HOME FARM CHILDREN'S NURSERY

Registered charity 1092566 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO PROVIDE CHILDRENS DAY CARE FROM 3 MONTH TO 5 YEARS

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING OF CHILDREN AGED BETWEEN 6 MONTHS AND 5 YEARS BY PROVIDING A SAFE, STIMULATING AND SECURE ENVIRONMENT FOR SUCH CHILDREN.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED.

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

£631k

Latest spending

£573k

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated an in-year surplus of £58k for the year ended 31 August 2025, following previous deficits. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves have increased to £35k, which remains below the trustees' stated target of approximately £140k.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £35k; policy: three months' operating expenditure)

“At the balance sheet date, free reserves of £35k represent progress towards this objective but remain below the Trustees’ long-term target.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The Trust charged the Nursery with the rent and recharges of £43,957. Included in this balance were fees for payroll maintenance of £1,832.

“In addition the Trust charged the Nursery with the rent and recharges of £43,957 (2024 - £64,883). Included in this balance were fees for payroll maintenance of £1,832 (2024 - £1,367).”

“During the year the Nursery invoiced the Trust £3,026 (2024 - £6,168) for the provision of discounted staff nursery fees.” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The Nursery invoiced the Trust £3,026 for the provision of discounted staff nursery fees.

“In addition the Trust charged the Nursery with the rent and recharges of £43,957 (2024 - £64,883). Included in this balance were fees for payroll maintenance of £1,832 (2024 - £1,367).”

“During the year the Nursery invoiced the Trust £3,026 (2024 - £6,168) for the provision of discounted staff nursery fees.” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: The trustees became aware of an historic issue concerning the formal status of the Charity dating back to 2006... the legal transfer of assets, liabilities and operations from the trust to the new company was not completed or reported correctly. As a result, the Charity Commission has continued to treat the original trust as if it remained active... The trustees are in the process of seeking professional advice to determine the appropriate steps to regularise the position.

“During the year the trustees became aware of an historic issue concerning the formal status of the Charity dating back to 2006, long before Tenterden Schools Trust acquired Home Farm Childrens Nursery in April 2014. At that time, the original charitable trust (charity number 1092566) created a new corporate entity to take forward its activities. However, the legal transfer of assets, liabilities and operations from the trust to the new company was not completed or reported correctly.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by UHY Hacker Young. 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
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management 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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income

£631k

Total spending

£573k

Reserves (reported)

£35k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (06/05/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Brigitte Doreen Watkins
Dr Katherine Lucy Smith
Emily Snaith
Fiona Mary Coombe
Ian Brooks
Megan Wanstall

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£631k	£573k
31/08/2024	£529k	£540k
31/08/2023	£481k	£519k
31/08/2022	£473k	£511k
31/08/2021	£291k	£320k

Common questions

Is HOME FARM CHILDREN'S NURSERY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated an in-year surplus of £58k for the year ended 31 August 2025, following previous deficits. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves have increased to £35k, which remains below the trustees' stated target of approximately £140k. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by UHY Hacker Young.

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	22/03/2005	£1k	Soft play surface.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EAST HARPTREE NURSERY PRE-SCHOOL.

EAST HARPTREE NURSERY PRE-SCHOOL income £516k
CRANK NURSERY LIMITED income £1.5m
THE COTTAGE NURSERY income £677k
RAINBOW CHILDREN'S NURSERY LIMITED income £432k
Farmborough Pre-school income £101k
ST JOSEPH'S NURSERY income £263k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HOME FARM CHILDREN'S NURSERY	£631k	—	below	—	no doubt
EAST HARPTREE NURSERY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£516k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CRANK NURSERY LIMITED FY2025	£1.5m	—	below	—	no doubt
THE COTTAGE NURSERY FY2025	£677k	—	above	—	no doubt
RAINBOW CHILDREN'S NURSERY LIMITED FY2025	£432k	—	above	—	no doubt
Farmborough Pre-school FY2025	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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