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DICKORY DOCK NURSERY

Registered charity 1100027 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

PROVIDES GOOD QUALITY, FLEXIBLE CHILDCARE AND EDUCATION FOR PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN

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Latest income
£741k
Latest spending
£615k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £307,029, exceeding the stated reserves policy target of six months' running costs. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £125,694, driven by increased grant funding and fees, despite rising staffing and operational costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months running costs (held: £307k)
“The organisation is working towards a reserves policy of maintaining 6 months running costs as its reserve level.” — page 6
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
£168k
Total spending
£615k
Reserves (reported)
£307k
Employees
20

Reported reserves equal ~6.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£741k£615k
31/03/2024£571k£495k
31/03/2023£458k£415k
31/03/2022£402k£432k
31/03/2021£412k£380k

Common questions

Is DICKORY DOCK NURSERY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £307,029, exceeding the stated reserves policy target of six months' running costs. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £125,694, driven by increased grant funding and fees, despite rising staffing and operational costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds DICKORY DOCK NURSERY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DICKORY DOCK NURSERY as a grant recipient include SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund22/08/2019£10kDickory Dock Nursery Expansion
The National Lottery Community Fund23/11/2018£10kNEW RESOURCES AND EQUIPMENT

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DICKER HOUSE NURSERY GROUP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DICKORY DOCK NURSERY£741k—0unclear—no doubt
DICKER HOUSE NURSERY GROUP FY2025£154k——above—no doubt
HIGH WYCH PRE-SCHOOL NURSERY FY2025£224k—0above—no doubt
CHARNOCK RICHARD PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£165k—0below—no doubt
FLEDGELINGS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025£141k—0unclear—no doubt
Carlton Miniott Pre School and Nursery Committee FY2024£260k—0above—no doubt

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