The Canterbury Day Nursery, Holiday Playscheme and After School Club

Analysis

The Canterbury Day Nursery, Holiday Playscheme and After School Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Canterbury. It was registered in February 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Canterbury Day Nursery, Holiday Playscheme and After School Club reported income of £825k and spending of £783k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £564k to £825k (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Canterbury Day Nursery, Holiday Playscheme and After School Club sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Fair Education Alliance (£824k), Infection Prevention Society (£825k) and Re:State Trust (£822k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £289k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 25 people.