Downside Pre-School (number 1191830) 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 Downside Pre-School do?
Downside Pre-School offers education and care to children from 2-5yrs. We operate 5 days a week in term time, from 8.45am-3.15pm. We own a purpose built pre-school on a school site in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. We employ up-to 10 experienced and qualified staff, and cater for the local community.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
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Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Downside Pre-School
Answers Downside Pre-School gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 5 April 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Downside Pre-School's highest-paid staff paid?
Downside Pre-School's annual return for the year ending 5 April 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 Downside Pre-School as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Downside Pre-School's annual return for the year ending 5 April 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.
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 Downside Pre-School registered for?
Education/training
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The register data used for this profile lists Downside Pre-School as a registered charity (number 1191830) 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.
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Downside Pre-School's charity number is 1191830. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
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What does Downside Pre-School do?
Downside Pre-School offers education and care to children from 2-5yrs. We operate 5 days a week in term time, from 8.45am-3.15pm. We own a purpose built pre-school on a school site in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. We employ up-to 10 experienced and qualified staff, and cater for the local community.
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How can I donate to Downside Pre-School?
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How much is Downside Pre-School's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Downside Pre-School's annual return for the year ending 5 April 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 Downside Pre-School?
The register does not record Downside Pre-School as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Downside Pre-School's trustees paid?
Downside Pre-School's annual return for the year ending 5 April 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 Downside Pre-School registered as a charity?
Downside Pre-School was entered on the register on 15 October 2020.