Registered charity · Canterbury
The Firs Nursery
- 7 trustees
- Income £347k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Disability
- Where
- Kent
- Website
- www.firsnursery.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2005
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£347k£317k
- 2024£298k£286k
- 2023£286k£244k
Earlier years
- 2022£238k£223k
- 2021£209k£180k
Charitable objects
THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL ARE TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY:(A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY;(B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS;(C) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.
Board analysis for researchers
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
7 trustees on the board
- Alexandra Potts since 2023
- Caroline Thwaites since 2023
- Emily Wassell since 2019
- Georgette Fenn since 2021
- Madeline Bell since 2022
- Sarah Delo since 2021
- Sarah Wild since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Emily Wassell since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Alexandra Potts since 2023
- Caroline Thwaites since 2023
- Georgette Fenn since 2021
- Sarah Delo since 2021
- Sarah Wild since 2021
Portfolio (2)
- Emily Wassell since 2019
- Madeline Bell since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1107989
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 8 NOVEMBER 2004 AS AMENDED 08 NOVEMBER 2007AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 01 MAY 2018
- Contact on the register
- 01227731876 · firs.chartham@virgin.net
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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