CCEW Charity Commission profile

COMMUNITY CHILDCARE CENTRES

Registered charity 1086957 · organisation 3981342

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
7 June 2001
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
04148695
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£3,580,434
Latest expenditure
£3,212,820
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: GROWING PLACES @ MILL HILL, MILL ROAD, WATERLOOVILLE, HAMPSHIRE, PO7 7DB

Website recorded by the regulator: www.growingplaces.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity provides childcare education for children aged from 6 months, up to and including 11 years. Growing Places is a charitable company, committed to enhancing lives, raising aspirations and creating opportunities for all stakeholders (children, their families, employees and volunteers). For more information please see www.growingplaces.org.uk.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
20 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
20 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£3,580,434
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,212,820
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
22 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
22 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,733,846
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,723,558
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
24 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
24 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£2,705,719
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,752,736
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
31 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£2,637,020
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,428,003
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
13 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
13 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,254,671
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,219,470

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
20 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£3,580,434
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,212,820
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
7
Count Govt Grants
£15
Income From Government Contracts
1837258
Income From Government Grants
£82,456
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
15
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
22 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,733,846
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,723,558
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
9
Count Govt Grants
£11
Income From Government Contracts
1220719
Income From Government Grants
£44,392
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
9
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
24 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£2,705,719
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,752,736
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
7
Count Govt Grants
£25
Income From Government Contracts
1114361
Income From Government Grants
£72,187
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
5
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
31 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£2,637,020
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,428,003
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
7
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£18
Income From Government Contracts
1090314
Income From Government Grants
£49,303
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
4
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
13 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,254,671
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,219,470
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
20
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£20
Income From Government Contracts
1873299
Income From Government Grants
£314,831
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
20 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
82847
Income Other Trading Activities
13134
Income Charitable Activities
3470334
Income Investments
14119
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
3580434
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£6,650
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,204,907
Expenditure Other
1263
Expenditure Total
3212820
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
11508
Expenditure Support Costs
545144
Expenditure Depreciation
35177
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,525,927
Assets Total Fixed
523193
Assets Own Use
523193
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,199,519
Assets Total Liabilities
£196,785
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,525,927
Creditors One Year Total Current
196785
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,163,960
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1441504
Funds Restricted
84423
Funds Total
1525927
Count Employees
121
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
22 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
43621
Income Other Trading Activities
2518
Income Charitable Activities
2675195
Income Investments
12512
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2733846
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£3,862
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,719,696
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2723558
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
8220
Expenditure Support Costs
503368
Expenditure Depreciation
37139
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,158,313
Assets Total Fixed
431798
Assets Own Use
431798
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£857,086
Assets Total Liabilities
£130,571
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,158,313
Creditors One Year Total Current
130571
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£821,194
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1100084
Funds Restricted
58229
Funds Total
1158313
Count Employees
117
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
24 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
72378
Income Other Trading Activities
1045
Income Charitable Activities
2628868
Income Investments
3428
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2705719
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£6,735
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,745,176
Expenditure Other
825
Expenditure Total
2752736
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
8124
Expenditure Support Costs
481153
Expenditure Depreciation
34971
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,148,025
Assets Total Fixed
456558
Assets Own Use
456558
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£789,121
Assets Total Liabilities
£97,654
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,148,025
Creditors One Year Total Current
97654
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£0
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1076494
Funds Restricted
71531
Funds Total
1148025
Count Employees
124
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
31 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
58091
Income Other Trading Activities
1876
Income Charitable Activities
2576942
Income Investments
111
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2637020
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£12,600
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,415,403
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2428003
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
7740
Expenditure Support Costs
365999
Expenditure Depreciation
31466
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,195,042
Assets Total Fixed
316995
Assets Own Use
316995
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£965,798
Assets Total Liabilities
£87,751
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,195,042
Creditors One Year Total Current
87751
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£903,362
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1163116
Funds Restricted
31926
Funds Total
1195042
Count Employees
118
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
13 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
332504
Income Other Trading Activities
908
Income Charitable Activities
1920956
Income Investments
303
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2254671
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£24,604
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,194,866
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2219470
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
11320
Expenditure Support Costs
247952
Expenditure Depreciation
23883
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£986,025
Assets Total Fixed
291477
Assets Own Use
291477
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£788,354
Assets Total Liabilities
£93,806
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£986,025
Creditors One Year Total Current
93806
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£749,544
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
956949
Funds Restricted
29076
Funds Total
986025
Count Employees
124
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Hampshire
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
COMMUNITY CHILDCARE CENTRES
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2017-04-05T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number
1023014
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1023014
Assoc Charity Name
COWPLAIN COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL
Charity Name
COMMUNITY CHILDCARE CENTRES
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2001-06-07T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 26 JANUARY 2001
Charitable Objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR NURSERY CHILDREN AS STATED IN OUR MISSION STATEMENT
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE STAUNTON PARK DAY NURSERY HAVANT AND WAITE END DAY NURSERY WATERLOOVILLE

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
496123
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
OAK MEADOW CHILDCARE CENTRE
Charity Name Id
496105
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
CCC
Charity Name Id
496126
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
STAUNTON PARK DAY NURSERY
Charity Name Id
496120
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
JUBILEE CORNER DAY NURSERY
Charity Name Id
496131
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
WAITE END DAY NURSERY
Charity Name Id
496115
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
GROWING PLACES
Charity Name Id
496112
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
COMMUNITY CHILDCARE CENTRES LTD

11 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order
1
Regulator Name
Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

12 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries