Sunshines Pre-school
What it does
Set within a Primary School, we provide education and care for children aged 2 to 4 years old. We offer 5 morning sessions a week to Pre-School aged children, and three afternoon sessions a week to children 2 to 3 years old.
Its charitable purposes
THE AIM OF THE CHILDCARE PROVIDER IS 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
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 August 2025, it had income of £82,875 and spent £80,421.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £82,875 | £80,421 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2024 | £90,007 | £85,877 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2023 | £75,510 | £67,918 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2022 | £56,563 | £66,533 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2021 | £67,273 | £60,720 | 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 23%, from £67,273 in the year to 31 August 2021 to £82,875 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 1 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 (£64,875).
- Largest funder
- Welsh Government gave £6,199 in the year to 31 August 2025, 7% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 August 2025: £3,232 from 1 grant. Government contracts: £61,643 from 3 contracts.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £3,232 from 1 grant | £61,643 from 3 contracts |
| 31 August 2024 | £7,278 from 2 grants | £60,152 from 2 contracts |
| 31 August 2023 | £9,250 from 1 grant | £59,817 from 3 contracts |
| 31 August 2022 | Not reported | £56,438 from 2 contracts |
| 31 August 2021 | £1,548 from 1 grant | £57,329 from 2 contracts |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 August 2025, the charity named 1 funder who gave £6,199. £6,199 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 | Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | Welsh Government | £6,199 | £4,612 |
| Monmouthshire County Council | Council | £55,540 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Charlotte Palmer
- Dawn Marie Stanton
- Hannah Louise Hopkinson
- Roger Jones
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 June 2026, 6 days early | Received 24 June 2026 |
| 31 August 2024 | 30 June 2025 | Received 17 June 2025, 13 days early | Received 17 June 2025 |
| 31 August 2023 | 30 June 2024 | Received 10 June 2024, 20 days early | Received 10 June 2024 |
| 31 August 2022 | 30 June 2023 | Received 26 June 2023, 4 days early | Received 26 June 2023 |
| 31 August 2021 | 30 June 2022 | Received 29 June 2022, 1 day early | Received 29 June 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1186294
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 12 November 2019
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 25 MAR 2019
- 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.