Appletree Childcare (Sheffield) Ltd

Analysis

Appletree Childcare (Sheffield) Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in January 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05405743). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Appletree Childcare (Sheffield) Ltd reported income of £586k and spending of £491k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £305k to £586k (+92%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Appletree Childcare (Sheffield) Ltd sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Clares Pre-School (£586k), Real Dpo Ltd (£586k) and North Notts Community Leisure Limited (£585k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £169k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 26 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.