STEPPING STONES NURSERY AND PRE-SCHOOL (CLAVERDON) CIO

Registered charity 1173990 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We operate a nursery and pre-school for local children aged between 2 - 4. We follow the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum and run on a termly basis. We are fee-paying but offer hardship grants on a case-by-case basis.

Objects

THE CHARITY WORKS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT HAVING AS ITS 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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Registered contact address: Stratford-on-Avon, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£191k
Latest spending
£160k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £31,458 for the period, with total receipts of £190,964 and total payments of £159,506. The statement of assets and liabilities shows total cash funds of £77,795 at the end of the period, with no other monetary, investment, or fixed assets disclosed. The document does not disclose any liabilities, reserves policy, or unrestricted reserves figures beyond the cash balances.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

  • Government income: £134,314 — grants £134,314 (24); 70% of the £190,965 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Government income: £76,731 — grants £76,731 (18); 55% of the £140,430 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

  • Volunteers: 1
  • Government income: £52,210 — grants £52,210 (11); 48% of the £108,440 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Operates in: Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£191k£160k
31/08/2024£140k£126k
31/08/2023£108k£109k
31/08/2022£110k£111k
31/08/2021£77k£88k

Common questions

Is STEPPING STONES NURSERY AND PRE-SCHOOL (CLAVERDON) CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £31,458 for the period, with total receipts of £190,964 and total payments of £159,506. The statement of assets and liabilities shows total cash funds of £77,795 at the end of the period, with no other monetary, investment, or fixed assets disclosed. The document does not disclose any liabilities, reserves policy, or unrestricted reserves figures beyond the cash balances.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
STEPPING STONES NURSERY AND PRE-SCHOOL (CLAVERDON) CIO£191k—0unclear—no doubt
STEPPING STONES PRE-SCHOOL(ALDBOROUGH) FY2025£71k—0unclear—no doubt
STEPPING STONES PRE-SCHOOL (DURSLEY) FY2025£97k—0unclear—no doubt
STEPPING STONES PLAYGROUP FY2025£190k—0unclear—no doubt
STEPPING STONES PRESCHOOL (CANTERBURY) FY2025£97k—0unclear—noted
STEPPING STONES PRE-SCHOOL LEVERINGTON FY2025£125k—0unclear—no doubt

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