LITTLE ECHOES DAY NURSERY LTD

Registered charity 1144850 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LITTLE ECHOES

Pre school education

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Latest income
£730k
Latest spending
£738k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a loss for the year of £7,854 against total income of £730,140. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £645,856, which are substantially invested in the nursery building, with working capital provided by careful management of resources.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Nursery fees (99% of income)
“Nursery fees 723,361”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Key management personnel remuneration
“The aggregate remuneration for key management personnel during the year was £70,000 (2024 - £75,000). There were no other related party transactions during the year.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£730k
Total spending
£738k
Reserves (reported)
£646k
Employees
22

Reported reserves equal ~10.5 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£730k£738k
31/08/2024£685k£659k
31/08/2023£604k£603k
31/08/2022£490k£449k
31/08/2021£502k£445k

Common questions

Is LITTLE ECHOES DAY NURSERY LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a loss for the year of £7,854 against total income of £730,140. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £645,856, which are substantially invested in the nursery building, with working capital provided by careful management of resources. Its FY2025 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 Fund23/05/2005£5kSensory play area and staging