SAINT MARY'S NURSERY SCHOOL

Registered charity 1091191 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Nursery School - for children aged 2 1/2 to 4 years old

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE:TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN, GENERALLY BELOW STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A NURSERY.

Area of benefit: EAST SUSSEX

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

£133k

Latest spending

£129k

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained financial stability with 39 children enrolled by the end of the year, up from 29 at the start. The trustees confirmed that no funds were materially in deficit and that the charity received funding from the Nursery Education Grant, special needs grants, and parental fees. The independent examiner reported no material matters of concern regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a minimum of £15,000.00 in the bank at all times for monthly salaries and billings (held: £15k)

“The trustees maintain a minimum of £15,000.00 in the bank at all times for monthly salaries and billings.” — page 4

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Katherine Anne Shillingchair
Charlotte Penny
Chelsie Brown
Clare Lacy-Hulbert
Iyla MacIntyre
Jennifer Gibson

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£133k	£129k
31/08/2024	£124k	£115k
31/08/2023	£96k	£103k
31/08/2022	£97k	£91k
31/08/2021	£81k	£73k

Common questions

Is SAINT MARY'S NURSERY SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintained financial stability with 39 children enrolled by the end of the year, up from 29 at the start. The trustees confirmed that no funds were materially in deficit and that the charity received funding from the Nursery Education Grant, special needs grants, and parental fees. The independent examiner reported no material matters of concern regarding the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/11/2016	£10k	St Marys Nursery School ICT Project

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST JOSEPH'S NURSERY.

ST JOSEPH'S NURSERY income £263k
St Mary's Nursery & Preschool - Charlton Kings income £113k
ST. MARY'S NURSERY GROUP (ALBRIGHTON) income £120k
ST AGNES DAY NURSERY income £232k
WITHAM VALLEY NURSERY income £183k
ST MARY'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £178k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SAINT MARY'S NURSERY SCHOOL	£133k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST JOSEPH'S NURSERY FY2025	£263k	—	within	—	no doubt
St Mary's Nursery & Preschool - Charlton Kings FY2025	£113k	—	above	—	no doubt
ST. MARY'S NURSERY GROUP (ALBRIGHTON) FY2025	£120k	—	unclear	—	noted
ST AGNES DAY NURSERY FY2025	£232k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WITHAM VALLEY NURSERY FY2025	£183k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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