MILESTONES CHILDCARE LIMITED

Registered charity 1132071 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To enhance the development and education of children under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups.

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER THE STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS BY:3.1 OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THEY OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY;3.2 ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS;3.3 INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEANING ALLIANCE.

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.

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Latest income
£390k
Latest spending
£358k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £74,148, which is below the charity's stated policy target of approximately £211,000. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £31,782 for the year, having previously faced financial pressures and operational challenges.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately £211,000 (held: £74k)
“This commitment is now estimated to be approximately £211,000” — page 9
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£390k£358k
31/03/2025£313k£339k
31/03/2024£320k£301k
31/03/2023£266k£275k
31/03/2022£237k£264k

Common questions

Is MILESTONES CHILDCARE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £74,148, which is below the charity's stated policy target of approximately £211,000. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £31,782 for the year, having previously faced financial pressures and operational challenges. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund13/01/2016£9kBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Holiday Bites

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THREEMILESTONE PRESCHOOL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MILESTONES CHILDCARE LIMITED£390k—0unclear—no doubt
THREEMILESTONE PRESCHOOL FY2025£165k—0unclear—noted
ST MARYS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FY2026£238k—0above—no doubt
ST MARGARET'S PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£124k—0below—no doubt
EMERSON VALLEY PLAYGROUP FY2025£208k—0unclear—no doubt
CAREDUCATION TRUST LTD FY2025£133k—0unclear—no doubt

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