Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All female board: -3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

PUTTERIDGE COMMUNITY NURSERY

To provide childcare and education for children age 2-4+ years.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Why is the Board completely female?
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/23£171£170£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£174£165£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£139£165£-26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£143£155£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19*£158£146£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18£156£146£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£157£150£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£158£137£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15£148£140£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/14£147£141£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/13£167£171£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/12£177£167£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/11£166£163£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/10*£170£191£-21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/09£182£166£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/08£145£135£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/07£129£121£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/06£93£102£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/05£48£40£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/04£31£28£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 35 years

www.putteridgecommunitynursery.btck.co.uk

PUTTERIDGENURSERY@HOTMAIL.CO.UK

01582480734

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Nursery schools
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Luton,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Installation of a new ramp to the main entrance to improve access and safety when accessing the nursery.
£4,000 16/02/2023
Nursery outside ramp
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Putteridge Community Nursery
£3,801 23/10/2021
We would like to provide a shelter over our entrance ramp so that children can access more of the outside when it is raining, supporting their health and wellbeing.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • AIMEE FORD Appointed: 2024
  • ANJANA PARMAR Appointed: 2023
  • CLARE BOWLING (Chair) Appointed: 2012
  • HANNAH LANDSMAN Appointed: 2022
  • JANE DIXON Appointed: 2016
  • KIRSTY VOLLER Appointed: 2024
  • RACHEL BARDON Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/02/1990, number: 802817
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR19: 6 days late, AR10: 27 days late,
Main office

JANE DIXON NURSERY MANAGER
C/O PUTTERIDGE PRIMARY SCHOOL
PUTTERIDGE ROAD
LUTON
BEDS
LU2 8HJ

Objectives

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 AIM OF THE PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUPS ASSOCIATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PUTTERIDGE AREA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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