YORK CHILDCARE LTD
Registered charity 1008566 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
We provide quality and affordable childcare for children from 6 months to 16 years, and in particular to lone parents and those on low income. We support out of school clubs offering wrap around childcare.
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £62,714 and total unrestricted free reserves of £2,614. The trustees report that cash flow is supported by monthly forecasts and that the charity has sufficient resources to mitigate identified risks under normal conditions.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £3k; policy: one month of payroll, rent and utilities, plus redundancy costs)
“This leaves reserves of £2,614 (2024: £138,355) left as free reserves to support working capital requirements.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees provided line management, personnel, accountancy, legal, financial and property advice free of charge.
“During the past year our Trustees have provided line management, personnel, accountancy, legal, financial and property advice free of charge.” — page 5
“On occasion, services are obtained from organisations with whom the Board are connected. Those services are provided at open market under contract tender conditions.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Services obtained from organisations with whom the Board are connected at open market under contract tender conditions.
“During the past year our Trustees have provided line management, personnel, accountancy, legal, financial and property advice free of charge.” — page 5
“On occasion, services are obtained from organisations with whom the Board are connected. Those services are provided at open market under contract tender conditions.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: York Childcare Support Hub Ltd
“The charity owns the whole of the issued share capital of York Childcare Support Hub Ltd (formerly York Childcare Out of School Club Support Service Ltd), which was incorporated on 30 March 2022 in the United Kingdom (company number 14013880) and pays its taxable profit to the charity by corporate gift aid.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by HPH Chartered Accountants. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title 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.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% 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).
- Kerstin Kitty Horsey
- Melanie Stubbs
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: City Of York · North Yorkshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is YORK CHILDCARE LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £62,714 and total unrestricted free reserves of £2,614. The trustees report that cash flow is supported by monthly forecasts and that the charity has sufficient resources to mitigate identified risks under normal conditions. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HPH Chartered Accountants.
Who funds YORK CHILDCARE LTD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name YORK CHILDCARE LTD as a grant recipient include THE SYLVIA AND COLIN SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUST, THE CHARITY OF JANE WRIGHT.
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