THE WILLOWS DAYCARE LIMITED

Registered charity 1135907 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE WILLOWS DAYCARE

The provision of daycare and childcare, the latter including; before school, after school and out of school activities and care.

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER THE AGE OF 11 BY:1 THE PROVISION OF HIGH QUALITY DAYCARE AND CHILDCARE2 TO WORK TO ENSURE THAT HIGH QUALITY DAYCARE AND CHILDCARE IS AVAILABLE TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES REGARDLESS OF MEANS, RACE, DISABILITY, GENDER, RELIGION, BELIEF OR ANY OTHER FACTOR3 TO IDENTIFY THE WIDER SUPPORT NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND TO SEEK TO ENSURE THAT SUCH NEEDS ARE MET4 TO ENCOURAGE, ENABLE AND SUPPORT THE INVOLVEMENT OF PARENTS AND CARERS IN THEIR CHILDREN'S LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT5 TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THOSE WORKING IN DAYCARE AND CHILDCARE6 TO ENCOURAGE AND ENABLE THE INVOLVEMENT OF PARENTS, CARERS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE CHARITY

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £198,088, exceeding the trustees' policy target of six months' resources expended. The charity reported a net income surplus of £78,903 for the year, reversing a previous deficit, and holds significant cash reserves of £192,684.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• 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
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Reported reserves equal ~2.8 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

• DENISE ANNE CAUSIER
• Elizabeth Carol Ware
• Mark William Fotheringham

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

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