MARGARET MCMILLAN CHILDREN'S CENTRE

Registered charity 1028269 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provide day care for children aged 0-5 years .

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Latest income

£525k

Latest spending

£473k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £707,199 are held, which the trustees confirm reflect their stated policy of maintaining three months of reserves to ensure sustainability. The charity reported a net income surplus of £51,539 for the year, having managed tight budgets amidst a cost of living crisis and reduced demand for day care.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £707k)

“The Centre requires a minimum of three months reserves to carry on the provision in the event of occupancy levels dropping; the reserves levels currently reflect this policy.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Total income

£10k

Total spending

£473k

Reserves (reported)

£118k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

ARIF ALAMchair
NASREEN SHAH
SOFIA SIDDIQUE
Safina Mahmood
Sue Dawn Marshall

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

Operates in: Bradford City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£525k	£473k
31/03/2024	£478k	£493k
31/03/2023	£451k	£419k
31/03/2022	£382k	£408k
31/03/2021	£360k	£351k

Common questions

Is MARGARET MCMILLAN CHILDREN'S CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £707,199 are held, which the trustees confirm reflect their stated policy of maintaining three months of reserves to ensure sustainability. The charity reported a net income surplus of £51,539 for the year, having managed tight budgets amidst a cost of living crisis and reduced demand for day care. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k
The Dentons UK and Middle East LLP Charitable Trust	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BATH HOUSE CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY CENTRE.

THE BATH HOUSE CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY CENTRE income £821k
CHILDREN CARE CENTRE income £231k
THE RAINBOW CENTRE (MARHAM) income £2.0m
Carlton Miniott Pre School and Nursery Committee income £260k
ST MARGARET'S HOUSE income £1.3m
ST MICHAEL'S FAMILY CENTRE income £597k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MARGARET MCMILLAN CHILDREN'S CENTRE	£525k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE BATH HOUSE CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025	£821k	—	above	—	no doubt
CHILDREN CARE CENTRE FY2025	£231k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE RAINBOW CENTRE (MARHAM) FY2025	£2.0m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Carlton Miniott Pre School and Nursery Committee FY2024	£260k	—	above	—	no doubt
ST MARGARET'S HOUSE FY2025	£1.3m	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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