BECKERMET NURSERY

Registered charity 1183968 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Childrens full day care for children age 3 months to leaving primary school. We also offer hourly sessions as required. Premises are situated on Mill Lane Beckermet, in purpose built premises and operated by fully qualified staff which also includes opportunities for childcare apprenticeships

Objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN THROUGH THE PROVISION OF APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES.

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

£442k

Latest spending

£368k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £354,389, which is above the stated policy target of three months' operating costs (£50,000). The charity reported a net income surplus of £74,029 for the year, having previously incurred a deficit in 2024.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months' operating costs (held: £354k)

“Beckermet Nursery Management Committee seeks to hold a minimum of 3 months' operating costs in reserves as part of their contingency planning process. At the date of this report this reserve fund was complete and stood at £50,000.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Two trustees received remuneration totalling £48,043 under employment contracts in respect of their roles as nursery employees.

“Two trustees received remuneration totalling £48,043 under employment contracts in respect of their roles as nursery employees.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Two trustees received remuneration totalling £48,043 under employment contracts in respect of their roles as nursery employees.

“Two trustees received remuneration totalling £48,043 under employment contracts in respect of their roles as nursery employees.” — page 14

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: 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
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
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Register events

Received assets from another charity (08/11/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Timothy Ripperchair
Abigail Shepherd
Mark Taylor
PATRICIA GALLAGHER

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£442k	£368k
31/08/2024	£276k	£291k
31/08/2023	£433k	£138k
31/08/2022	£0	£0
31/08/2021	£0	£0

Common questions

Is BECKERMET NURSERY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £354,389, which is above the stated policy target of three months' operating costs (£50,000). The charity reported a net income surplus of £74,029 for the year, having previously incurred a deficit in 2024. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

NORTH LEEDS COMMUNITY NURSERY income £448k
PINCHBECK KIDS CLUB income £122k
BEAUMONT COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL income £231k
HOME FARM CHILDREN'S NURSERY income £631k
BOVINGTON NURSERY income £796k
ST BEDE'S CHILDCARE LIMITED income £3.9m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BECKERMET NURSERY	£442k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
NORTH LEEDS COMMUNITY NURSERY FY2025	£448k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PINCHBECK KIDS CLUB FY2026	£122k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BEAUMONT COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£231k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HOME FARM CHILDREN'S NURSERY FY2025	£631k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
BOVINGTON NURSERY FY2025	£796k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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