FELIXSTOWE NURSERY SCHOOL LIMITED

Registered charity 274663 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORSELAND SCHOOLS LIMITED

Pre-school education for children up to the age of 5.

Objects

4. Objects - The Objects of the Pre-school are to enhance the development and education of children primarily under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups and by:- 4.1 Offering appropriate play, education and care facilities and training courses, together with the right of parents to take responsibility for and to become involved in the activities of such groups, ensuring that such groups offer opportunities for all children whatever their race, culture, religion, means or ability;4.2 Encouraging the study of the needs of such children and their families and promoting public interest in and recognition of such needs;4.3 Instigating and adhering to and furthering the aims and objects of the Pre=school Learning Alliance

Area of benefit: CATCHMENT AREA OF THE SCHOOLS

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
£208k
Latest spending
£210k
Registered
1977
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £5,814 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a net decrease in members' funds to £107,966. The trustees confirmed that the charity is operating on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Reserves are held to meet future legal requirements regarding staff and operational shortfalls.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient general reserves to enable it to meet any possible future legal requirements regarding is staff such as redundancy... and any shortfall caused by a decrease in the number of pupils (held: £108k)
“It is however a policy of the trustees to have sufficient general reserves to enable it to meet any possible future legal requirements regarding is staff such as redundancy. The general reserve is also intended to provide for any shortfall caused by a decrease in the number of pupils, a requirement to recruit additional teachers or other circumstances that are required to keep the charity operating on a day to day basis.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The building is now owned by the Self Invested Personal Pension of the Treasurer, John A Heathcock and managed by Curtis Banks. This has secured the facilities for the Nursery School, identified as the primary risk in 2021,as a 10 year lease is now in place until 5th August 2021 with the nursery being the sole tenant of the premises, John’s Hall, Ataka Road, Felixstowe Suffolk IP11 9DH.
“The building used by Felixstowe Nursery School was purchased by Suffolk Life Annuities (the landlord) and manged by Curtis Banks Pensions. The building is now owned by the Self Invested Personal Pension of the Treasurer, John A Heathcock and managed by Curtis Banks. This has secured the facilities for the Nursery School, identified as the primary risk in 2021,as a 10 year lease is now in place until 5th August 2021 with the nursery being the sole tenant of the premises, John’s Hall, Ataka Road, Felixstowe Suffolk IP11 9DH.” — 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.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£208k£210k
31/08/2024£200k£191k
31/08/2023£151k£160k
31/08/2022£173k£158k
31/08/2021£162k£133k

Common questions

Is FELIXSTOWE NURSERY SCHOOL LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £5,814 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a net decrease in members' funds to £107,966. The trustees confirmed that the charity is operating on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Reserves are held to meet future legal requirements regarding staff and operational shortfalls. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with OLD FELIXSTOWE NURSERY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FELIXSTOWE NURSERY SCHOOL LIMITED£208k—0unclear—no doubt
OLD FELIXSTOWE NURSERY FY2025£186k—0unclear—no doubt
GOOSTREY PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£147k—0unclear—no doubt
FELTWELL PLAYGROUP FY2025£116k—0unclear—no doubt
ST JOHN FISHER PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£145k—0unclear—no doubt
ST NEOTS (EVERSLEY) LIMITED FY2024£5.2m£80,001 - £90,000—unclear—not going concern

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