AUDEN PLACE COMMUNITY NURSERY
To provide a safe, healthy, fun, stimulating, learning and socially diverse environment for children; offering affordable, high quality childcare for Camden families.
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TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR AND TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY: (A)OFFERING APPROPRIATE TEACHING, GUIDANCE, SUPERVISION, CARE AND HEALTH FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN, REGARDLESS OF RACE, CULTURE, OR RELIGION; (B)ENCOURAGING PARENTS AND LOCAL RESIDENTS TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMPANY.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £33,025 for the year ended 31 March 2025, marking a return to profitability after a small loss in the prior year. Total unrestricted funds increased to £286,320, providing a reserve position that the trustees consider adequate with no material uncertainties regarding going concern. The charity remains dependent on government funding and fee revenues to cover significant staffing costs, which constituted 68% of income.
What the accounts disclose
“maintaining reserves to support the nursery in the event of further future unforeseen events.”
Inspection and regulatory ratings
- Ofsted — Auden Place Community Nursery: Good
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Government income: £145 — grants £145 (1); under 1% of the £682,333 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Government income: £1,087 — grants £1,087 (1); under 1% of the £738,499 total gross income on the same return
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Trustees
- Dr Hannah Douglas
- Irfan Hemani
- Laura Sophie Vogt
- Louise Whitestone
- Natalie Summers
- Sallyanne Toime
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £763k | £729k |
| 31/03/2024 | £682k | £682k |
| 31/03/2023 | £738k | £723k |
| 31/03/2022 | £750k | £859k |
| 31/03/2021 | £576k | £575k |
Common questions
Is AUDEN PLACE COMMUNITY NURSERY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £33,025 for the year ended 31 March 2025, marking a return to profitability after a small loss in the prior year. Total unrestricted funds increased to £286,320, providing a reserve position that the trustees consider adequate with no material uncertainties regarding going concern. The charity remains dependent on government funding and fee revenues to cover significant staffing costs, which constituted 68% of income. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| Moto Foundation | 1 | £150 |
Charities like this
- CAMDEN COMMUNITY NURSERIES LIMITED
- BARKANTINE COMMUNITY NURSERY
- CHAPELTOWN COMMUNITY NURSERY
- NORTH LEEDS COMMUNITY NURSERY
- CHAPEL STREET NURSERY
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUDEN PLACE COMMUNITY NURSERY | £763k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CAMDEN COMMUNITY NURSERIES LIMITED | £1.3m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BARKANTINE COMMUNITY NURSERY | £1.0m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHAPELTOWN COMMUNITY NURSERY | £302k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NORTH LEEDS COMMUNITY NURSERY | £448k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHAPEL STREET NURSERY | £103k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |