QEGS BLACKBURN ACADEMY NURSERY LIMITED

Registered charity 1193125 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Nursery School provision

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND WIDER DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN BY ESTABLISHING, MAINTAINING, MANAGING AND SUPPORTING NURSERIES, SCHOOLS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS, PREDOMINANTLY IN BLACKBURN AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

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

£607k

Latest spending

£618k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a deficit of £11,395 for the year ended 31 August 2025, reducing its unrestricted reserves from £42,699 to £31,304. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, confirming a going concern basis. The charity's reserves policy targets approximately £98,000 to cover redundancy costs, a level it currently does not meet.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 3 months of payroll costs which is approximately £98,000 (held: £31k)

“It is the intention of Trustees to hold sufficient unrestricted reserves to pay the redundancy costs of its employees and ensure the orderly winding down of the Nursery in the event of its cessation as a business. This equates to approximately 3 months of payroll costs which is approximately £98,000.” — page 4

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
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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 12630609 · Financial health read from its filings

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

DESAI, Shakeel Imtiyaz — director, appointed 25/09/2023on trustee list
ATKINSON, Paul Anthony — director, appointed 28/05/2020on trustee list
GAMMON, Claire Yvette — director, appointed 28/05/2020not on trustee list
RUSSELL, Malcolm — director, appointed 28/05/2020on trustee list
ATKINSON, Paul Anthony — secretary, appointed 15/07/2020

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income

£607k

Total spending

£618k

Reserves (reported)

£31k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter 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

Claire Yvette Gammon BSc, PGCE · trustee of 1 other charity
Heather Southworth
MALCOLM RUSSELL
PAUL ANTHONY ATKINSON
Shakeel Desai

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

Operates in: Blackburn With Darwen · Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£607k	£618k
31/08/2024	£608k	£642k
31/08/2023	£631k	£616k
31/08/2022	£449k	£388k
31/08/2021	£0	£0

Common questions

Is QEGS BLACKBURN ACADEMY NURSERY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a deficit of £11,395 for the year ended 31 August 2025, reducing its unrestricted reserves from £42,699 to £31,304. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, confirming a going concern basis. The charity's reserves policy targets approximately £98,000 to cover redundancy costs, a level it currently does not meet. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST THOMAS A BECKETT NURSERY SCHOOL LIMITED.

ST THOMAS A BECKETT NURSERY SCHOOL LIMITED income £202k
THE GATESHEAD JEWISH NURSERY income £1.7m
NORTHBOURNE PARK SCHOOL LIMITED income £3.0m
CHARMINSTER PRE-SCHOOL income £189k
HIGH LEGH PRE-SCHOOL NURSERY income £333k
BLUES PRE-SCHOOL NURSERY income £157k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
QEGS BLACKBURN ACADEMY NURSERY LIMITED	£607k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST THOMAS A BECKETT NURSERY SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025	£202k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GATESHEAD JEWISH NURSERY FY2025	£1.7m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NORTHBOURNE PARK SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025	£3.0m	—	—	within	—	no doubt
CHARMINSTER PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£189k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HIGH LEGH PRE-SCHOOL NURSERY FY2025	£333k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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