ST MARGARET'S NURSERY

Registered charity 1194058 · 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 IN PARTICULAR BY: PROMOTING THEIR CARE AND SAFETY; PROMOTING THEIR EDUCATION AND PROMOTING PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT; PROMOTING THEIR HEALTH AND WELLBEING; PROVIDING SERVICES TO SUPPORT THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS;PROVIDING SERVICES TO MEMBERS OF THE CIO

Objects

THE CHARITY WORKS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT HAVING AS ITS OBJECTS THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR BY:PROMOTING THEIR CARE AND SAFETY;PROMOTING THEIR EDUCATION AND PROMOTING PARENTAL INVOLVMENT;PROMOTING THEIR HEALTH AND WELLBEING;PROVIDING SERVICES TO SUPPORT THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS;PROVIDING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS HOLDING MEMBERSHIP OF THE CIO; ANDFURTHERING THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

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: Dover, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£171k

Latest spending

£173k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £2,538 for the year, resulting in a modest reduction in total unrestricted reserves from £198,980 to £196,442. The trustees consider the financial position stable, with free reserves of £107,209 deemed appropriate to cover operational costs. However, the trustees acknowledge ongoing sector-wide challenges, including rising costs and funding pressures, which they monitor closely to ensure sustainability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (93% of income)

“Charitable activities: St Margaret's Nursery 159,258”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three to six months of core operational costs (reserves figure: £107k)

“The trustees aim to maintain a level of free reserves (i.e. unrestricted funds not tied up in fixed assets) sufficient to cover approximately three to six months of core operational costs” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Ms D Dunigan, daughter of trustee Ms J Dunigan, was employed by the charity.

“Ms D Dunigan, who is the daughter of Ms J Dunigan, a trustee of the charity, was employed by the nursery during the year, leaving in March 2025.” — page 18

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
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

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 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 4
Government income: £126,141 — contracts £124,952 (1), grants £1,189 (2); 74% of the £170,815 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 3
Government income: £101,649 — contracts £101,149 (1), grants £500 (1); 64% of the £158,594 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 3
Government income: £86,742 — contracts £84,099 (1), grants £2,643 (2); 61% of the £141,237 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (16/04/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (17/11/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Catherine Perry
Dominique Watson
Jayme Dunigan
Kirsty Harper
Natasha Gladstone
Sian Wallis-Green
Victoria Dean Lourenco

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£171k	£173k
31/03/2024	£159k	£151k
31/03/2023	£141k	£156k
31/03/2022	£354k	£148k

Common questions

Is ST MARGARET'S NURSERY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £2,538 for the year, resulting in a modest reduction in total unrestricted reserves from £198,980 to £196,442. The trustees consider the financial position stable, with free reserves of £107,209 deemed appropriate to cover operational costs. However, the trustees acknowledge ongoing sector-wide challenges, including rising costs and funding pressures, which they monitor closely to ensure sustainability. 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
MATER ECCLESIAE CIO	1	£190k
Moto Foundation	1	£150

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST CATHERINE'S INDEPENDENT NURSERY.

ST CATHERINE'S INDEPENDENT NURSERY income £351k
ST MARY'S EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE TRUST income £114k
ST MARY'S DAY NURSERY income £350k
CHAPELTOWN COMMUNITY NURSERY income £302k
BARKANTINE COMMUNITY NURSERY income £1.0m
ST. CUTHBERT'S OLD SCHOOL NURSERY income £108k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST MARGARET'S NURSERY	£171k	—	within	—	no doubt
ST CATHERINE'S INDEPENDENT NURSERY FY2025	£351k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MARY'S EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026	£114k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MARY'S DAY NURSERY FY2025	£350k	—	above	—	no doubt
CHAPELTOWN COMMUNITY NURSERY FY2025	£302k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BARKANTINE COMMUNITY NURSERY FY2025	£1.0m	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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