ABERDEEN PARK NURSERY

Registered charity 1116160 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the education of children aged five and under in Islington (and surrounding areas) by: Offering appropriate play and learning facilities and ensuring that such play and facilities offer opportunities for all children whatever their race, culture, religion, gender, means or ability. Offering the opportunity to parents to take responsiblity for and to become involved in the activities of

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AGED FIVE AND UNDER IN ISLINGTON (AND SURROUNDING AREA) BY:A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY AND LEARNING FACILITIES AND ENSURING THAT SUCH PLAY AND FACILITIES OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, GENDER, MEANS OF ABILITY.B) OFFERING THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE NURSERY.C) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF ADULTS IN THE PROVISION OF CARE, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE.

Area of benefit: ISLINGTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £732,415 are comfortably in excess of the trustees' policy target of six to nine months of expenditure. The charity reported a net income increase of £147,076 for the year, with total income rising by 20.38% compared to the previous year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls 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
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~18.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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

• Clare Sanford
• Emmeline Buckley
• Helen Sussman
• India Rosalind Leland White-Spunner · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jan David Gropp
• Nicholas Lyons
• Russell Waldron

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

Operates in: Hackney · Islington

Income and spending

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