THE CHARNWOOD TRUST

Registered charity 502610 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Operation of an inclusive nursery school and family centre for children with all abilities, mainstream and SEND children. Based on the Christian belief in the value of every individual.

Objects

3.(A) TO PROVIDE NURSERY SCHOOL EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN UP TO THE AGE OF SEVEN YEARS ESPECIALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND TO PROMOTE THE MATERIAL MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELFARE OF SUCH CHILDREN.(B) TO PROVIDE HELP AND SUPPORT FOR THE FAMILIES OF SUCH CHILDREN PROVIDING SUCH FAMILIES ARE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES(C) TO PROCLAIM AND FURTHER THE GOSPEL OF GOD CONCERNING HIS SON JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD

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.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £17,955 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income increasing to £961,200. Per the trustees' report, free reserves have fallen to £94,745, which represents a substantial shortfall against the stated policy target of approximately £240,000. Despite this deficit and the reserves shortfall, the trustees confirm confidence that the trust is a going concern based on forecasts up to August 2027.

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 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• 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
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Charnwood Nursery (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Reported reserves equal ~1.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% 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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Catherine Helen Deedchair
• Anne Smith
• Clare Margaret Fay
• Damian Dallimore
• Dr Geryl Anne Whitaker
• Eileen O'Sullivan
• JEAN BAKER · trustee of 1 other charity
• Simon Crane
• Simon Paul Forman
• Susan Ferns

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

Operates in: Stockport

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).