THE CANTERBURY DAY NURSERY, HOLIDAY PLAYSCHEME AND AFTER SCHOOL CLUB

Registered charity 1001989 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Nursery afterschool club and holiday playschemes

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Latest income
£825k
Latest spending
£783k
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £41,536 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total funds increasing to £512,002. The trustees confirm that unrestricted funds were maintained at a level sufficient to cover management and support costs for 3 to 6 months, and they have a reasonable expectation of continuing in operational existence.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of management, administration and support costs (held: £289k)
It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level which is sufficient to cover management, administration and support costs for 3 - 6 months. — page 4
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£825k
Total spending
£783k
Reserves (reported)
£289k
Employees
25

Reported reserves equal ~4.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£825k£783k
31/03/2025£708k£725k
31/03/2024£669k£717k
31/03/2023£633k£640k
31/03/2022£564k£595k

Common questions

Is THE CANTERBURY DAY NURSERY, HOLIDAY PLAYSCHEME AND AFTER SCHOOL CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £41,536 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total funds increasing to £512,002. The trustees confirm that unrestricted funds were maintained at a level sufficient to cover management and support costs for 3 to 6 months, and they have a reasonable expectation of continuing in operational existence. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MALDWYN NURSERY AND FAMILY CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CANTERBURY DAY NURSERY, HOLIDAY PLAYSCHEME AND AFTER SCHOOL CLUB£825k0withinno doubt
MALDWYN NURSERY AND FAMILY CENTRE FY2024£630k0unclearno doubt
KING SQUARE COMMUNITY NURSERY LTD FY2025£789k0unclearno doubt
THE HEATHERS NURSERY FY2025£194kaboveno doubt
PEMBURY SCHOOL HOUSE NURSERY FY2025£144k0unclearno doubt
THE LITTLE SUTTON CLUB AND NURSERY SCHOOL FY2025£692k0unclearno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.