LITTLE LEARNERS NURSERY GROUP

Registered charity 1157645 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NURSERIES OF ST. MARY'S & ST. SAVIOUR'S

to provide a broad, balanced early days curriculum that considers children's rights and needs: health, education and protection, fostering independence and self esteem and meets the Early Learning Goals and a supportive framework for children under five as laid down by the Department of Education.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£3.9m

Latest spending

£3.8m

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £110,675 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £439,080. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting two months of operating costs, which the current reserves significantly exceed. The auditor confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two months operating costs (held: £439k)

“The Trustees believe that it is generally in the interests of the charity to work towards a position of holding reserves that would cover 2 months operating costs.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: C Boyce was reimbursed £6,416 for the purchase of employee incentives and DBS costs relating to the nurseries.

“During the reporting period C Boyce was reimbursed £6,416 (2024: £243 to E James) for the purchase of employee incentives and DBS costs relating to the nurseries.” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Jackson Nicholas Assie Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income

£3.9m

Total spending

£3.8m

Reserves (reported)

£439k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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

Boutaina Hammouda
Cherry Denise Boyce
ELAINE MCDONALD-JAMES
JENNIFER ROSE MATTHEWS
LAURENCE Anderson JONES · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Waltham Forest

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£3.9m	£3.8m
31/03/2024	£3.2m	£3.0m
31/03/2023	£2.7m	£2.5m
31/03/2022	£2.4m	£2.4m
31/03/2021	£2.1m	£2.1m

Common questions

Is LITTLE LEARNERS NURSERY GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £110,675 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £439,080. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting two months of operating costs, which the current reserves significantly exceed. The auditor confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Jackson Nicholas Assie Limited.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LITTLE LEARNERS PRE SCHOOL.

LITTLE LEARNERS PRE SCHOOL income £153k
RAINBOW COMMUNITY NURSERY income £807k
LITTLE THINKERS PRE-SCHOOL & NURSERY income £1.0m
WITHAM VALLEY NURSERY income £183k
THE LITTLE SUTTON CLUB AND NURSERY SCHOOL income £692k
LITTLE VILLAGE LEARNERS AND FUN TRACK income £322k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LITTLE LEARNERS NURSERY GROUP	£3.9m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LITTLE LEARNERS PRE SCHOOL FY2025	£153k	—	unclear	—	noted
RAINBOW COMMUNITY NURSERY FY2025	£807k	—	below	—	no doubt
LITTLE THINKERS PRE-SCHOOL & NURSERY FY2025	£1.0m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WITHAM VALLEY NURSERY FY2025	£183k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LITTLE SUTTON CLUB AND NURSERY SCHOOL FY2025	£692k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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