ETHELBURGA FAMILY CENTRE

Registered charity 1077009 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ETHELBURGA EARLY YEARS CENTRE

Full Day Care for children aged 6 months to five years

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF ALL CHILDREN BELOW THE AGE OF ELEVEN YEARS BY: (A) PROVIDING SAFE AND SATISFYING GROUP PLAY IN WHICH PARENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO TAKE PART AND (B) ENCOURAGING OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES THROUGH WHICH PARENTS MAY HELP THE CHILDREN.

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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Latest income
£305k
Latest spending
£302k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £2,923 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted funds increasing to £12,818. The trustees have resolved to maintain reserves in excess of £7,500 to ensure the company can continue to operate as a going concern. Per the independent examiner's report, no matters came to attention that would prevent a proper understanding of the financial statements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Parental fees (69% of income)
“Parental fees 211,348”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: in excess of £7,500 (held: £13k)
“The Directors have resolved to maintain reserves in excess of £7,500 in these funds, to ensure that the Company can continue to operate as a going concern.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The company paid £7,148 to its umbrella organisation for consultancy services.
“In the year the company paid £7,148 (2024: £15,182) to its umbrella organisation for consultancy services. There were no balances outstanding at either year-end.” — page 13
“Also, in the year the company paid £8,138 (2024: £13,382) to a subsidiary of its umbrella organisation for agency staff. There were no balances outstanding at either year-end.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The company paid £8,138 to a subsidiary of its umbrella organisation for agency staff.
“In the year the company paid £7,148 (2024: £15,182) to its umbrella organisation for consultancy services. There were no balances outstanding at either year-end.” — page 13
“Also, in the year the company paid £8,138 (2024: £13,382) to a subsidiary of its umbrella organisation for agency staff. There were no balances outstanding at either year-end.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: The organisation also incurred costs relating to an agency staffing matter. A payment was made to the agency following a placement and notice-period disagreement. A review concluded that the issue stemmed from a management oversight. In response, management processes have been strengthened, and additional support and training have been provided to ensure improved handling of staffing matters and to reduce the likelihood of similar issues arising in future.
“The organisation also incurred costs relating to an agency staffing matter. A payment was made to the agency following a placement and notice-period disagreement. A review concluded that the issue stemmed from a management oversight. In response, management processes have been strengthened, and additional support and training have been provided to ensure improved handling of staffing matters and to reduce the likelihood of similar issues arising in future.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wandsworth

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£305k£302k
31/03/2024£333k£359k
31/03/2023£318k£318k
31/03/2022£263k£264k
31/03/2021£233k£230k

Common questions

Is ETHELBURGA FAMILY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £2,923 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted funds increasing to £12,818. The trustees have resolved to maintain reserves in excess of £7,500 to ensure the company can continue to operate as a going concern. Per the independent examiner's report, no matters came to attention that would prevent a proper understanding of the financial statements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ETHELBURGA FAMILY CENTRE£305k—0above—no doubt
MARGARET MCMILLAN CHILDREN'S CENTRE FY2025£525k—0above—no doubt
ROYAL ELTHAM PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£153k—0above—no doubt
THE BATH HOUSE CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£821k—0above—no doubt
ST MICHAEL'S FAMILY CENTRE FY2025£597k—0unclear—no doubt
THE RAINBOW CENTRE (MARHAM) FY2025£2.0m—0unclear—no doubt

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