HALSTEAD NURSERY

Registered charity 1197835 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a pre school operating in Halstead village for the benefit of local children. We run Monday to Friday inclusive and from 8.45am to 3.15pm offering morning, lunch and afternoon sessions. We aim to provide a flexible facility for our families. We have an excellent Ofsted report which graded us as outstanding in every area and we have also been awarded the Kent Quality Mark.

Objects

THE CHARITY WORKS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT HAVING AS ITS OBJECTS THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE 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; (5) PROVIDING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS HOLDING MEMBERSHIP OF THE CIO; AND(6) FURTHERING 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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Latest income

£127k

Latest spending

£112k

Registered

2022

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the financial position remains sound, although the trustees note significant medium-to-long-term risks regarding rising wage costs, restricted government funding, and potential rent increases. These factors are causing reserves to decrease faster than anticipated, leading to concerns about the charity's future sustainability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: A reserve to cover any redundancy payments that may be required in the event of closure. (held: £44k)

“A reserve to cover any redundancy payments that may be required in the event of closure. The figure required varies over time and the amount held is sufficient to cover these variations.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The levels of funding received fail to sufficiently cover the costs of running the nursery and with more and more parents waiting until their child is eligible for funding before starting them with us, this is eating into reserves faster and we may not continue to be sustainable.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Conflicting interests

Register events

Received assets from another charity (21/01/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

NICOLA TOBINchair
David Young
Nicola Blunden
RHEA TURNER WICKHAM
Tracey McCartney · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£127k	£112k
31/08/2024	£211k	£16k
31/08/2023	£0	£0
31/08/2022	£0	£0

Common questions

Is HALSTEAD NURSERY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the financial position remains sound, although the trustees note significant medium-to-long-term risks regarding rising wage costs, restricted government funding, and potential rent increases. These factors are causing reserves to decrease faster than anticipated, leading to concerns about the charity's future sustainability.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HORFIELD WELLY PRE-SCHOOL.

HORFIELD WELLY PRE-SCHOOL income £101k
THE OAKS NURSERY income £145k
CHIDDINGSTONE NURSERY SCHOOL CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION income £117k
HARRIETSHAM PLAYGROUP ASSOCIATION income £122k
ST GEORGES PRE SCHOOL WROTHAM income £143k
AYCLIFFE DRIVE PRESCHOOL CIO income £129k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HALSTEAD NURSERY	£127k	—	above	—	noted
HORFIELD WELLY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE OAKS NURSERY FY2025	£145k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHIDDINGSTONE NURSERY SCHOOL CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION FY2025	£117k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HARRIETSHAM PLAYGROUP ASSOCIATION FY2025	£122k	—	above	—	noted
ST GEORGES PRE SCHOOL WROTHAM FY2025	£143k	—	unclear	—	noted

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