DALTON PRE-SCHOOL NURSERY
Day care for children aged 4 years + below. Activities that enable all children to learn through play.
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ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £37,611 for the year ended 28 February 2025, resulting in total funds carried forward of £128,099. Per the trustees' report, this represents a significant increase from the previous year's deficit and exceeds the stated reserves policy target of approximately £30,000. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern, with the majority of income derived from government funding and parental fees.
What the accounts disclose
“Fees from parents 422,729”
“The Trustees have a set level of reserves around £30,000 to cover at least 3 months of expenditure.” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- DAVID O'HARA
- Jacqueline Millar
- Mathew Brown
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 28/02/2025 | £423k | £386k |
| 29/02/2024 | £305k | £310k |
| 28/02/2023 | £299k | £302k |
| 28/02/2022 | £314k | £277k |
| 28/02/2021 | £215k | £218k |
Common questions
Is DALTON PRE-SCHOOL NURSERY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £37,611 for the year ended 28 February 2025, resulting in total funds carried forward of £128,099. Per the trustees' report, this represents a significant increase from the previous year's deficit and exceeds the stated reserves policy target of approximately £30,000. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern, with the majority of income derived from government funding and parental fees. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DALTON PRE-SCHOOL NURSERY | £423k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| BALDERTON PRE-SCHOOL | £459k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| DATCHWORTH PRE-SCHOOL | £101k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL | £222k | Under £60,000 | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHOLSEY PRE-SCHOOL | £188k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| GREAT CLACTON PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED | £139k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |