GARTH UNDER 5'S

Registered charity 291749 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

CHILD CARE

Objects

THE AIMS OF THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN BELOW COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE BY (A) PROVIDING SAFE AND SATISFYING GROUP PLAY, IN WHICH PARENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO TAKE PART (B) ENCOURAGING OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES THROUGH WHICH PARENTS MAY HELP THE CHILDREN (C) FURTHERING THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUPS ASSOCIATION.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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
£193k
Latest spending
£111k
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the nursery's financial position remains stable with consistent income and controlled expenditure. The charity aims to maintain sufficient reserves to cover three months of ongoing operational costs. The examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the keeping of accounting records or the accuracy of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Government funding (86% of income)
“Funding - FBC 165,044.14” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bracknell Forest

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£193k£111k
31/03/2024£131k£115k
31/03/2023£123k£100k
31/03/2022£64k£63k
31/03/2021£64k£63k

Common questions

Is GARTH UNDER 5'S financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the nursery's financial position remains stable with consistent income and controlled expenditure. The charity aims to maintain sufficient reserves to cover three months of ongoing operational costs. The examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the keeping of accounting records or the accuracy of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.