COMMUNITY CHILDCARE CENTRES

Registered charity 1086957 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CCC, COMMUNITY CHILDCARE CENTRES LTD, GROWING PLACES, JUBILEE CORNER DAY NURSERY, OAK MEADOW CHILDCARE CENTRE, STAUNTON PARK DAY NURSERY

The charity provides childcare education for children aged from 6 months, up to and including 11 years. Growing Places is a charitable company, committed to enhancing lives, raising aspirations and creating opportunities for all stakeholders (children, their families, employees and volunteers). For more information please see www.growingplaces.org.uk.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,525,926, representing approximately six months of business stability. The independent auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operations. The charity reported a significant increase in both income and expenditure compared to the previous year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Warner Wilde Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

Property (HM Land Registry)

7 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 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 · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~5.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (05/04/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• MATTHEW GOODWINchair
• JACQUELINE WARREN
• Lynne Tandy
• Michael Fountain
• Nadine Walsh-Gonzalez
• Paul Conroy
• SUE CLEAVELEY
• Sara Caine

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST BEDE'S CHILDCARE LIMITED.

• ST BEDE'S CHILDCARE LIMITED income £3.9m
• RAINBOW COMMUNITY NURSERY income £807k
• LUDGVAN COMMUNITY CHILDCARE CENTRE LIMITED income £1.2m
• BOLTON LOW HOUSES CHILDCARE UNIT income £295k
• FUN 4 KIDZ income £1.2m
• MANOR CHILD CARE CENTRE income £173k

Side by side with its peers

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