JOINT COLLEGES NURSERY (CAMBRIDGE) LIMITED

Registered charity 286096 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JOINT COLLEGES NURSERY - J C N, JOINT COLLEGES NURSERY-JCN

Provide a nursery school and childcare centre for the inhabitants of Cambridge, where children may be cared for and educated.

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Latest income
£860k
Latest spending
£892k
Registered
1983
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £461,454 are in line with the charity's policy of maintaining at least two months' unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a net expenditure of £32,314 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds, but the trustees confirm adequate resources exist to continue operations on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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.

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

Total income
£860k
Total spending
£892k
Reserves (reported)
£461k
Employees
19

Reported reserves equal ~6.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£860k£892k
31/08/2024£753k£743k
31/08/2023£727k£729k
31/08/2022£739k£627k
31/08/2021£619k£591k

Common questions

Is JOINT COLLEGES NURSERY (CAMBRIDGE) LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £461,454 are in line with the charity's policy of maintaining at least two months' unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a net expenditure of £32,314 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds, but the trustees confirm adequate resources exist to continue operations on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.