CAMDEN COMMUNITY NURSERIES LIMITED

Registered charity 1002534 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the education and care of pre school children through affordable provision of quality childcare, principally in the London Borough of Camden.

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Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net gain of £79k for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income rising to £1,329k and total expenditure at £1,281k. Total reserves increased to £488k, which the trustees consider adequate to support the charity for at least twelve months despite ongoing financial pressures from inflation and funding rates. The charity remains financially stable, having returned to profitability for the first time since the COVID crisis.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level of unrestricted reserves as a buffer against changes in the economic climate (held: £488k)
“It is the policy for the Board to maintain a level of unrestricted reserves as a buffer against changes in the economic climate that might impact the donors and supporters of the charity.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Goldwins Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.3m
Cost of raising funds
£278
Reserves (reported)
£487k
Employees
53

Reported reserves equal ~4.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (66% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Camden

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.3m£1.3m
31/03/2024£1.2m£1.3m
31/03/2023£1.1m£1.1m
31/03/2022£973k£1.1m
31/03/2021£947k£940k

Common questions

Is CAMDEN COMMUNITY NURSERIES LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net gain of £79k for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income rising to £1,329k and total expenditure at £1,281k. Total reserves increased to £488k, which the trustees consider adequate to support the charity for at least twelve months despite ongoing financial pressures from inflation and funding rates. The charity remains financially stable, having returned to profitability for the first time since the COVID crisis. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Goldwins Limited.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund10/11/2011£8kMontpelier Community Nursery Outdoor Play Equipment

Funders of similar charities

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RAINBOW COMMUNITY NURSERY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CAMDEN COMMUNITY NURSERIES LIMITED£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
RAINBOW COMMUNITY NURSERY FY2025£807k—0below—no doubt
OSBORNE HOUSE COMMUNITY NURSERY LTD FY2025£549k—0above—no doubt
CHIDDINGSTONE NURSERY SCHOOL CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION FY2025£117k—0unclear—no doubt
LUDGVAN COMMUNITY CHILDCARE CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£1.2m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
C.M.A. COMMUNITY NURSERY LTD FY2025£2.6m—0unclear—noted

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