--- title: "Joint Colleges Nursery (Cambridge) Limited — charity 286096 | CharityCompare" description: "Joint Colleges Nursery (Cambridge) Limited (charity 286096): income £860k (2025). Registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/joint-colleges-nursery-cambridge-limited retrieved: 2026-10-06T22:49:24.890Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 286096Charitable company JC # Joint Colleges Nursery (Cambridge) Limited Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Joint Colleges Nursery (Cambridge) Limited is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.jcn.org.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=286096&subId=0) Work at Joint Colleges Nursery (Cambridge) Limited? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=joint-colleges-nursery-cambridge-limited&type=claim&name=Joint%20Colleges%20Nursery%20(Cambridge)%20Limited) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Joint Colleges Nursery (Cambridge) Limited? Reported income · year ending 2025-08-31 £859,972 Reported spending · year ending 2025-08-31 £892,286 Registered charity number 286096 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Charitable company Register contact address detail (not service area) 6b Chaucer Road Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.jcn.org.uk](http://www.jcn.org.uk/) Quick answer Joint Colleges Nursery (Cambridge) Limited (number 286096) 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 Joint Colleges Nursery (Cambridge) Limited do? Provide a nursery school and childcare centre for the inhabitants of Cambridge, where children may be cared for and educated. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Joint Colleges Nursery (Cambridge) Limited Answers Joint Colleges Nursery (Cambridge) Limited gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 August 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Joint Colleges Nursery (Cambridge) Limited's highest-paid staff paid? Joint Colleges Nursery (Cambridge) Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 August 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. ### Where does Joint Colleges Nursery (Cambridge) Limited's money come from? Joint Colleges Nursery (Cambridge) Limited reported £860k total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £843k (98%), investments £16k (2%), donations and legacies £1,482 (0%). - Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£843k · 98% - Investments£16k · 2% - Donations and legacies£1,482 · 0% ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register records Joint Colleges Nursery (Cambridge) Limited as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. [Work out your Gift Aid](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) Joint Colleges Nursery (Cambridge) Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 18 January 1983 Company number [01484429](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01484429) (Companies House) Also known as Joint Colleges Nursery - J C N; Joint Colleges Nursery-Jcn Where it says it operates Cambridgeshire ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People. **Reported activities:** Provides Services. 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 Joint Colleges Nursery (Cambridge) Limited registered for? Education/training ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Joint Colleges Nursery (Cambridge) Limited yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Joint Colleges Nursery (Cambridge) Limited. 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to Joint Colleges Nursery (Cambridge) Limited? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating. 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The register data used for this profile lists Joint Colleges Nursery (Cambridge) Limited as a registered charity (number 286096) 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 Joint Colleges Nursery (Cambridge) Limited's charity number? Joint Colleges Nursery (Cambridge) Limited's charity number is 286096. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 286096? Search 286096 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 Joint Colleges Nursery (Cambridge) Limited do? Provide a nursery school and childcare centre for the inhabitants of Cambridge, where children may be cared for and educated. Does Joint Colleges Nursery (Cambridge) Limited have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Joint Colleges Nursery (Cambridge) Limited. 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 Joint Colleges Nursery (Cambridge) Limited? Joint Colleges Nursery (Cambridge) Limited's website listed in our register data is http://www.jcn.org.uk. 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 Joint Colleges Nursery (Cambridge) Limited's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Joint Colleges Nursery (Cambridge) Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 August 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. Where does Joint Colleges Nursery (Cambridge) Limited's money come from? Joint Colleges Nursery (Cambridge) Limited reported £860k total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £843k (98%), investments £16k (2%), donations and legacies £1,482 (0%). Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Joint Colleges Nursery (Cambridge) Limited? The register records Joint Colleges Nursery (Cambridge) Limited as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Are Joint Colleges Nursery (Cambridge) Limited's trustees paid? Joint Colleges Nursery (Cambridge) Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was Joint Colleges Nursery (Cambridge) Limited registered as a charity? Joint Colleges Nursery (Cambridge) Limited was entered on the register on 18 January 1983. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 01484429). Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=286096&subId=0).