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CHARD NNI

Registered charity 1016988 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHARD PLAYGROUP, CHARD PRE-SCHOOL

Complete childcare service from 7.30am - 6pm five days per week allowing parents to return to work.

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Latest income
£483k
Latest spending
£443k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £40,146 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £63,864. While the charity remains dependent on grants and fees, the trustees consider it appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis despite reserves not meeting the stated policy target for that year.

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: £64k; policy: one term’s (i.e. one-third of annual) total expenditure, excluding maintenance and depreciation)
“The charity aims to meet its reserves policy and reviews it regularly, although it was not met for year ended 31 August 2025”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A company owned by one of the trustees provided maintenance services to the charity during the year. The total amount paid for these services was £3,114. The trustee took no part in the decision to award or approve this work. The transaction was carried out on normal commercial terms and in the charity’s best interests. No balance was outstanding at the year end.
“A company owned by one of the trustees provided maintenance services to the charity during the year. The total amount paid for these services was £3,114. The trustee took no part in the decision to award or approve this work. The transaction was carried out on normal commercial terms and in the charity’s best interests. No balance was outstanding at the year end.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£483k£443k
31/08/2024£400k£434k
31/08/2023£400k£410k
31/08/2022£368k£400k
31/08/2021£317k£343k

Common questions

Is CHARD NNI financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £40,146 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £63,864. While the charity remains dependent on grants and fees, the trustees consider it appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis despite reserves not meeting the stated policy target for that year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
Moto Foundation1£150

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RAINBOW CHILDREN'S NURSERY LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHARD NNI£483k—0below—no doubt
RAINBOW CHILDREN'S NURSERY LIMITED FY2025£432k—0above—no doubt
CHAPELTOWN COMMUNITY NURSERY FY2025£302k—0unclear—no doubt
CHURCH HOUSE PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£121k—0above—no doubt
LITTLE NIPPERS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£226k—0unclear—no doubt
LUDGVAN COMMUNITY CHILDCARE CENTRE LIMITED FY2024£1.0m—0unclear—no doubt

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