Little Stars Under 5's
What it does
County Council Funded morning and afternoon sessions. Parent funded sessions as well.
Its charitable purposes
TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN WALES, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THEIR NEEDS THROUGH HIGH QUALITY CHILDCARE PROVISION
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Monmouthshire
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 August 2025, it had income of £70,542 and spent £68,233.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £70,542 | £68,233 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2024 | £43,684 | £43,779 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2023 | £57,394 | £46,275 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2022 | £41,266 | £48,144 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2021 | £39,531 | £37,926 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 78%, from £39,531 in the year to 31 August 2021 to £70,542 in the year to 31 August 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 97% of its income in the year to 31 August 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
- Money from government
- 78% of its income in the year to 31 August 2025 came from government grants and contracts (£55,094).
- Largest funder
- Welsh Government gave £41,219 in the year to 31 August 2025, 58% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 August 2025: £7,750 from 2 grants. Government contracts: £47,344 from 2 contracts.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £7,750 from 2 grants | £47,344 from 2 contracts |
| 31 August 2024 | £3,500 from 2 grants | £32,388 from 1 contract |
| 31 August 2023 | £15,000 from 1 grant | £30,408 from 2 contracts |
| 31 August 2022 | £3,415 from 2 grants | £29,314 from 2 contracts |
| 31 August 2021 | £750 from 1 grant | £21,875 from 2 contracts |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 August 2025, the charity named 2 funders who gave £47,344 between them. £47,344 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | Welsh Government | £41,219 |
| Monmouthshire County Council | Council | £6,125 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Payments from public bodies, from their spending data
Public bodies' published spending shows 40 payments to this charity worth £94,229 between 14 October 2020 and 25 June 2026.
| Public body | Paid | Payments | Financial years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouthshire County Council | £94,229 | 40 | 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26, 2026/27 |
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Angela Joy JonesChair
- Gail Wills
- Helen Williams
- Ryan Williams
- Siobhan Lengyel
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | 30 June 2026 | Received 24 April 2026, 67 days early | Received 24 April 2026 |
| 31 August 2024 | 30 June 2025 | Received 27 March 2025, 95 days early | Received 27 March 2025 |
| 31 August 2023 | 30 June 2024 | Received 15 May 2024, 46 days early | Received 15 May 2024 |
| 31 August 2022 | 30 June 2023 | Received 28 February 2023, 122 days early | Received 28 February 2023 |
| 31 August 2021 | 30 June 2022 | Received 18 March 2022, 104 days early | Received 18 March 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1036101
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 14 April 1994
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 15 NOVEMBER 1993 as amended on 14 Feb 2019 as amended on 18 Mar 2026
- Council area of its contact address
- Monmouthshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.
- Payments from public bodies: each body's own published spending data, matched to the charity by OpenEconomy. 5 public bodies' data is included so far.