MATCHBOX DAY NURSERY LIMITED

Registered charity 1103781 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the education of children under statutory school age, primarily but not exclusively in Poplar, London

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN POPLAR, LONDON.

Area of benefit: PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN POPLAR, LONDON.

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 surplus of £335,036 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £1,050,439. The trustees confirm that these reserves are maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months of expenditure, satisfying their stated reserves policy. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services Limited. Discloses 3 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management 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
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles 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 ~7.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• RUFUS CLARKEchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Beverly Ann Webb · trustee of 1 other charity
• DIANE ASTON
• KIM HOGGER
• Louise Traversi

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

Operates in: Tower Hamlets

Income and spending

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