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Montessori St Nicholas Ltd

Registered charity 313636 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Montessori St Nicholas Charity, ST NICHOLAS' TRAINING CENTRE FOR THE MONTESSORI METHOD OF EDUCATION LIMITED, St Nicholas' Training Centre for the Montessori Method of Education Limited, THE MONTESSORI ST NICHOLAS CHARITY

The Charity achieves its objectives through relationships and grants to other organisations, especially to St Nicholas Montessori Training Ltd, trading as Montessori Centre International (MCI) and smaller project collaborations with NGOs and community providers. Bursaries and professional development support projects to expand access to Montessori are also supported.

Causes: Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£279k
Latest spending
£976k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £643,036 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds to £3.469m. The trustees note that while cash at bank was low at £4k, liquidity is supported by £3.333m in highly liquid investments, and they do not consider there to be any material uncertainties regarding the ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months' governance and support costs and to cover obligations which are to fall due (held: £3.5m)
“At the end of the current financial year, The Trustees did not aim to maintain a minimum level of unrestricted reserves but required holding sufficient cash or highly liquid investments which equate to at least three months' governance and support costs and to cover obligations which are to fall due.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: St Nicholas Montessori Training Limited
“The charitable company has one wholly owned subsidiary, St Nicholas Montessori Training Limited, (registered company number 06429337). The subsidiary undertaking is valued at cost less any cumulative impairment losses in the charitable company's accounts.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

ST. NICHOLAS MONTESSORI TRAINING LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £414k
  • Profit before tax: £-38k

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Montessori Global Education (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2021)

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£2.1m
Reserves (reported)
£8.8m
Employees
20

Reported reserves equal ~50.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (77% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£279k£976k
31/08/2024£160k£965k
31/08/2023£279k£2.0m
31/08/2022£290k£2.3m
31/08/2021£1.4m£2.1m

Common questions

Is Montessori St Nicholas Ltd financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £643,036 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds to £3.469m. The trustees note that while cash at bank was low at £4k, liquidity is supported by £3.333m in highly liquid investments, and they do not consider there to be any material uncertainties regarding the ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited.

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
MATER ECCLESIAE CIO1£190k
THE VIVIENNE AND SAMUEL COHEN CHARITABLE TRUST1£22k
WAR ON WANT1£18k
THE LAUFFER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£9k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, Immaculate Virgin, EAP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Montessori St Nicholas Ltd£279k——unclear—no doubt
Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, Immaculate Virgin, EAP FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
MILESTONES CHILDCARE LIMITED FY2025£313k—0unclear—no doubt
MARIA MONTESSORI TRAINING ORGANISATION FY2025£3.8m——unclear—no doubt
ST NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX EDUCATIONAL CENTRE FY2025£118k—0unclear—no doubt
MCS Foundation FY2025£165k—0unclear0.0%no doubt

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