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Registered charity · No. 1192890CIO

Bright Sparks Nursery (St. Peter's Church, Ipswich)

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Bright Sparks Nursery (St. Peter's Church, Ipswich) is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training.

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What are the key facts about Bright Sparks Nursery (St. Peter's Church, Ipswich)?

Reported income · year ending 2025-04-04
£179,354
Reported spending · year ending 2025-04-04
£162,291
Registered charity number
1192890
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
CIO
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Stoke Park Drive
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded
Website
www.brightsparksnursery.org

Quick answer

Bright Sparks Nursery (St. Peter's Church, Ipswich) (number 1192890) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Bright Sparks Nursery (St. Peter's Church, Ipswich) do?

Bright Sparks Nursery provides early years childcare sessions for two- to four-year olds. The nursery operates from St Peter's Church in Stoke Park in Ipswich. The children spend their time both indoors and in a variety of attractive outside spaces. Children's places are paid for by early years grant funding or fees payable by parents.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Bright Sparks Nursery (St. Peter's Church, Ipswich)

Answers Bright Sparks Nursery (St. Peter's Church, Ipswich) gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 4 April 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Bright Sparks Nursery (St. Peter's Church, Ipswich)'s highest-paid staff paid?

Bright Sparks Nursery (St. Peter's Church, Ipswich)'s annual return for the year ending 4 April 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register does not record Bright Sparks Nursery (St. Peter's Church, Ipswich) as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

Bright Sparks Nursery (St. Peter's Church, Ipswich)'s annual return for the year ending 4 April 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits. Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Suffolk

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People.

Reported activities: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Bright Sparks Nursery (St. Peter's Church, Ipswich) registered for?

Education/training

Why is there no Clarity Score for Bright Sparks Nursery (St. Peter's Church, Ipswich) yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Bright Sparks Nursery (St. Peter's Church, Ipswich). An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Bright Sparks Nursery (St. Peter's Church, Ipswich) a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Bright Sparks Nursery (St. Peter's Church, Ipswich) as a registered charity (number 1192890) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Bright Sparks Nursery (St. Peter's Church, Ipswich)'s charity number?
Bright Sparks Nursery (St. Peter's Church, Ipswich)'s charity number is 1192890. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1192890?
Search 1192890 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Bright Sparks Nursery (St. Peter's Church, Ipswich) do?
Bright Sparks Nursery provides early years childcare sessions for two- to four-year olds. The nursery operates from St Peter's Church in Stoke Park in Ipswich. The children spend their time both indoors and in a variety of attractive outside spaces. Children's places are paid for by early years grant funding or fees payable by parents.
Does Bright Sparks Nursery (St. Peter's Church, Ipswich) have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Bright Sparks Nursery (St. Peter's Church, Ipswich). This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Bright Sparks Nursery (St. Peter's Church, Ipswich)?
Bright Sparks Nursery (St. Peter's Church, Ipswich)'s website listed in our register data is http://www.brightsparksnursery.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Bright Sparks Nursery (St. Peter's Church, Ipswich)'s chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Bright Sparks Nursery (St. Peter's Church, Ipswich)'s annual return for the year ending 4 April 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Bright Sparks Nursery (St. Peter's Church, Ipswich)?
The register does not record Bright Sparks Nursery (St. Peter's Church, Ipswich) as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Bright Sparks Nursery (St. Peter's Church, Ipswich)'s trustees paid?
Bright Sparks Nursery (St. Peter's Church, Ipswich)'s annual return for the year ending 4 April 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits. Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
When was Bright Sparks Nursery (St. Peter's Church, Ipswich) registered as a charity?
Bright Sparks Nursery (St. Peter's Church, Ipswich) was entered on the register on 21 December 2020.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.