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KELTON NURSERY

Registered charity 1107519 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The company's object and prinicpal activity is to provide a day nursery and after school service for the safe care of infants and children.

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Latest income
£1000k
Latest spending
£866k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £133,439 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total net assets of £848,810. However, the trustees report that free reserves (total reserves less fixed assets) amounted to a negative £120,409, indicating that unrestricted funds are insufficient to cover current liabilities without relying on fixed assets. The trustees acknowledge the need for continued strong working capital management to address this position.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between £75,000 and £225,000 (held: £-120k)
“The trustees continue to work towards building reserves to an optimum range of between £75,000 and £225,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Kelton Nursery (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titlesin England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). 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
£1000k
Total spending
£866k
Reserves (reported)
£120k
Employees
30

Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Liverpool City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1000k£866k
31/03/2024£806k£817k
31/03/2023£773k£813k
31/03/2022£807k£801k
31/03/2021£763k£729k

Common questions

Is KELTON NURSERY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £133,439 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total net assets of £848,810. However, the trustees report that free reserves (total reserves less fixed assets) amounted to a negative £120,409, indicating that unrestricted funds are insufficient to cover current liabilities without relying on fixed assets. The trustees acknowledge the need for continued strong working capital management to address this position. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE BAYWIND ENERGY COMMUNITY TRUST1£20k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with OSBORNE HOUSE COMMUNITY NURSERY LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KELTON NURSERY£1000k—0unclear—no doubt
OSBORNE HOUSE COMMUNITY NURSERY LTD FY2025£549k—0above—no doubt
YESODEY HATORAH NURSERY FY2024£1.7mUnder £60,0000above—no doubt
OVER KELLET PLAYGROUP FY2025£144k—0unclear—no doubt
MATILDA COMMUNITY DAY NURSERY FY2025£234k—0unclear—no doubt
PENNINGTON NURSERY FY2025£527k—0above—no doubt

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