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Chiltern Nursery and Training College

Registered charity 201911 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHILTERN COLLEGE, CHILTERN NURSERY TRAINING COLLEGE

The provision of childcare and childcare training.

Causes: Education/training · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.8m
Latest spending
£2.8m
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £18,601 for the year, consistent with a long-term strategy to maintain a broadly break-even position. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £272,339, which the trustees consider consistent with their policy of holding one to three months of staff payroll costs. The charity maintains a strong cash position of £531,032 to support its operations and provide resilience against unforeseen events.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“The number of employees whose emoluments fell within the following bands was: £80,001 - £90,000 1” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of employees whose emoluments fell within the following bands was: £80,001 - £90,000 1” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Charitable activities (68% of income)
“Total income for the year, comprising charitable activity income and investment income, amounted to £2,821,119 (2024: £2,562,290).” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: between one and three months of staff payroll costs (held: £272k)
“The current policy is to maintain free reserves equivalent to between one and three months of staff payroll costs.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee J.B. Gater is a partner in Blandy & Blandy LLP, which provided legal services to the charity.
“One of the trustees, J.B. Gater, is also a partner in Blandy & Blandy LLP, a local firm of solicitors. During the year, Blandy & Blandy LLP provided legal services to the charitable company, with fees for the year totalling £6,084 (2024: £371).” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Vale & West Accountancy Services Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£2.8m
Total spending
£2.8m
Reserves (reported)
£272k
Employees
79

Reported reserves equal ~1.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£2.8m£2.8m
31/12/2024£2.6m£2.6m
31/12/2023£2.4m£2.3m
31/12/2022£2.2m£2.0m
31/12/2021£2.0m£2.2m

Common questions

Is Chiltern Nursery and Training College financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £18,601 for the year, consistent with a long-term strategy to maintain a broadly break-even position. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £272,339, which the trustees consider consistent with their policy of holding one to three months of staff payroll costs. The charity maintains a strong cash position of £531,032 to support its operations and provide resilience against unforeseen events. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Vale & West Accountancy Services Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of Chiltern Nursery and Training College earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE TUDWICK FOUNDATION1£3k
Moto Foundation1£150

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CHESTERFORDS COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Chiltern Nursery and Training College£2.8m£80,001 - £90,0001within—no doubt
THE CHESTERFORDS COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL FY2025£124k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHARITY OF THE SISTERS OF THE RESURRECTION FY2025£413k—0unclear—no doubt
CHAPELTOWN COMMUNITY NURSERY FY2025£302k—0unclear—no doubt
CHARNOCK RICHARD PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£165k—0below—no doubt
Abbotsham and Alwington Pre-School FY2025£137k—0above—no doubt

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