ST PAUL'S CHILDCARE

Registered charity 1175452 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of the development and education of young people in accordance with Christian principles and practice. This currently takes the form of providing childcare provision for children before and after school and throughout the day as a private nursery.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE IN SUCH A WAY AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

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: Herefordshire, County of, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£436k

Latest spending

£443k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £6,914 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £164,299. The trustees consider the charity a going concern, noting that income has exceeded pre-pandemic levels and cash reserves have improved. However, the charity holds reserves in excess of its stated policy target of three months' running costs due to concerns about inflation and government policy uncertainty.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months running costs, including staff wages and rent (reserves figure: £164k)

“It is the policy of St Paul’s Childcare to hold in reserve the equivalent of 3 months running costs, including staff wages and rent.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Mrs Wheadon-Griffiths received remuneration of £39,541

“Mrs Wheadon-Griffiths was employed as the setting manager and received remuneration of £39,541 for 2025 (2024 of £36,301).” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Rent paid to St Paul's Church PCC Tupsley

“During the year St Paul's Childcare paid rent to the PCC of £31,919 (2024 £30,759) and utilities of £6,114 (2024 £ 4,377).” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Utilities paid to St Paul's Church PCC Tupsley

“During the year St Paul's Childcare paid rent to the PCC of £31,919 (2024 £30,759) and utilities of £6,114 (2024 £ 4,377).” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Inspection and regulatory ratings

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Ofsted — St Paul's Childcare CIO: Good · Ofsted

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
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 3
Government income: £286,747 — contracts £286,747 (1); 66% of the £436,054 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for acting as trustee

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 2
Government income: £258,892 — contracts £258,892 (1); 62% of the £417,137 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 4
Government income: £212,382 — contracts £212,382 (1); 57% of the £372,557 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Rebecca Debbie LLoydchair
Angela Daniel
Charlotte Bromage
Hayley Jane Wheadon-Griffiths
Julie Ann Hancock
Rev Andrew James Dodwell · trustee of 1 other charity
Rose Burrow · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Herefordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£436k	£443k
31/12/2024	£417k	£385k
31/12/2023	£373k	£334k
31/12/2022	£340k	£298k
31/12/2021	£329k	£354k

Common questions

Is ST PAUL'S CHILDCARE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £6,914 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £164,299. The trustees consider the charity a going concern, noting that income has exceeded pre-pandemic levels and cash reserves have improved. However, the charity holds reserves in excess of its stated policy target of three months' running costs due to concerns about inflation and government policy uncertainty. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST PAULS STARS AFTER SCHOOL CLUB.

ST PAULS STARS AFTER SCHOOL CLUB income £96k
ST. PAUL'S, FURZEDOWN income £132k
ST PHILIP'S PRE-SCHOOL income £89k
ST JOSEPH'S LITTLE RASCALS LTD income £46k
ST GREGORY'S CHILD CARE TRUST income £542k
ST JOSEPH'S CHILD CARE GROUP income £748k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST PAUL'S CHILDCARE	£436k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ST PAULS STARS AFTER SCHOOL CLUB FY2025	£96k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST. PAUL'S, FURZEDOWN FY2025	£132k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ST PHILIP'S PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£89k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ST JOSEPH'S LITTLE RASCALS LTD FY2025	£46k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST GREGORY'S CHILD CARE TRUST FY2025	£542k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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