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Westwood Farm Community PRE-School
Westwood Farm Community PRE-School is a registered charity (number 294802) based in Reading, governed by 10 trustees and chaired by Jessica Dowling since 2026. Latest income £130k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 10 trustees
- Income £130k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Jessica DowlingChair · since 2026
- Abbie RapleyTrustee · since 2024
- Cheryl BeislyTrustee · since 2026
- Christian DowlingTrustee · since 2026
- Christopher HattonTrustee · since 2026
- Colin TalbotTrustee · since 2023
- Lucy HattonTrustee · since 2026
- Nicholas PackhamTrustee · since 2026
- Tina GreenTrustee · since 2026
- Zoe PurnellTrustee · since 2026
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Reading
- Website
- www.westwoodfarmpreschool.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1986
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£130k£114k
- 2024£123k£120k
- 2023£118k£131k
Earlier years
- 2022£112k£114k
- 2021£136k£114k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
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.
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.
10 trustees on the board
- Jessica Dowling Chair since 2026
- Abbie Rapley since 2024
- Cheryl Beisly since 2026
- Christian Dowling since 2026
- Christopher Hatton since 2026
- Colin Talbot since 2023
- Lucy Hatton since 2026
- Nicholas Packham since 2026
- Tina Green since 2026
- Zoe Purnell since 2026
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- Jessica Dowling Chair since 2026
- Abbie Rapley since 2024
- Cheryl Beisly since 2026
- Christian Dowling since 2026
- Christopher Hatton since 2026
- Colin Talbot since 2023
- Lucy Hatton since 2026
- Nicholas Packham since 2026
- Tina Green since 2026
- Zoe Purnell since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 294802
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 15/05/1975AS AMENDED 01/08/1976AS AMENDED ON 01/10/1984AS AMENDED ON 22/09/1998AS AMENDED ON 24/05/2011
- Contact on the register
- 07591750224 · westwoodfarmpreschool@yahoo.co.uk
- 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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