DALLOW COMMUNITY NURSERY

Registered charity 1094592 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DALLOW PRE -SCHOOL, FUN TO LEARN NURSERY AND PRE-SCHOOL

Our nursery is based in one of the most deprived areas in the country. We are open all year round offering 15 hours and 30 hours free government funded nursery spaces for 2,3 and 4 year old children. We also offer full day child care at a very affordable rate.

Objects

THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL ARE TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY:(A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY;(B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS;(C) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

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.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£339k
Latest spending
£333k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £146,817 against a policy target of six months' expenses. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £5,693 for the year, with total incoming resources of £338,840 primarily from grants and charitable activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months expenses (held: £147k)
“We are endeavouring to build up a reserve to enable us to pay six months expenses should no income be available.” — 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.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Luton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£339k£333k
31/03/2024£340k£328k
31/03/2023£314k£296k
31/03/2022£336k£316k
31/03/2021£319k£314k

Common questions

Is DALLOW COMMUNITY NURSERY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £146,817 against a policy target of six months' expenses. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £5,693 for the year, with total incoming resources of £338,840 primarily from grants and charitable activities. 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 Fund11/05/2005£30kChildrens playground

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORTH LEEDS COMMUNITY NURSERY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DALLOW COMMUNITY NURSERY£339k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTH LEEDS COMMUNITY NURSERY FY2025£448k—0unclear—no doubt
ST MICHAEL'S COMMUNITY NURSERY FY2025£162k—0unclear—noted
MALDWYN NURSERY AND FAMILY CENTRE FY2024£630k—0unclear—no doubt
REDWELL NURSERY FY2025£161k—0unclear—no doubt
DICKORY DOCK NURSERY FY2025£741k—0unclear—no doubt

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