BOWLERS COMMUNITY NURSERY

Registered charity 1102941 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Bowlers provides a safe, secure and stimulating environment for 29 children aged 0-5 years. They participate in a wide variety of play, enabling them to develop the skills needed to become more independent, with a positive self image and an understanding of others. Parents have an active involvement in the running of the nursery which is open 48 weeks of the year, 8.30am - 5.30pm.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF SIX MONTHS TO FIVE YEARS IN ISLINGTON, HARINGEY, HACKNEY [AND SURROUNDING AREAS] BY:(A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY AND LEARNING FACILITIES AND TRAINING COURSES, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE NURSERY, ENSURING THAT SUCH FACILITIES OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY; AND(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.

Area of benefit: ISLINGTON, HARINGEY, HACKNEY AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £78,559 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds carried forward of £494,573. The trustees report that reserves are sufficient to cover running costs for 3-4 months and that the charity is able to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Christopher Michael Ltd. 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~13.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (54% 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

• Lauren Gordonchair
• Abha Khushu
• Giles John Cecil Haworth

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

Operates in: Hackney · Haringey · Islington

Income and spending

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