Registered charity · Dorset
Little Birds Pre-School
Little Birds Pre-School is a registered charity (number 900530) based in Dorset, governed by 11 trustees. Latest income £210k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 11 trustees
- Income £210k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Alexandra Bailey - SawyerTrustee · since 2024
- Carla DaneshTrustee · since 2022
- Jodie EdmundsTrustee · since 2019
- Laura OrchardTrustee · since 2022
- Louise SanfordTrustee · since 2018
- Lynda CollinsTrustee · since 2019
- Marion MarchantTrustee · since 2025
- Nicola HowardTrustee · since 2017
- Tracey GardnerTrustee · since 2022
- Verity AldousTrustee · since 2021
- Victoria O'MaraTrustee · since 2024
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
- Dorset
- Website
- www.littlebirdspreschoolswanage.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1990
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£210k£186k
- 2024£175k£151k
- 2023£132k£136k
Earlier years
- 2022£153k£132k
- 2021£107k£99k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government contracts 65%. From the charity's annual return.
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, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS, 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 SUCH NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS;(C) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL 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.
11 trustees on the board
- Alexandra Bailey - Sawyer since 2024
- Carla Danesh since 2022
- Jodie Edmunds since 2019
- Laura Orchard since 2022
- Louise Sanford since 2018
- Lynda Collins since 2019
- Marion Marchant since 2025
- Nicola Howard since 2017
- Tracey Gardner since 2022
- Verity Aldous since 2021
- Victoria O'Mara since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Jodie Edmunds since 2019
- Louise Sanford since 2018
- Lynda Collins since 2019
- Nicola Howard since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- Alexandra Bailey - Sawyer since 2024
- Carla Danesh since 2022
- Jodie Edmunds since 2019
- Laura Orchard since 2022
- Louise Sanford since 2018
- Lynda Collins since 2019
- Marion Marchant since 2025
- Nicola Howard since 2017
- Tracey Gardner since 2022
- Verity Aldous since 2021
- Victoria O'Mara since 2024
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
- 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.
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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
- 900530
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 22 SEPTEMBER 1988 AS AMENDED 4 MARCH 2009 as amended on 16 Feb 2021
- Contact on the register
- 01929289223 · littlebirdspreschoolswanage@gmail.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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