KEIGHLEY KIDDICARE LTD
We provide childcare for lone parents and other families in the Keighley area - day nursery, holiday playscheme and out of school clubs.
Objects
TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE DAILY CARE, RECREATION AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WHO ARE BELOW COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE OR WHO ARE OF COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE DURING OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS AND HOLIDAYS AND IN PARTICULAR SUCH FACILITIES ARE TO BE PROVIDED FOR THOSE CHILDREN OF LONE PARENT FAMILIES IN KEIGHLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £129,374 for the period and has ceased trading as of 28 February 2025. The trustees confirmed that the financial statements were not prepared on a going concern basis due to the decision to close the charity. Consequently, the charity no longer adheres to a reserves policy, and all residual assets are to be distributed to a nominated charity upon closure.
What the accounts disclose
“Parental fees and Early Education funding are the principal funding sources. These 2 sources of funding made up over 90% of our total income.” — page 3
“The financial statements have therefore not been prepared on the going concern basis.” — page 4
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- 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
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Carol Dlambulo
- Paul Greenwood
- Peter James Manley
- Rachel Manley
- Samantha Widdop
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £220k | £349k |
| 31/03/2024 | £252k | £298k |
| 31/03/2023 | £270k | £309k |
| 31/03/2022 | £255k | £351k |
| 31/03/2021 | £307k | £312k |
Common questions
Is KEIGHLEY KIDDICARE LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £129,374 for the period and has ceased trading as of 28 February 2025. The trustees confirmed that the financial statements were not prepared on a going concern basis due to the decision to close the charity. Consequently, the charity no longer adheres to a reserves policy, and all residual assets are to be distributed to a nominated charity upon closure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 13/09/2006 | £69k | Community Nursery Daycare |
| Northern Rock Foundation | 17/02/2000 | £3k | Grant awarded to Keighley Kiddicare (Yorkshire) |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE SYLVIA AND COLIN SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £5k |
| THE CHARITY OF JANE WRIGHT | 1 | £1k |
Charities like this
- KEIGHLEY COMMUNITY NURSERY LTD
- YORK CHILDCARE LTD
- BOLTON LOW HOUSES CHILDCARE UNIT
- SOUTH KIDLINGTON INFANT PRE-SCHOOL - SKIPS
- KNOWLE PARK AFTER SCHOOL CARE
- OVER KELLET PLAYGROUP
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEIGHLEY KIDDICARE LTD | £220k | — | 0 | unclear | — | not going concern |
| KEIGHLEY COMMUNITY NURSERY LTD | £690k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| YORK CHILDCARE LTD | £1.7m | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| BOLTON LOW HOUSES CHILDCARE UNIT | £295k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SOUTH KIDLINGTON INFANT PRE-SCHOOL - SKIPS | £166k | — | 0 | unclear | — | not going concern |
| KNOWLE PARK AFTER SCHOOL CARE | £144k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |