ST. THOMAS DAY NURSERY

Registered charity 1101149 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Day nursery for children aged 4 months to 5 years.

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE LOCALLY IN OXFORDSHIRE.

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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Registered contact address: Oxford, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£564k
Latest spending
£550k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net profit of £13,944 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £238,145. The trustees consider these reserves to be appropriate and sufficient to continue as a going concern, noting that the charity acquired a new building using designated reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (reserves figure: £238k)
“Since purchasing the building in summer 2024, our financial situation has held steady at a 3 month reserve (not including the building value), which the committee deems appropriate, in case a next pandemic comes around.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity engaged with a local charitable business (ACETraining) for renovation work at little cost.
“In January 2025 we have approached a local charitable business (ACETraining) to help us with initial clearing of the structure for future renovation, which they have done at little cost to ourselves and benefit to their own cause.” — 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Government income: £1,425 — grants £1,425 (1); under 1% of the £564,164 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Government income: £5,189 — grants £5,189 (1); 1% of the £492,891 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Government income: £8,293 — grants £8,293 (1); 2% of the £458,721 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £450k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£564k
Total spending
£550k
Reserves (reported)
£126k
Employees
19

Reported reserves equal ~2.7 months of spending — below 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: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£564k£550k
31/03/2024£493k£502k
31/03/2023£459k£451k
31/03/2022£455k£428k
31/03/2021£395k£379k

Common questions

Is ST. THOMAS DAY NURSERY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net profit of £13,944 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £238,145. The trustees consider these reserves to be appropriate and sufficient to continue as a going concern, noting that the charity acquired a new building using designated reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST. THOMAS DAY NURSERY£564k—0within—no doubt
ST JOSEPH'S NURSERY FY2025£263k—0within—no doubt
DALTON PRE-SCHOOL NURSERY FY2025£423k—0above—no doubt
BURNHOLME COMMUNITY NURSERY FY2025£327k—0unclear—no doubt
JUMBLIES DAY NURSERY FY2026£453k—0above—no doubt
ST AUGUSTINE'S NURSERY FY2025£68k—0unclear—noted

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