PILLOWELL EARLY YEARS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 18 June 2001
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 13 September 2024 – 12 September 2025
Latest income: £87,792
Latest expenditure: £84,950
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Pillowell early years, School Road, Pillowell, LYDNEY, GL15 4QT

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.pillowellschool.co.uk/Playgroup/index.html (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

We are a small community preschool for. We employ 3 members of staff to provide childcare but otherwise run as a voluntary organisation with parents providing committee and administrative roles, as well as assisting the manager. We provide accessible care in a socially disadvantaged rural area. We rely on fees, nursery education funding and grants/fundraising to operate.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 13 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 12 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 12 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 1 May 2026
Date Accounts Received: 6 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £87,792
Total Gross Expenditure: £84,950

Fin Period Start Date: 13 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 12 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 12 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 1 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 1 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £83,679
Total Gross Expenditure: £54,299

Fin Period Start Date: 13 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 12 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 12 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 1 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 1 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £50,003
Total Gross Expenditure: £46,591

Fin Period Start Date: 13 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 12 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 12 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 4 April 2023
Date Accounts Received: 4 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £40,250
Total Gross Expenditure: £46,163

Fin Period Start Date: 13 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 12 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 12 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 2 March 2022
Date Accounts Received: 2 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £35,705
Total Gross Expenditure: £45,885

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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: 13 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 12 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 12 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 1 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £87,792
Total Gross Expenditure: £84,950
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 82731
Income From Government Grants: £910
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: 13 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 12 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 12 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 1 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £83,679
Total Gross Expenditure: £54,299
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 42796
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: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 13 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 12 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 12 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 1 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £50,003
Total Gross Expenditure: £46,591
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 31730
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: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 13 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 12 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 12 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 4 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £40,250
Total Gross Expenditure: £46,163
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 31975
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: 13 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 12 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 12 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 2 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £35,705
Total Gross Expenditure: £45,885
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 25588
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 4

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Gloucestershire
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: PILLOWELL EARLY YEARS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2001-06-18T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 19 OCTOBER 2000, AS AMENDED 18 OCTOBER 2010. AS AMENDED ON 16 JAN 2020AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 23 OCT 2021
Charitable Objects: THE AIM OF THE GROUP IS TO EMBODY THE VISION OF PATA THROUGH THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE DEVELOPMENT, CARE AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE AND ALSO OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE OF SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY (VOLUNTARY MANAGED) GROUPS AND BY: (A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY 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 AND YOUNG PEOPLE, 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 AREA
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE PILLOWELL, GLOUCESTERSHIRE.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 500978
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: PILLOWELL EARLY YEARS GROUP

Charity Name Id: 500980
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: PILLOWELL UNDER 5'S

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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: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures