BORRAS PARK FULL DAY CARE PROVISION

Registered charity 1179617 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BORRAS PARK PLAYSCHEME, BORRAS PARK WRAP AROUND CARE

We offer a Full Day Care service from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. to parents and families who need Childcare facilities for children who attend Borras Park Primary school for part or all of the day. Working families are able to apply for Welsh Government funded free Child Care for up to 30 hours a week for children aged between 3-4 and we are open to families from other settings during the holidays.

Objects

3. THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN PARTICULAR BY:1) PROVIDING SESSIONAL AND FULL DAY CARE;2) PROMOTING THEIR CARE AND SAFETY;3) PROMOTING THEIR EDUCATION AND PROMOTING PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT;4) PROMOTING THEIR HEALTH AND WELLBEING;5) PROVIDING SERVICES TO SUPPORT THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS.

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

£350k

Latest spending

£341k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £8,339 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £349,547 and total resources expended of £341,208. The trustees report that funds stood at £356,978 at year-end, noting that wage costs remained steady despite national pay rises and increased staffing ratios. The trustees anticipate the continuation of government-funded childcare and Early Entitlement places in the next twelve months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months unrestricted payments (held: £357k)

“It is Trustee policy to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds (if possible), which equates to at least three months unrestricted payments.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“Grant funding was not applied for this year following the continued uncertainty over continuity of the setting as a charitable concern.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW). 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
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

DEANNE JONES
Jenny Jones
Michaela Lloyd
Natalie Rose Critchlow
ROBERT NICHOLSON
Richard Lloyd
Sarah Ellis

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£350k	£341k
31/03/2024	£295k	£317k
31/03/2023	£319k	£535k
31/03/2022	£200k	£197k
31/03/2021	£177k	£148k

Common questions

Is BORRAS PARK FULL DAY CARE PROVISION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £8,339 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £349,547 and total resources expended of £341,208. The trustees report that funds stood at £356,978 at year-end, noting that wage costs remained steady despite national pay rises and increased staffing ratios. The trustees anticipate the continuation of government-funded childcare and Early Entitlement places in the next twelve months. Its FY2025 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST BEDE'S CHILDCARE LIMITED.

ST BEDE'S CHILDCARE LIMITED income £3.9m
YOUNG PERSONS CENTRE income £525k
WEST HOUSE SCHOOL income £4.1m
WINSLEY ACORNS PRE-SCHOOL income £126k
BOLTON LOW HOUSES CHILDCARE UNIT income £295k
ETHELBURGA FAMILY CENTRE income £305k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BORRAS PARK FULL DAY CARE PROVISION	£350k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
ST BEDE'S CHILDCARE LIMITED FY2025	£3.9m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
YOUNG PERSONS CENTRE FY2025	£525k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
WEST HOUSE SCHOOL FY2025	£4.1m	£110,001 - £120,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WINSLEY ACORNS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£126k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BOLTON LOW HOUSES CHILDCARE UNIT FY2025	£295k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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