SATMAR NURSERY TRUST
Nursery education
Objects
THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS BY THE PROVISION OF NURSERY FACILITIES FOR THE CHILDREN OF FAMILIES UNDERGOING HARDSHIP DUE TO POVERTY OR SICKNESS OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR IN ANY OTHER PART OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £190,169 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £330,109. The trustees confirmed that the charity retains sufficient reserves to continue activities for the foreseeable future and identified no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“Nursery fees and grants 2,085,570” — page 16
“The charity retains sufficient reserves to enable it to continue activities for the foreseeable future.” — page 3
Charity Commission inquiry
“105 charities were found to have cashed cheques with it to a value of £22 million between December 2021 and March 2023.”
Policies the charity declares
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Government income: £1,302,329 — grants £1,302,329 (2); 59% of the £2,202,467 total gross income on the same return
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Government income: £1,569,344 — grants £1,569,344 (1); 100% of the £1,569,470 total gross income on the same return
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Government income: £770,208 — grants £770,208 (1); 77% of the £995,948 total gross income on the same return
- Grant-making is its main activity
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Trustees
- Gerson Bergerchair
- BERISH BERGER
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £2.2m | £2.0m |
| 31/03/2024 | £1.6m | £1.5m |
| 31/03/2023 | £996k | £994k |
| 31/03/2022 | £424k | £343k |
| 31/03/2021 | £204k | £190k |
Common questions
Is SATMAR NURSERY TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £190,169 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £330,109. The trustees confirmed that the charity retains sufficient reserves to continue activities for the foreseeable future and identified no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Brindley Goldstein Limited.
Who funds SATMAR NURSERY TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SATMAR NURSERY TRUST as a grant recipient include GERSON BERGER ASSOCIATION LIMITED, WISEHEIGHTS LIMITED, PARKWILL LIMITED, SHAAREI RACHAMIM LIMITED.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GERSON BERGER ASSOCIATION LIMITED | FY2025 | £16k | |
| WISEHEIGHTS LIMITED | FY2025 | £15k | |
| PARKWILL LIMITED | FY2023 | £13k | |
| SHAAREI RACHAMIM LIMITED | FY2025 | £10k | |
| SHAAREI RACHAMIM LIMITED | FY2024 | £10k | |
| SHAAREI RACHAMIM LIMITED | FY2023 | £8k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/03/2022 | £10k | Jubilee: Busloads of Brilliance |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/02/2021 | £10k | My Daddy My Buddy |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| KEHAL YETEV LEV | 1 | £6k |
Charities like this
- SATMAR LIMITED
- ST MARY'S DAY NURSERY
- ST MARYS NURSERY, CAMBERLEY
- HORSPATH NURSERY
- SARUM HALL SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED
- PEMBURY SCHOOL HOUSE NURSERY
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SATMAR NURSERY TRUST | £2.2m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| SATMAR LIMITED | £173k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ST MARY'S DAY NURSERY | £350k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| ST MARYS NURSERY, CAMBERLEY | £245k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HORSPATH NURSERY | £375k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| SARUM HALL SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED | £4.0m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |