LITTLE ELMS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 23 January 2008
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 06377556
Financial period: 1 March 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £415,005
Latest expenditure: £416,458
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Little elms, Cooks road, Elmswell, Bury st edmunds, Suffolk, Ip30 9bx

Website recorded by the regulator: www.littleelms.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Little Elms provides Pre-School Education to Elmswell and surrounding villages.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 5 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 15 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £415,005
Total Gross Expenditure: £416,458

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 29 December 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 28 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 28 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £282,944
Total Gross Expenditure: £250,441

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 27 March 2024
Date Accounts Received: 27 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £245,841
Total Gross Expenditure: £237,197
Accounts Qualified: Yes

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 21 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 21 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £227,041
Total Gross Expenditure: £232,987

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 16 November 2021
Date Accounts Received: 16 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £204,308
Total Gross Expenditure: £198,295
Accounts Qualified: Yes

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 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 5 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £415,005
Total Gross Expenditure: £416,458
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £37,000
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 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Due Date: 29 December 2024
Ar Received Date: 28 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £282,944
Total Gross Expenditure: £250,441
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £23
Income From Government Grants: £189,974
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 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2023
Ar Received Date: 27 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £245,841
Total Gross Expenditure: £237,197
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £12
Income From Government Grants: £125,649
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: Yes
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 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2022
Ar Received Date: 21 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £227,041
Total Gross Expenditure: £232,987
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: £22
Income From Government Grants: £148,624
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 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2021
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2021
Ar Received Date: 16 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £204,308
Total Gross Expenditure: £198,295
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: £23
Income From Government Grants: £170,104
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

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

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: LITTLE ELMS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2008-01-23T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 20 SEPTEMBER 2007 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 20 JANUARY 2008 AND 19 MARCH 2008.
Charitable Objects: 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:-A) 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;B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS;C) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE SUFFOLK

09 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

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

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures