MONTESSORI COMMUNITY SCHOOL

Registered charity 1154388 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MONTESSORI NEIGHBOURHOOD NURSEY SCHOOL

The school provides a public benefit for all families who enroll their baby or child at the school.The school provides affordable childcare and education for all children, whether parents are in receipt of Government benefits or working. Working families benefit from the school remaining open for 50 weeks of the year allowing parents to remain working while their baby or child is being cared for.

Objects

THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL IS TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN FROM 3 MONTHS TO 5 YEARS BY USING THE MONTESSORI TEACHING METHODS AND OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 the charity generated a total funds surplus of £744,488 at 31 August 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £744,488 from £517,924 in the prior year. The trustees confirm that the charity's assets are adequate to fulfil its obligations and that it is in a strong position to continue its activities. The charity is primarily funded through school fees covering 77% of income, with the remaining 23% received through local authority grants.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Warrener Stewart. 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.

• 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
• 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

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

Reported reserves equal ~12.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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

• CLARE PATRICIA MCGACHENchair
• ALEXANDER GEORGE PHILIP BENSTED

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

Operates in: Hammersmith And Fulham

Income and spending

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