SUNNY DAYS NURSERY AND PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1028488 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST DAY PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

DAY NURSERY AND PRE-SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN AGED 0 - 4, SERVING THE AREA AROUND ST DAY, CORNWALL.

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDEREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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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Latest income
£241k
Latest spending
£251k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a loss for the year of £10,463, resulting in a reduction of capital reserves from £35,407 to £24,944. The trustees' letter notes that future stability depends on revenue matching operating costs to prevent further depletion of cash reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Session Funding
“Session Funding 171,089”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“It will be very important for the future stability of the charity that the revenue at lease matches the operating costs so the charity does not continue to use up its cash reserves and can maintain its cash balances.” — page 1
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to Stephen Scown for transfer of Licence
“Legal and Professional Cost – This increase can be attributed to £2,083.80 paid to Stephen Scown for the transfer of Licence and appears to be a one-off costs.” — page 1
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£241k£251k
31/08/2024£240k£241k
31/08/2023£207k£214k
31/08/2022£203k£238k
31/08/2021£192k£204k

Common questions

Is SUNNY DAYS NURSERY AND PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a loss for the year of £10,463, resulting in a reduction of capital reserves from £35,407 to £24,944. The trustees' letter notes that future stability depends on revenue matching operating costs to prevent further depletion of cash reserves.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SUNBEAMS PRE SCHOOL (NORTH MUNDHAM).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SUNNY DAYS NURSERY AND PRE-SCHOOL£241k—0unclear—noted
SUNBEAMS PRE SCHOOL (NORTH MUNDHAM) FY2025£103k—0unclear—no doubt
WEMBDON SUNSHINERS PRE SCHOOL FY2025£271k——unclear—no doubt
ST AIDAN'S DAY NURSERY TRUST FY2025£1.1m—0above—no doubt
SUNNINGWELL PRE SCHOOL FY2025£152k—0above—no doubt
ST PETER'S PRE-SCHOOL (STAFFORD) LTD FY2025£400k—0unclear—no doubt

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