THE NURTURE GROUP NETWORK LIMITED

Registered charity 1115972 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NURTUREUK · also registered in Scotland as SC042703 (OSCR)

Promoting nurture-based educationPromoting National Nurturing SchoolsProviding accredited trainingProviding consultancy servicesOrganising eventsRunning the Marjorie Boxall Quality Mark & National Nurturing Schools AwardsSelling publicationsSupporting our members

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Latest income

£2.1m

Latest spending

£2.2m

Registered

2006

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £31,774 for the year ended 30 September 2025, a significant reduction from the prior year's deficit. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £604,730 are comfortably within the stated policy target of three to six months' routine expenditure, and the charity holds a combined cash and near-cash position of £720,123.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)

“One employee received employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs and employer’s national insurance) during the year between £80,000 - £89,999” — page 43

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“One employee received employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs and employer’s national insurance) during the year between £80,000 - £89,999” — page 43

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three to six months’ routine expenditure (held: £605k)

“It is the policy of the charity that free reserves should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months’ routine expenditure.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income

£2.1m

Total spending

£2.2m

Cost of raising funds

£379k

Reserves (reported)

£625k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~3.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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: 17.6% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (03/02/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Aidan James de Gruchy
Alan Giles Downey
Alexander Christopher Dean
Bridget Ann Robson
Claire Nadine Hersey
IAN MCLEAN ADAMS · trustee of 3 other charities
Jennifer Elizabeth Allen
Kirsty Anne Hird
Mehak Dawood Tejani
Roger Mackenzie Mitchell
Stuart Beattie

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£2.1m	£2.2m
30/09/2024	£2.0m	£2.1m
30/09/2023	£1.8m	£1.9m
30/09/2022	£1.8m	£1.6m
30/09/2021	£1.9m	£1.4m

Common questions

Is THE NURTURE GROUP NETWORK LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £31,774 for the year ended 30 September 2025, a significant reduction from the prior year's deficit. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £604,730 are comfortably within the stated policy target of three to six months' routine expenditure, and the charity holds a combined cash and near-cash position of £720,123. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE NURTURE GROUP NETWORK LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/04/2020	£5k	Covid-19 Bereavement support for children

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
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION	1	£374k
WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION	1	£216k
THE KPMG FOUNDATION	1	£160k
CO-OPERATIVE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FOUNDATION	1	£150k
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON	1	£135k
THE HARRISON-FRANK FAMILY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED	1	£50k
YOUNG MANCHESTER	1	£49k
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Nurture Education Trust Ltd.

Nurture Education Trust Ltd income £1.4m
THE FOSTERING NETWORK income £9.4m
NATIONAL DAY NURSERIES ASSOCIATION income £3.4m
NURTURING FOUNDATIONS income £337k
LITTLE LEARNERS NURSERY GROUP income £3.9m
QEGS BLACKBURN ACADEMY NURSERY LIMITED income £607k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE NURTURE GROUP NETWORK LIMITED	£2.1m	£80,001 - £90,000	1	within	—	no doubt
Nurture Education Trust Ltd FY2025	£1.4m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE FOSTERING NETWORK FY2025	£9.4m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NATIONAL DAY NURSERIES ASSOCIATION FY2025	£3.4m	£110,001 - £120,000	5	unclear	—	no doubt
NURTURING FOUNDATIONS FY2025	£337k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LITTLE LEARNERS NURSERY GROUP FY2025	£3.9m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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