St Monica's Nursery and Forest School

Registered charity 1152590 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST. MONICA'S PRE-SCHOOL, St Monica's Nursery & Forest School

The Nursery is sited within the grounds of St. Monica's Catholic Primary School in Appleton, Warrington. It is open from Monday to Friday with sessional and full day care available during the school year. It is open from 8.50 am to 3.20pm for children from 2 years. Flexible arrangements are in place for parents requiring out of school care before and after the school day.

Objects

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN ATTENDING ST MONICA'S PRE-SCHOOL BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE DAILY CARE, RECREATION AND EDUCATION OF SUCH CHILDREN.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS AT ST. MONICA'S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES NOT REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATION AT THE SCHOOL.

Area of benefit: WARRINGTON

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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Registered contact address: Warrington, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£128k

Latest spending

£124k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a profit of £3,027 for the period ending 31 August 2025, derived from increased session attendance and new children. The charity holds unrestricted cash reserves of £59,785, which exceeds its stated policy target of at least £10,000. However, the trustees have ring-fenced £17,000 to cover estimated exit costs and staff redundancy in the event of closure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £10,000 (reserves figure: £60k)

“we aim to hold unrestricted cash reserves of at least £10,000.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“An amount of £17,000 has been ring-fenced to fund the estimated exit costs, including staff redundancy costs, in the unlikely event of closure.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Inspection and regulatory ratings

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Ofsted — St Monica's Nursery and Forest School: Good · Ofsted

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.

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Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

CLARE WADSWORTHchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Emma Lightfoot
Martin Ashcroft
Stephen Alexander Joseph Hare

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

Operates in: Warrington

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£128k	£124k
31/08/2024	£119k	£107k
31/08/2023	£94k	£93k
31/08/2022	£83k	£94k
31/08/2021	£63k	£59k

Common questions

Is St Monica's Nursery and Forest School financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a profit of £3,027 for the period ending 31 August 2025, derived from increased session attendance and new children. The charity holds unrestricted cash reserves of £59,785, which exceeds its stated policy target of at least £10,000. However, the trustees have ring-fenced £17,000 to cover estimated exit costs and staff redundancy in the event of closure.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	04/10/2018	£10k	Movement at Monica's
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/04/2016	£10k	St Monica's Preschool Covered Outdoor Play Area

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BOVINGTON NURSERY.

BOVINGTON NURSERY income £796k
HOPSCOTCH NURSERY income £139k
CHURCH WALK PRE-SCHOOL NURSERY LIMITED income £218k
THE ISLEDON COMMUNITY NURSERY TRUST income £426k
MILLINGTON ROAD NURSERY SCHOOL TRUST income £312k
ST JOSEPH'S NURSERY income £263k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
St Monica's Nursery and Forest School	£128k	—	above	—	noted
BOVINGTON NURSERY FY2025	£796k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HOPSCOTCH NURSERY FY2025	£139k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHURCH WALK PRE-SCHOOL NURSERY LIMITED FY2025	£218k	—	unclear	—	noted
THE ISLEDON COMMUNITY NURSERY TRUST FY2025	£426k	—	within	—	no doubt
MILLINGTON ROAD NURSERY SCHOOL TRUST FY2025	£312k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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