OAKTREE FAMILY GROUP LTD
Providing quality day care facility for children aged 3 months to 11 years, pre-school care, before/after school and holiday activities. Delivering parent & child group activities, creche and hosting volunteer groups. Hosting health service clinics for Health Visitors and Midwifery services. Providing and facilitating early years training and sensory room experiences for children and carers.
Objects
3.1 TO WORK WITH PARENTS TO BE. PARENTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN TO:3.1.1 ADVANCE THE EDUCATION, PHYSICAL WELL-BEING AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG CHILDREN: AND3.1.2 RELIEVE POVERTY AND DISTRESS AMONG PARENTS TO BE. PARENTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN IN NEED.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity's state of affairs is satisfactory and assets are adequate to fulfil obligations. The charity is reliant on continued early years grant funding to support its core services, though there are no known upcoming changes that would impact going concern. Reserves policy targets three months of operating costs, but the specific unrestricted reserves figure is not explicitly stated as a single absolute amount in the provided text.
What the accounts disclose
“Direct grants totalling £799,466” — page 7
“The Charity’s policy is to hold sufficient unrestricted and restricted reserves equal to 3 months operating costs” — page 7
“The Charity is reliant on continued early years grant funding to support its core services.”
“Also during the year, Stephen Torrington was reimbursed a total of £216 (2024: £13). This related to purchases made on behalf of the charity” — page 27
“The charity hired a room from Rowner Community Trust, of which Ian Lycett is a trustee of Oaktree Family Group. This amounted to £129” — page 27
“Also during the year, Stephen Torrington was reimbursed a total of £216 (2024: £13). This related to purchases made on behalf of the charity” — page 27
“The charity hired a room from Rowner Community Trust, of which Ian Lycett is a trustee of Oaktree Family Group. This amounted to £129” — page 27
Year-over-year changes
- Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2024) → going-concern doubt noted (FY2025).
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- 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
- Volunteer management
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Trustees
- ADRIAN VICTOR PARKERchair
- GLYNIS HODGES
- Ian Lycett
- JULIAN BOWCHER
- Professor Caroline Day
- Stephen John Torrington
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £1.1m | £1.0m |
| 31/03/2024 | £964k | £840k |
| 31/03/2023 | £793k | £775k |
| 31/03/2022 | £758k | £662k |
| 31/03/2021 | £869k | £721k |
Common questions
Is OAKTREE FAMILY GROUP LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's state of affairs is satisfactory and assets are adequate to fulfil obligations. The charity is reliant on continued early years grant funding to support its core services, though there are no known upcoming changes that would impact going concern. Reserves policy targets three months of operating costs, but the specific unrestricted reserves figure is not explicitly stated as a single absolute amount in the provided text. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by MC Audit Limited.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 26/07/2018 | £10k | 'Making Life Better for Children, Parents and Communities' |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| CIVITAS LIMITED | 1 | £10k |
| SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £1k |
Charities like this
- CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LIMITED
- LUDGVAN COMMUNITY CHILDCARE CENTRE LIMITED
- ST BEDE'S CHILDCARE LIMITED
- OSBORNE HOUSE COMMUNITY NURSERY LTD
- THE OAKS NURSERY
- OAKWOOD COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAKTREE FAMILY GROUP LTD | £1.1m | — | — | unclear | — | noted |
| CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LIMITED | £2.9m | — | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LUDGVAN COMMUNITY CHILDCARE CENTRE LIMITED | £1.2m | £60,001 - £70,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ST BEDE'S CHILDCARE LIMITED | £3.9m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| OSBORNE HOUSE COMMUNITY NURSERY LTD | £549k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE OAKS NURSERY | £145k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |