SHORNCLIFFE STATION NURSERY SCHOOL

Registered charity 1061665 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing an outstanding early years education for the military & civilian community in Cheriton. Babies & children aged 9 months - 5 yrs. can access places funded from the universal govt. funding for all 3 & 4 yr olds or the extended govt. funding for 30 hrs childcare (for eligible 3 & 4 yr olds) or the "Free for 2" funding (for eligible 2 yr olds). Fees are charged for all other places.

Objects

To provide care and education for babies and children aged between 9 months and 5 years. To support and serve the families of the armed forces who are based at Shorncliffe Garrison alongside their civillian local community.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE - LOCAL.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£297k
Latest spending
£300k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total receipts were £297,323 and total payments were £313,850, resulting in a net expenditure for the period. The charity held unrestricted cash funds of £105,119 at the end of the period, with unrestricted liabilities of £16,527. The filing was signed by trustees on 24/04/2026.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£297k£300k
31/08/2024£265k£224k
31/08/2023£203k£200k
31/08/2022£138k£152k
31/08/2021£166k£122k

Common questions

Is SHORNCLIFFE STATION NURSERY SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total receipts were £297,323 and total payments were £313,850, resulting in a net expenditure for the period. The charity held unrestricted cash funds of £105,119 at the end of the period, with unrestricted liabilities of £16,527. The filing was signed by trustees on 24/04/2026. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SHORNCLIFFE STATION NURSERY SCHOOL£297k—0unclear—no doubt
SCHORNE NURSERY PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£158k—0unclear—noted
CLIFTON-UPON-TEME NURSERY LIMITED FY2025£304k—0unclear—no doubt
CHERRY TREE (CHERITON) PLAYGROUP FY2025£110k—0unclear—noted
LANGSHOTT LADYBIRDS NURSERY FY2025£170k—0unclear—no doubt
RADCLIFFE-ON-TRENT PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£190k——within—no doubt

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