THE BATH HOUSE CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 1089829 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Childcare for children aged 1 year to 12 years. Nursery education, holiday and after school care.

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Latest income
£821k
Latest spending
£774k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £264,120, which exceeds its stated policy target of £190,000 (representing three months' wages and overheads). Per the trustees' report, the charity generated a net income surplus of £46,718 for the year, supported by increased local government grants and parent fees, indicating adequate resources to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Parents' fees (62% of income)
Parents’ fees £512,359 — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months' wages for the staff and associated overheads (held: £264k)
The Board has agreed that the Charity should build up its reserves to enable it to cover at least three months' wages for the staff and associated overheads. This is currently estimated at £190,000. — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee and employee salary
Also as Maggie is a Trustee and received a salary it is reported as a related party transaction.
Following the appointment of Bianca as charity trustee, her salary in her role as Projects Director of the Bath House was reported as related party transaction. — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee and employee salary
Also as Maggie is a Trustee and received a salary it is reported as a related party transaction.
Following the appointment of Bianca as charity trustee, her salary in her role as Projects Director of the Bath House was reported as related party transaction. — 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.

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

Total income
£691k
Total spending
£774k
Reserves (reported)
£264k
Employees
30

Reported reserves equal ~4.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hackney

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£821k£774k
31/03/2024£691k£691k
31/03/2023£651k£622k
31/03/2022£616k£611k
31/03/2021£677k£706k

Common questions

Is THE BATH HOUSE CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £264,120, which exceeds its stated policy target of £190,000 (representing three months' wages and overheads). Per the trustees' report, the charity generated a net income surplus of £46,718 for the year, supported by increased local government grants and parent fees, indicating adequate resources to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund29/06/2005£5kAfter School Sports Program

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MARGARET MCMILLAN CHILDREN'S CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BATH HOUSE CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY CENTRE£821k0aboveno doubt
MARGARET MCMILLAN CHILDREN'S CENTRE FY2025£525k0aboveno doubt
OSBORNE HOUSE COMMUNITY NURSERY LTD FY2025£549k0aboveno doubt
CHILDREN CARE CENTRE FY2025£231k0unclearno doubt
LUDGVAN COMMUNITY CHILDCARE CENTRE LIMITED FY2024£1.0m0unclearno doubt
DICKER HOUSE NURSERY GROUP FY2025£154kaboveno doubt

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