Old Sarum Nursery

Analysis

Old Sarum Nursery is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salisbury. It was registered in May 2012, 14 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 07915003). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Old Sarum Nursery reported income of £135k and spending of £170k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £220k to £135k (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Old Sarum Nursery sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Weavering Pre-School (£135k), Chawton Pre-School (£135k) and Stratton Pre School Playgroup (Bude) (£135k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.