Registered charity (CIO) · Dorchester
Summertime Nursery & PRE-School
Summertime Nursery & PRE-School is a registered charity (number 1159532) based in Dorchester, governed by 9 trustees and chaired by Laura Nichols since 2024. Latest income £509k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 9 trustees
- Income £509k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Laura NicholsChair · since 2024
- Andrew HowardTrustee · since 2025
- Beth HowardTrustee · since 2026
- Catherine Elizabeth WhiteTrustee · since 2024
- Christian ThomasTrustee · since 2026
- Claire PengellyTrustee · since 2024
- Emma JamesTrustee · since 2024
- Hannah DellTrustee · since 2024
- Jodie SawyerTrustee · since 2024
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- Dorset
- Website
- www.summertimenursery.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£509k£400k
- 2024£432k£376k
- 2023£347k£356k
Earlier years
- 2022£336k£321k
- 2021£280k£301k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE CHARITY WORKS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT HAVING AS ITS OBJECTS THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR BY:(1) PROMOTING THEIR CARE AND SAFETY;(2) PROMOTING THEIR EDUCATION AND PROMOTING PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT;(3) PROMOTING THEIR HEALTH AND WELLBEING;(4) PROVIDING SERVICES TO SUPPORT THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS;(5) PROVIDING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS HOLDING MEMBERSHIP OF THE CIO; AND(6) FURTHERING THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.
Board analysis
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.
9 trustees on the board
- Laura Nichols Chair since 2024
- Andrew Howard since 2025
- Beth Howard since 2026
- Catherine Elizabeth White since 2024
- Christian Thomas since 2026
- Claire Pengelly since 2024
- Emma James since 2024
- Hannah Dell since 2024
- Jodie Sawyer since 2024
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Laura Nichols Chair since 2024
- Andrew Howard since 2025
- Beth Howard since 2026
- Catherine Elizabeth White since 2024
- Christian Thomas since 2026
- Claire Pengelly since 2024
- Emma James since 2024
- Hannah Dell since 2024
- Jodie Sawyer since 2024
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
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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
0.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1159532
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 08 Dec 2014
- Contact on the register
- 01305257756 · office@summertimenursery.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 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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