ST AUGUSTINE'S NURSERY
our charity is a pre-school nusery, providing dayly term time child care for children aged 2-5 yrs old.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred a net loss of £24,511.71 for the year ended 31st August 2025, resulting in a reduction of unrestricted reserves from £29,504.68 to £4,992.97. The trustees report that the nursery closed due to a lack of funding, increasing rent costs, and insufficient reserves. Consequently, all staff were made redundant and the charity ceased operations.
What the accounts disclose
“Due to increasing rent costs, and lack of funding and reserves plus a local school making the decision not to take on the nursery,we were left with no option but to close at the end of the 2025 academic year.” — page 6
Trustees
- Alistair Wattschair
- AMANDA DAY
- Rebecca Fenner
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £68k | £92k |
| 31/08/2024 | £102k | £102k |
| 31/08/2023 | £88k | £87k |
| 31/08/2022 | £71k | £89k |
| 31/08/2021 | £79k | £86k |
Common questions
Is ST AUGUSTINE'S NURSERY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net loss of £24,511.71 for the year ended 31st August 2025, resulting in a reduction of unrestricted reserves from £29,504.68 to £4,992.97. The trustees report that the nursery closed due to a lack of funding, increasing rent costs, and insufficient reserves. Consequently, all staff were made redundant and the charity ceased operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.