BOVINGTON NURSERY

Registered charity 1165912 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a nursery that opens for 50 weeks of the year and takes children from 5 months to school age.

Objects

THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR BY:(1) PROMOTING THEIR CARE AND SAFETY;(2) PROMOTING THEIR EDUCATION AND PROMOTING PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT;(3) PROMOTING THEIR HEALTH AND WELLBEING;(4) PROVIDING SERVICES TO SUPPORT THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS;(5) PROVIDING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS HOLDING MEMBERSHIP OF THE CIO; AND(6) FURTHERING THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

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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Latest income

£796k

Latest spending

£639k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £330,150, which is significantly above the trustees' stated policy target of £50,000. The charity reported a net income of £170,420 for the year, supported by total income of £796,241 from charitable activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (100% of income)

“Income and Endowments from: Charitable activities 796,241”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: £50,000 (held: £330k)

“The trustees aim to keep a reserve of £50,000 in the main current account which is roughly the equivalent of just over one months wages.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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 charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income

£796k

Total spending

£639k

Cost of raising funds

£626k

Reserves (reported)

£330k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~6.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 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: 78.6% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (10/01/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

SHIRLEY DOYLEchair
Charlotte Daniels
Chris Brierley
EMILY ATTHEY
Emily Leakey
Emma Teagle

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£796k	£639k
31/08/2024	£582k	£554k
31/08/2023	£489k	£474k
31/08/2022	£451k	£410k
31/08/2021	£407k	£375k

Common questions

Is BOVINGTON NURSERY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £330,150, which is significantly above the trustees' stated policy target of £50,000. The charity reported a net income of £170,420 for the year, supported by total income of £796,241 from charitable activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST JOSEPH'S NURSERY.

ST JOSEPH'S NURSERY income £263k
Belbroughton Nursery income £132k
HOUGHTON NURSERY GROUP income £231k
SPROWSTON NURSERY PLAYGROUP income £147k
WITHAM VALLEY NURSERY income £183k
HOME FARM CHILDREN'S NURSERY income £631k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BOVINGTON NURSERY	£796k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST JOSEPH'S NURSERY FY2025	£263k	—	within	—	no doubt
Belbroughton Nursery FY2025	£132k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HOUGHTON NURSERY GROUP FY2025	£231k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SPROWSTON NURSERY PLAYGROUP FY2025	£147k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WITHAM VALLEY NURSERY FY2025	£183k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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