £118,220
Total Gross Expenditure: £133,149
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £96,317
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: 2

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: 30 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £116,850
Total Gross Expenditure: £108,009
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: £1
Income From Government Grants: £91,967
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

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: 26 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £83,116
Total Gross Expenditure: £88,955
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: £62,913
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: Warwickshire
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: LITTLE STARS CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1998-07-27T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 28 JAN 1998AS AMENDED ON 23 APR 2010AS AMENDED ON 22 JUN 2016
Charitable Objects: TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION (INCLUDING SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT) OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE IN A PRE-SCHOOL ASSOCIATED WITH LEAMINGTON SPA BAPTIST CHURCH (LSBC) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION FOR SUCH CHILDREN IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND TO PROVIDE FOR ANY CHILD WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION BY REASON OF THE CHILD'S RELIGIOUS PERSUASION, RACIAL ORIGIN, CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC BACKGROUND, A SAFE AND SATISFYING PRE-SCHOOL IN A NURTURING LOVING CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 336337
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: LITTLE STARS CHRISTIAN PLAYGROUP

Charity Name Id: 336348
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE LITTLE STARS CHRISTIAN PLAYGROUP

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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: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management