Principal Activities

The company's principal activities during the period was the provision of specialist daycare for children aged 0-10 years with complex health needs and/or learning disabilities across Rochdale and the surrounding areas.

Political and charitable donations

The company's charitable donations during the period amounted to £377. No political donations were made.

Additional information

The Nursery; Special Education Needs and Disability Childcare Ltd. (‘The Nursery’) reached its 2-year milestone in January 2025. We continue to put our mission at the heart of all we do, providing high quality, compassionate and inclusive childcare in a ‘wonderful place for children to learn and grow’. The number of nursery children registered on our books was 77 as at the 5th April 2025, with many more attending our weekend, holiday and wraparound sessions. Our team has also continued to grow this year, with 25 members of staff now employed by The Nursery. We have reported a positive financial position for the second year in a row. This is in large part due to our growth strategy, which saw us offering more sessions to generate income that could then be invested in a new site. At the time of drafting these accounts our offer had been accepted by the vendor on a new, significantly larger building which would be funded by the surpluses reported for this year and last. A smaller element of the surplus is due to staff turnover and vacancies throughout the year, during which time we have used management resource to cover rota gaps and maintain service provision. We also scaled back on new equipment and any non-essential building works in anticipation of the upcoming move. We have continued to invest in our workforce, supporting our apprentices (two of which have qualified this year) and increasing wages so they remain above the national minimum wage. Unfortunately we could not uplift them as much as we would have liked (due to our planned investment in the new building) but this remains a high priority for us and will be revisited in the year ahead. As noted in previous director reports, there continues to be a gap between the price paid for universal provision (government funded childcare places) and the additional cost required to deliver a safe SEND service. Our prices are reviewed on an annual basis and uplifted as necessary, to cover our cost base. We do not take this decision lightly and continue to do everything that we can to keep costs down so our service remains accessible to as many families as possible. No dividends have been taken by the Director this year, just partial repayment of loans that were made to the company to support it during the start-up phase. As a management team, we continue to be ambitious in our plans for The Nursery. This upcoming investment will enable us to deliver on our commitments to expanding the provision, outreach work, training and community engagement. We continue to take immense pride in the work that we do and the service we offer to our children, their families and the wider community. It is with great excitement that we look to the year ahead and all of the wonderful things that our new building will enable us to do.

This report was approved by the board of directors on 5 January 2026
And Signed On Behalf Of The Board By:

Name: Gemma Leigh Bridge
Status: Director