SEVENOAKS DAY NURSERY CIO

Registered charity 1162242 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SEVENOAKS DAY NURSERY

The Sevenoaks Day Nursery was established as a charitable trust pursuant to a trust deed dated 16 April 1987. We provide affordable full day childcare for preschool children. We may waive or reduce our fees (which are already much lower than the local average) in cases of particular hardship.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION, AND PROMOTE THE CARE, SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELL BEING, OF CHILDREN RESIDING IN OR NEAR SEVENOAKS AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD, BY THE PROVISION OF DAY CARE FACILITIES, NURSERY EDUCATION, ALTERNATIVES TO FOSTER CARE AND EMERGENCY CARE FOR CHILDREN IN CASES OF FAMILY CRISIS.

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 FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £66,262 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total funds of £626,817. The trustees consider the financial position satisfactory and confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Staff costs remain the largest expenditure at 82% of all costs.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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
• Financial reserves 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~5.9 months of spending — above the median 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).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (06/04/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (04/02/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Abigail Jayne Wells
• Caroline Bramley
• Chloe Ghuznavi
• Dr Stephanie Patricia Laura Jenkinson
• Katie Jacqueline Shemmonds
• Natasha Manson

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

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