Registered charity · Southend-on-Sea
Poppets PRE-School (Little Wakering)
Poppets PRE-School (Little Wakering) is a registered charity (number 1150078) based in Southend-on-Sea, governed by 6 trustees. Latest income £119k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 6 trustees
- Income £119k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- Essex
- Linked company
- Poppets PRE-School (Little Wakering)
- Registered
- 2012
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£119k£95k
- 2024£100k£91k
- 2023£73k£74k
Earlier years
- 2022£63k£47k
- 2021£46k£54k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 90%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL (“THE OBJECTS”) ARE 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:-1) 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 OFFEROPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY;2) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS;3) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRESCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
6 trustees on the board
- Amy Freeman since 2023
- Carole Smith since 2012
- Charlotte Evans since 2022
- Lauren Willis since 2025
- Nicola Aruvera since 2018
- Sandra Sutton since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Carole Smith since 2012
- Nicola Aruvera since 2018
- Sandra Sutton since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Amy Freeman since 2023
- Carole Smith since 2012
- Charlotte Evans since 2022
- Lauren Willis since 2025
- Nicola Aruvera since 2018
- Sandra Sutton since 2020
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1150078
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 22/10/2012
- Companies House
- Company number 08263465 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07486964283 · poppets.preschool@btinternet.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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