St Mary's Nursery & Preschool - Charlton Kings
St Mary's Nursery and Pre School provides a preschool environment for children aged 2yr to 5yr olds. It follows Ofsted guidelines and is inspected by Ofsted and supported by PATA.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income increased to £113,397.63 while total outgoings decreased to £73,094.12, resulting in a surplus for the year. The charity ended the financial year with unrestricted reserves of £53,276.50, which the trustees note includes extra income from after-school club funding. The stated aim is to build reserves to cover running costs for at least a month.
What the accounts disclose
“Our aim is to build up our reserves over the coming year to be able to cover running costs for at least a month.”
Trustees
- Raymond Dowlingchair
- Charlotte Fisher
- PAULA Dinwoodie
- Richard Barnes
- Stefanie Roscoe
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £113k | £73k |
| 31/08/2024 | £74k | £93k |
| 31/05/2023 | £67k | £66k |
| 31/05/2022 | £66k | £67k |
| 31/05/2021 | £77k | £63k |
Common questions
Is St Mary's Nursery & Preschool - Charlton Kings financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased to £113,397.63 while total outgoings decreased to £73,094.12, resulting in a surplus for the year. The charity ended the financial year with unrestricted reserves of £53,276.50, which the trustees note includes extra income from after-school club funding. The stated aim is to build reserves to cover running costs for at least a month. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| BLANCHMINSTER TRUST | 1 | £2k |
Charities like this
- ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP
- ST MARY'S UNDER FIVES, MARLBOROUGH
- ST MARY'S CHURCH NURSERY GREAT DUNMOW
- THE ST MARY'S AND ST PETER'S PRE-SCHOOL
- MARHAMCHURCH PLAYSCHOOL
- Martlesham Preschool
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Nursery & Preschool - Charlton Kings | £113k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP | £178k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ST MARY'S UNDER FIVES, MARLBOROUGH | £130k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ST MARY'S CHURCH NURSERY GREAT DUNMOW | £108k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE ST MARY'S AND ST PETER'S PRE-SCHOOL | £255k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MARHAMCHURCH PLAYSCHOOL | £100k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |