CONSTABLE COUNTRY CHILDCARE

Registered charity 1122021 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BROOKLANDS YOUNG EXPLORERS, ST MICHAEL'S WITH BROOKLANDS YOUNG EXPLORERS CHILDCARE PROVISION

Provision of wrap-around childcare for babies, Early Years, pre-school, and primary school age children in the Brantham area of South Suffolk and North Essex, in collaboration with Brooklands Primary School, and the PCC of St Michael's Church, Brantham, with an emphasis on a caring, and Christian ethos.

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Latest income

£2.2m

Latest spending

£1.6m

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a significant surplus of £637k for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in unrestricted funds increasing to £2.2m. The trustees report that the charity remains in a strong financial position with adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between six and twelve month’s expenditure (held: £2.2m)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between six and twelve month’s expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Streets Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£2.2m

Total spending

£1.6m

Reserves (reported)

£2.2m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~16.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (05/09/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (05/04/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (31/08/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (25/07/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr JANE ANNE PAVITTchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Hayley Elaina Aherne
JAMES HARWARD
Ruth Bull

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

Operates in: Essex · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£2.2m	£1.6m
31/12/2023	£1.8m	£1.3m
31/12/2022	£1.3m	£1.1m
31/12/2021	£1.0m	£929k
31/12/2020	£877k	£764k

Common questions

Is CONSTABLE COUNTRY CHILDCARE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a significant surplus of £637k for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in unrestricted funds increasing to £2.2m. The trustees report that the charity remains in a strong financial position with adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Streets Audit LLP.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF KIDBROOKE.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF KIDBROOKE income £284k
CONISTON EARLY YEARS CENTRE INCORPORATING ST CHADS PRE SCHOOL income £282k
Belbroughton Nursery income £132k
ABC CHILDCARE (IPSWICH) LTD income £253k
NEW BROUGHTON FULL DAY CHILD CARE income £120k
BRADPOLE CHURCH PRE-SCHOOL income £198k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CONSTABLE COUNTRY CHILDCARE	£2.2m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF KIDBROOKE FY2024	£284k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CONISTON EARLY YEARS CENTRE INCORPORATING ST CHADS PRE SCHOOL FY2025	£282k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
Belbroughton Nursery FY2025	£132k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ABC CHILDCARE (IPSWICH) LTD FY2025	£253k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
NEW BROUGHTON FULL DAY CHILD CARE FY2025	£120k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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