WOODEN TOPS DAY NURSERY LTD

Registered charity 1102092 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WOODSIDE PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

To enhance the development and education of children, primarily under statutory school age.

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Latest income

£476k

Latest spending

£478k

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small deficit for the year ended 30 March 2025, primarily due to reinvestment in facilities and increased wage costs without commensurate income rises. Despite this, the trustees consider the current level of unrestricted reserves to be sufficient for the charity's ongoing operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £431k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

AMANDA TINDALEchair
Ceridwyn Waja
JULIE LLOYD
Julie Amanda Welch

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

Operates in: Telford & Wrekin

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£476k	£478k
31/03/2024	£443k	£405k
31/03/2023	£352k	£354k
31/03/2022	£315k	£327k
31/03/2021	£293k	£281k

Common questions

Is WOODEN TOPS DAY NURSERY LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small deficit for the year ended 30 March 2025, primarily due to reinvestment in facilities and increased wage costs without commensurate income rises. Despite this, the trustees consider the current level of unrestricted reserves to be sufficient for the charity's ongoing operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
HURDALE CHARITY LIMITED	1	£50k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Little Oaks Nursery Leeds Ltd.

Little Oaks Nursery Leeds Ltd income £769k
THE OAKS NURSERY income £145k
TYWARDREATH PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £113k
LITTLE FIRS DAY NURSERY income £735k
OSBORNE HOUSE COMMUNITY NURSERY LTD income £549k
BNEI ZION COMMUNITY NURSERY income £964k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WOODEN TOPS DAY NURSERY LTD	£476k	—	within	—	no doubt
Little Oaks Nursery Leeds Ltd FY2025	£769k	—	unclear	—	noted
THE OAKS NURSERY FY2025	£145k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TYWARDREATH PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2025	£113k	—	above	—	no doubt
LITTLE FIRS DAY NURSERY FY2025	£735k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
OSBORNE HOUSE COMMUNITY NURSERY LTD FY2025	£549k	—	above	—	no doubt

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