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BENTLEY FEDERATION CHILD CARE SERVICES

Registered charity 1156149 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

PROVIDING CHILD CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN THE WALSALL AREA BY:PROMOTING CHILDREN'S CARE & SAFETY;PROMOTING CHILDREN'S EDUCATION & PROMOTING PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT;PROMOTING CHILDREN'S HEALTH AND WELLBEING;PROVIDING SERVICES TO SUPPORT CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS;PROVIDING CHILDCARE SERVICES TO ENABLE PARENTS AND CARERS TO TAKE UP OR CONTINUE EMPLOYMENT.

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Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £409,734, maintaining the policy target of three months' operating expenditure. The charity reports sustainable operations with higher-than-expected occupancy rates despite rising costs, and the auditor confirmed no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £410k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level sufficient to operate at its normal operating scale for a period of three months” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Ms A Holmes received remuneration for her role as childcare centre manager.
“None of the trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or benefits from the charity during the year, except for Ms A Holmes, who received remuneration for her role as childcare centre manager.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by BK Plus Audit Limited. Discloses 5 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).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (52% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £409,734, maintaining the policy target of three months' operating expenditure. The charity reports sustainable operations with higher-than-expected occupancy rates despite rising costs, and the auditor confirmed no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BK Plus Audit Limited.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
CIVITAS LIMITED1£10k
BUILDING COMMUNITIES TRUSTEE LIMITED1£0

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BOLTON LOW HOUSES CHILDCARE UNIT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BENTLEY FEDERATION CHILD CARE SERVICES£1.4m—0above—no doubt
BOLTON LOW HOUSES CHILDCARE UNIT FY2025£295k—0unclear—no doubt
ST BEDE'S CHILDCARE LIMITED FY2025£3.9m—0above—no doubt
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LIMITED FY2025£2.9m—1unclear—no doubt
FIVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TRUST LTD FY2025£2.3m—0below—no doubt
TRINITY CHILDCARE AND FAMILY CENTRE LTD FY2025£566k—0unclear—noted

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