MELLS NURSERY

Registered charity 1085564 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of high quality nursery day care to children between the ages of 2 and 5 years.

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY:A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND PLAY FACILITIES.B) ENSURING THE GROUP OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY.C) ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE NURSERY.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE MELLS, SOMERSET.

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

£138k

Latest spending

£142k

Registered

2001

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £35,221 at the end of the period, which the trustees declared sufficient to meet redundancy obligations and sustain the nursery if income fell. The charity reported a net deficit of £4,520 for the year, with total receipts of £137,564 and total payments of £142,084.

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 4 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
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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (17/03/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

VICKY PIKEchair
Jemima Powell
Jessica Hayward
Kim Elliott
Merryn Preece
Michelle Payne

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£138k	£142k
31/08/2024	£134k	£119k
31/08/2023	£123k	£115k
31/08/2022	£111k	£110k
31/08/2021	£121k	£114k

Common questions

Is MELLS NURSERY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £35,221 at the end of the period, which the trustees declared sufficient to meet redundancy obligations and sustain the nursery if income fell. The charity reported a net deficit of £4,520 for the year, with total receipts of £137,564 and total payments of £142,084. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.