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THE LITTLE SUTTON CLUB AND NURSERY SCHOOL

Registered charity 1047535 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE LITTLE SUTTON CLUB AND NURSERY

The charity provides pre-school education and childcare and facilities for children of primary school age outside normal school hours.

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Latest income
£692k
Latest spending
£645k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £46,892 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £493,001. The trustees consider the financial position healthy, noting that readily realisable reserves of £480,997 significantly exceed their stated ideal target of £235,000. This surplus is attributed to increased Early Education Entitlement funding and cost management, despite higher staff expenses.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: around £235,000, representing approximately four months’ staff costs, temporary rent of alternative premises and other costs likely to be incurred as a result of such relocation as well as provision for property dilapidations (held: £493k)
“the trustees consider an ideal level of reserves to be around £235,000, representing approximately four months’ staff costs, temporary rent of alternative premises and other costs likely to be incurred as a result of such relocation as well as provision for property dilapidations.”
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 31/08/2025)

Total income
£692k
Total spending
£645k
Reserves (reported)
£481k
Employees
28

Reported reserves equal ~8.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£692k£645k
31/08/2024£676k£582k
31/08/2023£537k£508k
31/08/2022£474k£451k
31/08/2021£410k£452k

Common questions

Is THE LITTLE SUTTON CLUB AND NURSERY SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £46,892 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £493,001. The trustees consider the financial position healthy, noting that readily realisable reserves of £480,997 significantly exceed their stated ideal target of £235,000. This surplus is attributed to increased Early Education Entitlement funding and cost management, despite higher staff expenses. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SUTTON CENTRE UNDER 5S PLAYGROUP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE LITTLE SUTTON CLUB AND NURSERY SCHOOL£692k—0unclear—no doubt
SUTTON CENTRE UNDER 5S PLAYGROUP FY2025£104k—0unclear—no doubt
SUTTON BONINGTON PRE SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£175k—0unclear—no doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£222kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
LITTLE OAKS FY2025£260k—0above—no doubt
LITTLE THINKERS PRE-SCHOOL & 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.