CHURCH WALK PRE-SCHOOL NURSERY LIMITED

Registered charity 1110326 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHURCH WALK PRE-SCHOOL NURSERY

We are a nursery offering day care Monday to Friday from 8.00am to 5pm (term time only) in Ulverston Cumbria, for children aged 2 years, up to 4 years. Breakfast Club and After School Club is available for children attending nursery and the adjacent Primary School.

Objects

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:3.1 OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES AND TRAINING COURSES, 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;3.2 ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS;3.3 INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE CUMBRIA

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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Registered contact address: Westmorland and Furness, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£218k

Latest spending

£230k

Registered

2005

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net operating loss of £12,510.50 for the year ended 31 August 2025, describing the year as financially difficult. The trustees noted that income increased from the previous year, which helped cover rising costs in wages and equipment. No liabilities were recorded at the year-end, and bank balances were confirmed against statements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“Church Walk Pre-School Nursery had a hard year financially this year.” — page 1

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Inspection and regulatory ratings

Matched to this charity by name; verify provider identity on the regulator’s site.

Ofsted — Church Walk Pre-school Nursery Ltd.: Outstanding · Ofsted

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
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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

Government income: £500 — grants £500 (1); under 1% of the £217,978 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 31/08/2023 (received 25/02/2025, 240 days after the 30/06/2024 due date); year ending 31/08/2022 (received 21/07/2023, 21 days after the 30/06/2023 due date); year ending 31/08/2021 (received 01/07/2022, 1 day after the 30/06/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 05428651

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Church Walk Preschool Nursery (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

RICHARDS, Nicholas Edward Reginald — director, appointed 09/07/2026on trustee list
FERRERO, Amy — director, appointed 06/06/2025on trustee list
CARLINE, Emma — director, appointed 06/10/2022on trustee list
VOGLER, Nicola — director, appointed 17/11/2016on trustee list

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

Nicola Voglerchair
Amy Ferrero
Emma Carline
Nicholas Richards

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£218k	£230k
31/08/2024	£177k	£190k
31/08/2023	£193k	£186k
31/08/2022	£184k	£182k
31/08/2021	£187k	£178k

Common questions

Is CHURCH WALK PRE-SCHOOL NURSERY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net operating loss of £12,510.50 for the year ended 31 August 2025, describing the year as financially difficult. The trustees noted that income increased from the previous year, which helped cover rising costs in wages and equipment. No liabilities were recorded at the year-end, and bank balances were confirmed against statements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CHURCH WALK PRE-SCHOOL NURSERY LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHURCH WALK PRE-SCHOOL NURSERY LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£3k	Youth & Employment

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
South Lakeland District Council	—	£100	Members locality budget scheme 2017/18

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KIVETON & WALES NURSERY.

KIVETON & WALES NURSERY income £437k
HUNDERTON NEIGHBOURHOOD NURSERY & KIDS CLUB LTD income £561k
OLD SARUM NURSERY income £135k
KIMBOLTON NURSERY GROUP income £84k
TUNSTEAD PLAYGROUP income £111k
ST AUGUSTINE'S NURSERY income £68k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHURCH WALK PRE-SCHOOL NURSERY LIMITED	£218k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
KIVETON & WALES NURSERY FY2025	£437k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HUNDERTON NEIGHBOURHOOD NURSERY & KIDS CLUB LTD FY2025	£561k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
OLD SARUM NURSERY FY2025	£135k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KIMBOLTON NURSERY GROUP FY2025	£84k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TUNSTEAD PLAYGROUP FY2025	£111k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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