CHAPELTOWN COMMUNITY NURSERY

Registered charity 1011670 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of childcare

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE PHYSICAL MENTAL AND SOCIAL WELL BEING OF CHILDREN RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT

Area of benefit: LEEDS 7 AND VICINITY BUT PRIMARILY CHAPELTOWN

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£302k
Latest spending
£283k
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £19,387 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £339,349. Per the trustees' report, free reserves excluding fixed assets were £60,220, which is below the stated policy target of £90,000 (calculated as 3 months operating costs of £70,000 plus redundancy pay of £20,000). The charity operates on a defined contribution pension scheme and had no employees with emoluments above £60,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3 months operating costs (currently £70,000) plus redundancy pay (currently £20,000) (reserves figure: £60k)
“The minimum amount to be designated as Reserves to maintain ongoing operations is 3 months operating costs (currently £70,000) plus redundancy pay (currently £20,000).” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Government income: £205,937 — grants £205,937 (1); 68% of the £302,389 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Government income: £157,920 — grants £157,920 (1); 60% of the £261,974 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Government income: £122,809 — grants £122,809 (1); 63% of the £195,692 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£302k£283k
31/03/2024£262k£268k
31/03/2023£196k£216k
31/03/2022£216k£193k
31/03/2021£192k£165k

Common questions

Is CHAPELTOWN COMMUNITY NURSERY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £19,387 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £339,349. Per the trustees' report, free reserves excluding fixed assets were £60,220, which is below the stated policy target of £90,000 (calculated as 3 months operating costs of £70,000 plus redundancy pay of £20,000). The charity operates on a defined contribution pension scheme and had no employees with emoluments above £60,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CHAPELTOWN COMMUNITY NURSERY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHAPELTOWN COMMUNITY NURSERY as a grant recipient include Moto Foundation.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Moto FoundationFY2021£150Community Grant

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund14/08/2025£20kMove and Play
The National Lottery Community Fund21/04/2023£10kLet's Move More!
The National Lottery Community Fund20/08/2021£10kLet's Move!
The National Lottery Community Fund30/04/2020£10kCovid-19 Support
The National Lottery Community Fund26/04/2018£10kMaking Space
The National Lottery Community Fund26/03/2008£10kThe Cultural Enrichment Project
Northern Rock Foundation12/02/2002£55kGrant awarded to Chapeltown Community Nursery (Yorkshire)

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHAPELTOWN COMMUNITY NURSERY£302k—0unclear—no doubt
HIGHBURY COMMUNITY NURSERY FY2025£947k—0above—no doubt
CHAPEL STREET NURSERY FY2025£103k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTH LEEDS COMMUNITY NURSERY FY2025£448k—0unclear—no doubt
PUDDLEDUCKS NURSERY CHALFORD CIO FY2026£432k—0unclear—no doubt
BARKANTINE COMMUNITY NURSERY FY2025£1.0m—0unclear—no doubt

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