CAREY CHILDCARE CENTRE

Registered charity 1157278 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Registered day care nursery run from the premises of Carey Baptist Church

Objects

(1) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE DAILY CARE, RECREATION AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH AND RELIEVE THE EFFECTS OF POVERTY AMONGST RESIDENTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHRISTIAN ETHOS MISSION STATEMENT OF THE CHARITY.(2) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES BY THE PROVISION OF SERVICES PARTICULARLY THOSE AIMED AT PROMOTING GOOD HEALTH, RELIEVING POVERTY AND HELPING PEOPLE MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS IN SOCIETY.(3) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CITY OF PRESTON AND THE COUNTY OF LANCASTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF THE BAPTIST CHURCH.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £54,581, which is slightly below the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £55,000 (equivalent to three months' expenditure). The charity reported a net income surplus of £12,976 for the year, supported by reduced rent from its owner, Carey Baptist Church.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Richard John Spaldingchair
• Gwynfor Rhun Lewis
• Ian Wilmore Argile
• Jean Pickles

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

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