--- title: "Little Explorers Pre-School — charity 1031055 | CharityCompare" description: "Little Explorers Pre-School (charity 1031055): income £91,872 (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/little-explorers-pre-school retrieved: 2026-10-07T08:55:54.855Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1031055 LE # Little Explorers Pre-School Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Little Explorers Pre-School is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://littleexplorers3.wixsite.com/website) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1031055&subId=0) Work at Little Explorers Pre-School? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=little-explorers-pre-school&type=claim&name=Little%20Explorers%20Pre-School) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Little Explorers Pre-School? Reported income · year ending 2025-08-31 £91,872 Reported spending · year ending 2025-08-31 £70,004 Registered charity number 1031055 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Other Register contact address detail (not service area) Hawthorn Avenue Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Not recorded Website [littleexplorers3.wixsite.com/website](http://littleexplorers3.wixsite.com/website) Quick answer Little Explorers Pre-School (number 1031055) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does Little Explorers Pre-School do? We provide high quality childcare for the Colchester area. The Pre-School is based in the Greenstead Community centre. We are open 38 weeks per year. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Little Explorers Pre-School Answers Little Explorers Pre-School gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 August 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Little Explorers Pre-School's highest-paid staff paid? Little Explorers Pre-School's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register does not record Little Explorers Pre-School as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. Little Explorers Pre-School's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 7 January 1994 Also known as The Pre-School Previous names on the register Greenstead Social Club Playgroup Where it says it operates Essex ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People. **Reported activities:** Provides Services. Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area. ## What causes is Little Explorers Pre-School registered for? Education/training ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Little Explorers Pre-School yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Little Explorers Pre-School. 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Little Explorers Pre-School's charity number is 1031055. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1031055? Search 1031055 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does Little Explorers Pre-School do? We provide high quality childcare for the Colchester area. The Pre-School is based in the Greenstead Community centre. We are open 38 weeks per year. Does Little Explorers Pre-School have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Little Explorers Pre-School. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to Little Explorers Pre-School? Little Explorers Pre-School's website listed in our register data is http://littleexplorers3.wixsite.com/website. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees. How much is Little Explorers Pre-School's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Little Explorers Pre-School's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Little Explorers Pre-School? The register does not record Little Explorers Pre-School as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. Are Little Explorers Pre-School's trustees paid? Little Explorers Pre-School's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. What was Little Explorers Pre-School previously called? The register lists this previous name for Little Explorers Pre-School: Greenstead Social Club Playgroup. When was Little Explorers Pre-School registered as a charity? Little Explorers Pre-School was entered on the register on 7 January 1994. Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1031055&subId=0).