HANDSWORTH DAY CARE CENTRE

Registered charity 500831 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHILDRENS NURSERY & OUTER-OF SCHOOL CLUB, HANDSWORTH DAYCARE CENTRE, Tiny Steps Community Nursery

Helping children to enjoy and achieve. Helping children to contribute to the provision and the wider community. Stimulate learning and play. Promote healthy well being.Main Activities: Childcare provision for two year olds and three to four year olds.Also offers weekly funded Early Education Entitlement (EEE):15 hours to two year olds 15 hours and 30 hours to three to four year old

Objects

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE COUNTY BOROUGH OF BIRMINGHAM AND SURROUNDING AREAS, AND IN PARTICULAR THE PROVISION OF DAILY CARE FOR CHILDREN WHOSE MOTHERS GO OUT TO WORK OR WHO FOR SOME OTHER REASON REQUIRE SUCH HELP.

Area of benefit: BIRMINGHAM AND SURROUNDING AREAS

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
£190k
Latest spending
£159k
Registered
1971
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with accumulated funds of £(34,995), a net deficit position compared to £(66,261) in the prior year. The trustees report confirms a recovery to a more sustainable financial position, supported by a net movement in funds of £31,266. The charity relies on Early Education Entitlements (£187,486) as its primary income source.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-35k)
“Funds balances at 31 March 2025 (34,995)”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£190k£159k
31/03/2024£119k£114k
31/03/2023£106k£92k
31/03/2022£116k£118k
31/03/2021£96k£123k

Common questions

Is HANDSWORTH DAY CARE CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with accumulated funds of £(34,995), a net deficit position compared to £(66,261) in the prior year. The trustees report confirms a recovery to a more sustainable financial position, supported by a net movement in funds of £31,266. The charity relies on Early Education Entitlements (£187,486) as its primary income source. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HAWTHORN TREE COMMUNITY CHILDREN'S CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HANDSWORTH DAY CARE CENTRE£190k—0below—no doubt
HAWTHORN TREE COMMUNITY CHILDREN'S CENTRE FY2025£677k—0unclear—no doubt
ST ANDREWS WITH ST PETERS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£120k—0unclear—no doubt
CANOLFAN GOFAL PLANT TIDDLYWINKS CHILDCARE CENTRE CYFYNGEDIG FY2025£385k—0unclear—no doubt
MANOR CHILD CARE CENTRE FY2024£173k—0unclear—no doubt
ST ANDREWS PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£172k—0no_policy—no doubt

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