First Steps Nursery

Analysis

First Steps Nursery is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tonteg. It was registered in December 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, First Steps Nursery reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.4m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £1.5m (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, First Steps Nursery sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mantell Gwynedd Cyf (£1.4m), Spark Inside (£1.5m) and Pro Bono Economics (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99% and donations and legacies 1.1%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £420k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 70 people.