BENTLEY FEDERATION CHILD CARE SERVICES

Registered charity 1156149 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £141,205 as of 31 March 2023, a decrease from £237,354 in the prior year. The trustees report that the charity remained sustainable despite rising utility bills and costs, maintaining reserves sufficient to cover three months of normal operating scale as per their stated policy. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and financial statements accorded with those records.

What the accounts disclose

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

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

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£410k
Employees
33

Reported reserves equal ~4.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Walsall

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.4m£1.1m
31/03/2024£686k£713k
31/03/2023£555k£651k
31/03/2022£479k£434k
31/03/2021£457k£523k

Common questions

Is BENTLEY FEDERATION CHILD CARE SERVICES financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £141,205 as of 31 March 2023, a decrease from £237,354 in the prior year. The trustees report that the charity remained sustainable despite rising utility bills and costs, maintaining reserves sufficient to cover three months of normal operating scale as per their stated policy. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and financial statements accorded with those records. Its FY2023 accounts were independently examined.