The Mall Nursery and Creche

Analysis

The Mall Nursery and Creche is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Luton. It was registered in January 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Mall Nursery and Creche reported income of £665k and spending of £614k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £357k to £665k (+86%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Mall Nursery and Creche sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Amos Bursary (£665k), Youth Action Alliance (£667k) and Bowlers Community Nursery (£663k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93%, donations and legacies 5.7% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £475k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.