SELSEY COMMUNITY NURSERY

Registered charity 1175586 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE CHARITY WORKS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT HAVING AS ITS OBJECTS THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE RESIDENT IN SELSEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA 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, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS

Objects

THE CHARITY WORKS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT HAVING AS ITS OBJECTS THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE RESIDENT IN SELSEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA 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.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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
£543k
Latest spending
£435k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £107,811 for the year ended 31 December 2024, an increase from the previous year's £74,367. Per the balance sheet, unrestricted reserves stood at £206,588, reflecting a positive financial position with significant cash reserves relative to current liabilities.

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.

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

Total income
£543k
Total spending
£435k
Reserves (reported)
£207k
Employees
20

Reported reserves equal ~5.7 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£543k£435k
31/12/2023£407k£333k
31/12/2022£304k£285k
31/12/2021£298k£330k
31/12/2020£328k£321k

Common questions

Is SELSEY COMMUNITY NURSERY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £107,811 for the year ended 31 December 2024, an increase from the previous year's £74,367. Per the balance sheet, unrestricted reserves stood at £206,588, reflecting a positive financial position with significant cash reserves relative to current liabilities. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
HURDALE CHARITY LIMITED1£50k
CHASDEI MEIR1£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BNEI ZION COMMUNITY NURSERY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SELSEY COMMUNITY NURSERY£543k—0unclear—no doubt
BNEI ZION COMMUNITY NURSERY FY2024£964k—0below—no doubt
OSBORNE HOUSE COMMUNITY NURSERY LTD FY2025£549k—0above—no doubt
BRANKSOME ALL SAINTS MOTHERS UNION NURSERY FY2025£218k—0unclear—no doubt
CAMDEN COMMUNITY NURSERIES LIMITED FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
CLIFTON-UPON-TEME NURSERY LIMITED FY2025£304k—0unclear—no doubt

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