Dunster Pre-School ℅ Dunster First School St Georges Street Dunster Minehead Somerset TA24 6RX 


Tel: 01643 822233                  email: dunsterpreschool@gmail.com                         Registered Charity 1016823 

Annual report of Dunster Pre-School Committee 2024/25.  Charity number 1016823 

Dunster pre-school is a small charity run pre-school serving families within West Somerset. We offer inclusive childcare and education for children aged 2-5 years. 

Our staff are an experienced team and we are dedicated to providing a safe, nurturing, dynamic space for children to learn and develop at their own pace. 

We value the importance of outdoor learning experiences. Children that attend Dunster pre-school have regular opportunities to participate in Forest school sessions as well as having access to our allotment, activities in and around our local community and swimming during the summer term. 

The committee are the trustees for the Pre-school. 

The AGM was held on 14[th] October 2024 at 7pm in the pre-school room. 

The chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer were elected, the committee was formed with new and existing members. 

The constitution was adopted. 

The accounts show a huge loss this year, this was due to lower than expected numbers, a decrease in fundraising events, resources and equipment needing to be updated and replaced and higher staffing costs as well as funding from the government that again does not represent the true cost of delivering a service to our families. 

The majority of children attending our provision are funded by the Local Authority, the inadequate government funding for early years provision has led to the pre-school bearing the extra costs of running a setting. We have continued, under the recommendation of our Local Authority to implement a voluntary consumable charge for parents/carers to support us with covering additional costs of food, and everyday resources. 

Yet again, our staff team endured a cut in hours in the Autumn term, we continue to have a strong experienced team and want to retain our staff, especially as there is a national recruitment crisis within the Early Years sector. 

We will be looking at future fundraising events to boost our reserves. 



## **DUNSTER PRE-SCHOOL** 

**Charity number - 1016823** 

Receipts & Payment Accounts For the year ended 31 August 2025 & 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at that date 


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## **DUNSTER PRE-SCHOOL** 

Registered Number 1016823 

## **Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended 31 August 2025** 

|**Receipts**<br>**Funding and Fees**<br>Somerset County Council<br>Fees<br>Nursery milk reimbursement<br>Other<br>**Grants and Donations**<br>Grants received<br>Donations<br>**Other Voluntary incoming resources**<br>Fundraising<br>**Investment Income**<br>Bank reserve account<br>**Total Receipts**|Unrestricted<br>Funds<br>£<br>60,581<br>10,420<br>63<br>71,065<br>-<br>1,600<br>1,600<br>2,206<br>2,206<br>90<br>74,961|Restricted<br>Funds<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|**Total Funds**<br>**2025**<br>£<br>60,581<br>10,420<br>63<br>-<br>71,065<br>-<br>1,600<br>1,600<br>2,206<br>2,206<br>90<br>74,961|**Prior Year**<br>**2024**<br>£<br>52,316<br>18,035<br>102<br>-|
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|||||70,453<br>-<br>600|
|||||600<br>9,945|
|||||9,945<br>-|
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|||||80,998|



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## **DUNSTER PRE-SCHOOL** 

Registered Number 1016823 

## **Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended 31 August 2025** 

|Unrestricted<br>Funds<br>£<br>**Total Receipts brought forward**<br>74,961<br>**Payments**<br>**Activities relating directly to the work of the pre-school**<br>Payroll costs<br>67,174<br>Pension Costs<br>2,685<br>Water rates & electricity<br>349<br>Premises maintenance<br>1,382<br>Milk Expenses<br>Resources<br>950<br>Staff Training<br>258<br>Fundraising Expenses<br>-<br>72,798<br>**Administration**<br>Insurance & Lease Service Costs<br>5,447<br>Payroll Fees<br>599<br>Communications & Stationery<br>1,174<br>Subscriptions<br>1,834<br>Travel Expenses<br>Accountancy<br>Bank Charges<br>Petty Cash<br>1,587<br>Sundry Expenses<br>2,099<br>12,740<br>**Total Payments**<br>85,538<br>**Net of Receipts/(payments)**<br>(10,577)<br>**Cash Funds at 1 September 2024**<br>20,074<br>**Cash Funds at 31 August 2025**<br>9,497|Restricted<br>Funds<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|**Total Funds**<br>**2025**<br>£<br>74,961<br>67,174<br>2,685<br>349<br>1,382<br>-<br>950<br>258<br>-<br>72,798<br>5,447<br>599<br>1,174<br>1,834<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>1,587<br>2,099<br>12,740<br>85,538<br>(10,577)<br>20,074<br>9,497|**Prior Year**<br>**2024**<br>£<br>80,998|
|---|---|---|---|
||||63,434<br>2,108<br>2,033<br>-<br>-<br>1,416<br>642<br>-|
||||69,634<br>4,695<br>624<br>968<br>1,706<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>651<br>1,108|
||||9,752|
||||79,386|
||||1,611<br>18,463|
||||20,074|



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## **DUNSTER PRE-SCHOOL** 

Registered Number 1016823 

## **Statements of Assets and liabilities at 31 August 2025** 

|**Cash Funds**<br>Barclays Current Account<br>Barclays Reserve Account<br>Petty Cash|Unrestricted<br>Funds<br>£<br>2,281<br>6,652<br>564<br>9,497|Restricted<br>Funds<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|**Total Funds**<br>**2025**<br>£<br>2,281<br>6,652<br>564<br>9,497|**Prior Year**<br>**2024**<br>£<br>14,466<br>4,562<br>1,046|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||20,074|



Approved by the trustees on ………………….. and signed on their behalf 

J Kelland………………………………… 

J Lyddon………………………………… 

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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** 

**Section A                        Independent Examiner’s Report** 

|**Report to the trustees/**<br>**members of**<br>**On accounts for the year**<br>**ended**<br>**Set out on pages**|Dunster Pre School|Dunster Pre School|Dunster Pre School|
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I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **31/08/2025** . **Responsibilities and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). 

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 

**Independent** I have completed my examination.  I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: 

- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or 

- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or 

- the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. 

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

## **Signed:** _Emma Smart_ 

**Date:** 28/06/2026 

**Name:** Emma Smart **Relevant professional** FCCA **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 3 Badger Park, Minehead, Somerset TA24 6LJ 

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**Oct 2018** 

**IER** 



## **Section B                           Disclosure** 

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). 

**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 

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**Oct 2018** 

**IER**