WALNUTS CARE LTD.

Registered charity 1144589 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

1) a post-19, non-statutory, educational College for young adults who cannot access mainstream. The partnership operates in conjunction with Milton Keynes College of Further Education.2) a domiciliary care agency, registered with the Care Quality Commission.

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY PUPILS OF THE WALNUTS SCHOOL AND THEIR PARENTS AND CARERS, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE.

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 £527,349, representing a net income of £71,664 for the year. The charity holds its cash reserves in UK bank deposit and savings accounts to maintain liquidity and protect capital. There are no disclosed material uncertainties or risks to the charity's ability to continue its operations.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission; 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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Walnuts Care Ltd — Registered, 2 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 09/05/2018. CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~9.6 months of spending — above 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).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

• Walnuts Care: Outstanding (24/07/2018) · CQC record

Trustees · trustee networks

• JOHN HEAD
• NICK JACKMAN
• Susan Carbert
• Timothy Read

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

Operates in: Milton Keynes

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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