OSBORNE HOUSE COMMUNITY NURSERY LTD

Registered charity 1074899 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PLAYSCHEMES ACTIVITIES AND RECREATION FOR KIDS LIMITED

The principal activity of the charity is to serve the local community by providing quality childcare which promotes education and recreation for children under compulsory school age.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN BELOW COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE EDUCATION AND RECREATION OF CHILDREN DURING OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS AND SCHOOL HOLIDAYSTO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THEIR PROSPECTS OF OBTAINING GAINFUL EMPLOYMENTTO PROMOTE AND/OR PROVIDE TRAINING IN SKILLS OF ALL KINDS, PARTICULARLY SUCH SKILLS AS WILL ASSIST RESIDENTS OF THE OPERATING AREA IN OBTAINING PAID EMPLOYMENTTO PROMOTE, ESTABLISH AND OPERATE OTHER SCHEMES OF A CHARITABLE NATURE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY WITHIN THE OPERATING AREA

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £91,373 for the year ended 30 September 2025, increasing its unrestricted reserves to £422,215. The trustees report that reserves significantly exceed their stated policy target of approximately three months of unrestricted expenditure, which was set at £114,316 for the year. While the charity maintains strong financial resilience, the trustees note ongoing challenges regarding recruitment, rising employment costs, and changes in government funding.

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 5 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.

• 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
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 03251011

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• CHAPPLE, Briana — director, appointed 25/04/2025not on trustee list
• BURSELL, Fiona — director, appointed 01/11/2023not on trustee list
• OCHOA, Elie — director, appointed 12/10/2023not on trustee list
• WISH, Andrew — director, appointed 12/10/2023not on trustee list
• NOLAN, Jenny — director, appointed 18/11/2020on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~11.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Amy Willoughby
• Jenny Nolan
• Sian Wray

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

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