THE FIRS NURSERY

Registered charity 1107989 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our fund raising for the year included various events such as Christmas Fair, Easter Bonnet parade, Big Quiz Night, May Fair and Printed tea towels and photographs.

Objects

THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL ARE TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY:(A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY;(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;(C) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

Area of benefit: CHARTHAM, CANTERBURY, KENT

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£347k

Latest spending

£317k

Registered

2005

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £30,600 for the year ended 31 August 2025, increasing its unrestricted fund balance to £166,318. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to cover three months of estimated expenditure, and the current unrestricted reserves exceed this target. The charity reports adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of estimated expenditure (held: £166k)

“it is therefore the policy to always maintain reserves to cover the next three months' estimated expenditure.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
Volunteer management

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Alexandra Potts
Caroline Thwaites
Emily Wassell · trustee of 1 other charity
Georgette Fenn
Madeline Bell · trustee of 1 other charity
Sarah Delo
Sarah Wild

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£347k	£317k
31/08/2024	£298k	£286k
31/08/2023	£286k	£244k
31/08/2022	£238k	£223k
31/08/2021	£209k	£180k

Common questions

Is THE FIRS NURSERY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £30,600 for the year ended 31 August 2025, increasing its unrestricted fund balance to £166,318. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to cover three months of estimated expenditure, and the current unrestricted reserves exceed this target. The charity reports adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE HEATHERS NURSERY.

THE HEATHERS NURSERY income £194k
CRANK NURSERY LIMITED income £1.5m
THE GATESHEAD JEWISH NURSERY income £1.7m
BISHOPDOWN FARM COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL AND FARM FRIENDS income £198k
OSBORNE HOUSE COMMUNITY NURSERY LTD income £549k
RAINBOW COMMUNITY NURSERY income £807k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE FIRS NURSERY	£347k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HEATHERS NURSERY FY2025	£194k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
CRANK NURSERY LIMITED FY2025	£1.5m	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE GATESHEAD JEWISH NURSERY FY2025	£1.7m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BISHOPDOWN FARM COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL AND FARM FRIENDS FY2025	£198k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
OSBORNE HOUSE COMMUNITY NURSERY LTD FY2025	£549k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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