FILEY CHILDCARE

Registered charity 1131725 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of nursery care and education for babies and pre-school infants.

Objects

TO PROVIDE NURSERY CARE AND EDUCATION FOR BABIES AND PRE-SCHOOL INFANTS, AND TO PROVIDE AND PROMOTE CLASSES, FACILITIES, SERVICES AND RESOURCES FOR FURTHERING THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£722k
Latest spending
£636k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial position remains fragile due to rising costs, although unrestricted reserves have increased to £216,584. This figure meets the trustees' policy target of maintaining three to six months of expenditure, as the policy target is equivalent to approximately £159,100 for three months. The charity reports a net income surplus for the year, indicating it is covering its costs despite the identified financial challenges.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Nursery income (including Clippers out of school) (44% of income)
“Nursery income (including Clippers out of school) 318,056”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months of expenditure (held: £215k)
“It is the policy of the trustees that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months of expenditure.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The financial position of the charity, once again remains fragile. The continual increase in the national minimum wage is a constant challenge to the charity and continues to be a concern along with rent increases from NYC.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A trustee (who resigned after the year end), Mrs J M Swift LLB is a director of the legal firm used by the charity. Swift HR & Legal Ltd was paid £nil during the year for legal and HR services (2024 £4,761). The outstanding balance at the year end was nil.
“A trustee (who resigned after the year end), Mrs J M Swift LLB is a director of the legal firm used by the charity. Swift HR & Legal Ltd was paid £nil during the year for legal and HR services (2024 £4,761). The outstanding balance at the year end was nil.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Filey Childcare (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

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

Total income
£722k
Total spending
£636k
Reserves (reported)
£215k
Employees
28

Reported reserves equal ~4.1 months of spending — below the median 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

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£722k£636k
31/03/2024£535k£526k
31/03/2023£471k£485k
31/03/2022£456k£473k
31/03/2021£463k£479k

Common questions

Is FILEY CHILDCARE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's financial position remains fragile due to rising costs, although unrestricted reserves have increased to £216,584. This figure meets the trustees' policy target of maintaining three to six months of expenditure, as the policy target is equivalent to approximately £159,100 for three months. The charity reports a net income surplus for the year, indicating it is covering its costs despite the identified financial challenges. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery09/05/2025£30kMillionaire Street 2025 05w3
The National Lottery Community Fund16/03/2016£10kActive Families - Active Learning