WHITEGATE EARLY YEARS CARE

Registered charity 1117044 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE TEDDY CLUB

The main aim of The Teddy Club is that of advancing the development and education of children primarily under statutory school age.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, RELIEVE POVERTY AND PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS IN LANCASHIRE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) PROVIDING AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE FOR CHILDREN AGED 0-5 YEARS IN SOCIALLY OR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AREAS;B) EDUCATING CHILDREN AGED 0-5 YEARS;C) PROVIDING OR HELPING TO PROVIDE HEALTH VISITORS AND SUPPORT STAFF AND ESTABLISHING BEHAVIOURAL ISSUES;D) PROMOTING HEALTHY EATING;E) EDUCATING AND TRAINING PARENTS IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT, LITERACY AND NUMERACY AND INVOLVING PARENTS IN OTHER PROACTIVE ACTIVITIES.

Area of benefit: LANCASHIRE

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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Latest income
£348k
Latest spending
£371k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £34,310 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Per the trustees' report, the charity's unrestricted funds decreased to £21,881, and the plan for future periods is to continue producing a surplus.

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 3 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£348k£371k
31/03/2024£396k£362k
31/03/2023£396k£423k
31/03/2022£348k£322k
31/03/2021£234k£248k

Common questions

Is WHITEGATE EARLY YEARS CARE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £34,310 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Per the trustees' report, the charity's unrestricted funds decreased to £21,881, and the plan for future periods is to continue producing a surplus. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE EAST LANCASHIRE MASONIC CHARITY1£33k
GLOUCESTERSHIRE MASONIC CHARITY ACTION1£27k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TEDDY BEAR NURSERY (WESTFIELD).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WHITEGATE EARLY YEARS CARE£348k—0unclear—no doubt
TEDDY BEAR NURSERY (WESTFIELD) FY2025£157k—0unclear—no doubt
TEDDY20 SUPPORTING CHILDREN WITH CANCER LIMITED FY2025£125k—0unclear—no doubt
RAINBOW TEDDIES PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£149k—0unclear—no doubt
YOUTH CLUB PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£222kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
THE LITTLE SUTTON CLUB AND NURSERY SCHOOL FY2025£692k—0unclear—no doubt

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