Dots 'n' Spots Day Nursery and Out of School Club Limited

Analysis

Dots 'n' Spots Day Nursery and Out of School Club Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Saltburn-by-the-Sea. It was registered in July 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04906374). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Dots 'n' Spots Day Nursery and Out of School Club Limited reported income of £783k and spending of £620k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £401k to £783k (+95%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Dots 'n' Spots Day Nursery and Out of School Club Limited 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 Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys School Fund (£782k), Sunshine Children's Centre (£784k) and British Accreditation Council for Independent Further and Higher Education (£782k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £298k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 28 people.