C.M.A. COMMUNITY NURSERY LTD

Registered charity 1083392 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The company\charity, which is partly funded by the local authority, provides orthodox jewish education in purpose built premises for children aged 3 and upwards.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.6m
Latest spending
£2.7m
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net outgoing of £61,136 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £215,805. The trustees acknowledge net current liabilities but rely on continued community financial support to maintain going concern status. The charity plans to continue supporting the school subject to satisfactory income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level, which the trustees think appropriate after considering future commitments and the day to day running costs of the school (held: £216k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain the charity's free reserves, at a level, which the trustees think appropriate after considering future commitments and the day to day running costs of the school.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charity will continue for the foreseeable future notwithstanding that the statement of financial position is currently showing net current liabilities, based upon the continued financial support from the community.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity used rent-free premises provided by The Friends of Wiznitz Ltd and received donations of £49,500 from this connected charity.
“During the year the nursery and school used rent free, a building provided by The Friends of Wiznitz Ltd, and also received donations of £49,500 (2024: £107,945) from The Friends of Wiznitz Ltd, a connected charity of which Mr E Gottesfeld is a trustee.” — page 22
“The charity made charitable grants of £401,000 (2024: £348,000) to CMZ Ltd a charity in which a close family member of Mr E Gottesfeld is a trustee.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity made charitable grants of £401,000 to CMZ Ltd, a charity in which a close family member of trustee Mr E Gottesfeld is a trustee.
“During the year the nursery and school used rent free, a building provided by The Friends of Wiznitz Ltd, and also received donations of £49,500 (2024: £107,945) from The Friends of Wiznitz Ltd, a connected charity of which Mr E Gottesfeld is a trustee.” — page 22
“The charity made charitable grants of £401,000 (2024: £348,000) to CMZ Ltd a charity in which a close family member of Mr E Gottesfeld is a trustee.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity paid £5,300 for services provided by a company where a trustee is a director.
“During the year the nursery and school used rent free, a building provided by The Friends of Wiznitz Ltd, and also received donations of £49,500 (2024: £107,945) from The Friends of Wiznitz Ltd, a connected charity of which Mr E Gottesfeld is a trustee.” — page 22
“The charity made charitable grants of £401,000 (2024: £348,000) to CMZ Ltd a charity in which a close family member of Mr E Gottesfeld is a trustee.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Glazers. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income
£2.6m
Total spending
£2.7m
Cost of raising funds
£2k
Reserves (reported)
£216k
Employees
96

Reported reserves equal ~1.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (63% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£2.6m£2.7m
05/04/2024£2.8m£2.8m
05/04/2023£2.4m£2.5m
05/04/2022£2.2m£2.1m
05/04/2021£1.7m£1.6m

Common questions

Is C.M.A. COMMUNITY NURSERY LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net outgoing of £61,136 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £215,805. The trustees acknowledge net current liabilities but rely on continued community financial support to maintain going concern status. The charity plans to continue supporting the school subject to satisfactory income. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Glazers.

Who funds C.M.A. COMMUNITY NURSERY LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name C.M.A. COMMUNITY NURSERY LTD as a grant recipient include FRIENDS OF WIZNITZ LIMITED, H P CHARITABLE TRUST, CMZ LTD, CHARITWORTH LIMITED, CANNON CHARITABLE TRUST.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
FRIENDS OF WIZNITZ LIMITEDFY2025£845kRelief of poverty
H P CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£498k
CMZ LTDFY2024£295k
CMZ LTDFY2025£282k
FRIENDS OF WIZNITZ LIMITEDFY2024£281kSocial welfare
CMZ LTDFY2023£173k
CHARITWORTH LIMITEDFY2025£75kSupport of education and relief of poverty
CANNON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£60k
H P CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£50k
CANNON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£35k
H P CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£25k
GOLDHEART CHARITY LIMITEDFY2021£20kAdvancement of education and relief of poverty
THE EDGWARE FOUNDATIONFY2023£4kEducation
THE EDGWARE FOUNDATIONFY2024£4kEducation
STAHL MEMORIAL LIMITEDFY2025£2k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England08/09/2023£15kRide with Pride
The National Lottery Community Fund04/03/2022£10kMusic & Movement
The National Lottery Community Fund30/04/2020£10kFresh Start
The National Lottery Community Fund19/10/2016£10kAll 's well that end's well after school club
The National Lottery Community Fund27/05/2015£10k“Start right, Become Bright”
The National Lottery Community Fund03/11/2011£10kPuzzleplay

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORTH CHESHIRE JEWISH NURSERY EDUCATION TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
C.M.A. COMMUNITY NURSERY LTD£2.6m—0unclear—noted
NORTH CHESHIRE JEWISH NURSERY EDUCATION TRUST FY2025£439k—0above—no doubt
MACHON MAYIM CHAIM FY2024£233k—0above—no doubt
KUPAT CHAIM V'CHESED FY2025£974k—0unclear—no doubt
BEIS YAAKOV LONDON SEMINARY FY2025£692k—0unclear—no doubt
CAMDEN COMMUNITY NURSERIES LIMITED FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt

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