Whipperley Nursery

Analysis

Whipperley Nursery is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Luton. It was registered in October 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity and recreation, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Whipperley Nursery reported income of £565k and spending of £575k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £503k to £565k (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Whipperley Nursery sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% 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 Waypoint (£564k), The Parish Trust (£565k) and Regions Beyond UK (£564k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 82%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £27k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.