CROFTON EARLY LEARNERS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 18 May 2007
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income: £239,875
Latest expenditure: £199,974
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 100 Crofton Lane, Petts Wood, ORPINGTON, Kent, BR5 1HD

Website recorded by the regulator: www.croftonearlylearners.btik.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Crofton Early Learners provides pre-school education for three hours five mornings and for 3 hours 5 afternoons a week for 36 weeks of the year in a Christian setting.

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: 7 June 2026
Date Accounts Received: 7 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £239,875
Total Gross Expenditure: £199,974

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: 8 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 11 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £215,304
Total Gross Expenditure: £198,636

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: 3 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 3 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £170,396
Total Gross Expenditure: £161,257

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: 10 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 12 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £179,764
Total Gross Expenditure: £143,782

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: 18 May 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £102,214
Total Gross Expenditure: £94,218

04 Official extract

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: 7 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £239,875
Total Gross Expenditure: £199,974
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 0
Income From Government Grants: £181,385
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: 8 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £215,304
Total Gross Expenditure: £198,636
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 138132
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: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Received Date: 3 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £170,396
Total Gross Expenditure: £161,257
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: 7

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: 10 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £179,764
Total Gross Expenditure: £143,782
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: 7

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: 18 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £102,214
Total Gross Expenditure: £94,218
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

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Bromley
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CROFTON EARLY LEARNERS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2007-05-18T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DECLARATION OF TRUST DEED DATED 19 NOVEMBER 2006
Charitable Objects: (1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT) OF CHILDREN BELOW COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE; AND (2) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION FOR SUCH CHILDREN IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE BY: PROVIDING FOR ANY CHILDREN WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION A SAFE AND SATISFYING PLAYGROUP IN A CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT WHERE CHRISTIAN BELIEFS AND VALUES ARE PROMOTED AND UPHELD AND INTRODUCING THE CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS TO CHURCH LIFE WHERE APPROPRIATE.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE. KENT

09 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures