GREEN LANE NURSERY AND CHILD CARE CENTRE

Registered charity 1113518 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GLNCCC, GREEN LANE NURSERY

Green Lane Nursery is set up as a purpose built centre within Green Lane School for all parents/carers in the surrounding area. It provides affordable, flexible childcare allowing parents/carers to be assured that their children are safe, secure and happy, enjoying the wide range of activities in a caring, learning environment.

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Latest income

£770k

Latest spending

£662k

Registered

2006

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £107,362 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with net assets increasing to £418,183. Per the trustees' report, this financial improvement was driven by funding increases, although fee income fell and expenditure rose due to living wage costs. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of costs and redundancies which amounts to approximately £100,000 (held: £418k)

“The Directors have agreed a reserves policy to cover 3 months of costs and redundancies which amounts to approximately £100,000.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title 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 31/08/2025)

Total income

£770k

Total spending

£662k

Reserves (reported)

£100k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Anthony Mawer · trustee of 2 other charities
DAVID HAMILTON EWART
IAIN LAMONT BROWN · trustee of 1 other charity
Laura Margaret Francis
Sarah Hamilton

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

Operates in: Durham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£770k	£662k
31/08/2024	£573k	£565k
31/08/2023	£531k	£486k
31/08/2022	£462k	£418k
31/08/2021	£418k	£395k

Common questions

Is GREEN LANE NURSERY AND CHILD CARE CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £107,362 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with net assets increasing to £418,183. Per the trustees' report, this financial improvement was driven by funding increases, although fee income fell and expenditure rose due to living wage costs. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
KINDGIVING FOUNDATION	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GREEN LANE COMMUNITY CENTRE.

GREEN LANE COMMUNITY CENTRE income £677k
BROCKHAM GREEN DAY NURSERY income £117k
BEECH GREEN NURSERY income £220k
MALDWYN NURSERY AND FAMILY CENTRE income £630k
RAINBOW COMMUNITY NURSERY income £807k
BROOK GREEN EARLY YEARS income £312k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GREEN LANE NURSERY AND CHILD CARE CENTRE	£770k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GREEN LANE COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025	£677k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BROCKHAM GREEN DAY NURSERY FY2025	£117k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BEECH GREEN NURSERY FY2026	£220k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MALDWYN NURSERY AND FAMILY CENTRE FY2024	£630k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RAINBOW COMMUNITY NURSERY FY2025	£807k	—	below	—	no doubt

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