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Registered charity · No. 1173781CIO

Water Lilies Pre-School

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Water Lilies Pre-School is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training.

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What are the key facts about Water Lilies Pre-School?

Reported income · year ending 2025-07-31
£148,577
Reported spending · year ending 2025-07-31
£133,835
Registered charity number
1173781
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
CIO
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Broadbridge Heath
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded

Quick answer

Water Lilies Pre-School (number 1173781) 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 Water Lilies Pre-School do?

Water Lilies Pre-School is a friendly, non-profit Pre-School based in the small community of Ifield West in Crawley. Open to all Children from 2 - 4 years, we provide a safe, interesting and fun environment in which children can play, learn and grow. We work within the Early Years Foundation Stage 2012 (EYFS) framework in order to support a child's intellectual and social development.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Water Lilies Pre-School

Answers Water Lilies Pre-School gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 July 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Water Lilies Pre-School's highest-paid staff paid?

Water Lilies Pre-School's annual return for the year ending 31 July 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 Water Lilies Pre-School as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

Water Lilies Pre-School's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
West Sussex

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People.

Reported activities: Provides Advocacy/advice/information.

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 Water Lilies Pre-School registered for?

Education/training

Why is there no Clarity Score for Water Lilies Pre-School yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Water Lilies Pre-School. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Water Lilies Pre-School a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Water Lilies Pre-School as a registered charity (number 1173781) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Water Lilies Pre-School's charity number?
Water Lilies Pre-School's charity number is 1173781. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1173781?
Search 1173781 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 Water Lilies Pre-School do?
Water Lilies Pre-School is a friendly, non-profit Pre-School based in the small community of Ifield West in Crawley. Open to all Children from 2 - 4 years, we provide a safe, interesting and fun environment in which children can play, learn and grow. We work within the Early Years Foundation Stage 2012 (EYFS) framework in order to support a child's intellectual and social development.
Does Water Lilies Pre-School have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Water Lilies 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 Water Lilies Pre-School?
Water Lilies Pre-School's website listed in our register data is http://www.water-lilies.org. 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 Water Lilies Pre-School's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Water Lilies Pre-School's annual return for the year ending 31 July 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 Water Lilies Pre-School?
The register does not record Water Lilies Pre-School as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Water Lilies Pre-School's trustees paid?
Water Lilies Pre-School's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
When was Water Lilies Pre-School registered as a charity?
Water Lilies Pre-School was entered on the register on 11 July 2017.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.