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Contents Page nuinber 3 Trustees, Annual Report 7 Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the Pre-school 8 Independent Examiners statement 9 Receipts and Payments Account for General Funds 11 Statement of Assets 2nd Liabilities 12 Notes to the accounts l-vinY I'hunibs Pt¥ ¥cliool ArUal A¢cou1115 Year cndcd.3 l March 2025
Trustees. Report Reference and Administration details Charity name Tommy Thumbs Pre-school (Not known by any other name) Charity Number 1022430 Principal Address Cledford Priinary School George Vl Avenue Middlewich CWIO ODD Names of Trustees who manage the Charity Trustee name Office (if any) Date of appointmentlresignation if not for full ear Appointed January 2017 Name of body entitled to appoint trustee Julie Cooper Chair Trustees or meinbers Rebecca Bugg Secretary Appointed January 2021 Trustees or members Amanda Taylor-Hall Treasurer Appointed March 2019 Trustees or members Advisors Bankers National Westminster Bank The Bullring Northwich Cheshire. CW9 5BN Tuiiuny Thuttlbs PrL ¥cIivLII Annudl Accoun15 YcaT cndcd 11 M7 rch 202)
Structure, Governance and Management The Charity's governing document is the Pre-school Learning Alliance Model Pre- School Constitution 201 l. This was adopted by Tommy Thumbs in April 2009, reviewed in April 2016 and most recently in January 2019. The Charity is constituted by Trust Deed. Trustees are selected by election from the cuent membership or appointed by the current trustees. Objectives and Activities The objective of the Pre-school ivas to provide a safe, happy and nurturing environment for all pre-school children and their fainilies, free from discrimination and prejudice. Children of school age were supported within our ivraparound care provision befoie and after school and throughout the school holÈdays. Public Benefit Accounting In setting our objectives and planning our activities the trustees have given careful consideration to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit. As a charity, the parents of our children have the assurance that all our income must be applied for the benefit of the chi Idren attending our setting. Achievements and Performance Up until the preschool closed to children on the 31" December 2024, Tommy Thumbs continued to operate from two rooms and could accomrnodate up to 60 children at any one time across the setting. As a preschool, premises were leased froin Cledford Primary School (CPS) with the sole aim to provide early years and wraparound care for children aged 2-1 l years. At the beginning of 2024, CPS shared that they wishcd to take back the premises to establish their own early years provision. Following research. it became apparent that there were no alternative premises within the local arca to relocate to and a decision was made to close the preschool. All staff were offered the choice to TUPE over to the new provision or take redundancy. Tonuuy Tliutnbb- PrL schutsl Amiual Accoun15 YeKr cndcd 11 Mrirch 2025
Financial review Policy on reserves Reserves at 31 March 2025 were £37,696. Reserves have been used this year to meet redundancy cominitments, clear all final invoices, close accounts and vacate small existing contracts. Any surplus, once all commitments have been met, will be distributed as per Charity Commission guidelines and will feature in the next year's annual accounts. Annual surplus The annual deficit for the year to 31 March 2025 for the Pre-school was £79,196 Current year fjnancial results Until Deceinber of this year, Toinmy Thumbs continued to look to enhance our indoor environment. We continued with our longer tenn vision of decorating all areas in neutral shades, looking to replace ivorn storage units & boxes and developing areas of display for the children's work. Fundraising during the year to 31 March 2025 was £168. We held back again this year on some of our own fundraising to support other local & national charities, for example we enjoyed National Jumper Day for Save The Children and dressed up to support Red Nose Day. Tvlluny ThuttLb5 PrL' whvul Annual AcLouiII Year cndcd 11 mrCh 202)
Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees: Julie Cooper Chair Date Amanda Taylor-Hall Treasure Date Tvnully Ihumbb t4b ¥Glivol Annudl Accoui)ts Ycai. cndcd.I l March 202)
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the Pre-school I report on the accounts of the Pre-school for the year ended 31 March 2025. which are set out on pages 9 to 12. Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. you consider that the audit requirement of section 43(2) of the charities Act 1993 (the Act) does not apply. It is my responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specified in the general Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 43(7)(b) of the Act, whether particular matters have come to iny attention. Basis of independent examiner's report My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Cominissioners. An examination includes a review of accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also included consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be requir¢d in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts. Tonuny I'liunibs t¥b ¥knliool Annudl Accothits Year cnderl.I l Milrch 202)
Independent Examiners statement In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: (l ) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the Act. and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the Act have not been met. or (2) to which in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Name: Signed: Relevant professional qualification or body: ILACZKJ Address: LCzkJirtl C14k5141rt¢. Ob9 fin5 l-onllny Thunibs- PrL' bbhuol Annuul Ac¢oun15 Y&1r endcd I l M£1rch 2025
Receipts and Payments Account for General Funds Current year to 31 March 2025 Prior year to 31 March 2024 Receipts Fees froin parents 54,812 87,817 Fees from voucher agency 140,6JO 187,823 Total fees 195,422 275,640 Fundraising (J'ee iiolc l) 505 275 Donations Unifoms 336 48 Other receipts Support Funding 57,128 2,660 Bank Interest to Reserve Account 1142 1214 Total Receipts 254,533 279,8J7 Ton]tny Thumbs PrL' sLhool Annual Accouiits Yc£if Endcd I l mrch 202)
Receipts and Payments Account for General Funds Current year to 31 March 2025 Prior year to J l March 2024 Payments Fundraising costs (see iiole /) 336 449 Catering 3,938 6,841 (-.) Premises 14,850 18,000 Building work and maintenance 704 Other 1,615 Consumables lJ59 3,310 Equipment 502 2,150 Meeting Costs 15 Adininistration/ office 14,888 Payroll 296,097 244,609 Total payments 333,729 293,169 Net (deficit)/surplus for the year (79,196) (5,119) Tviiuny Iliwnbs PN. scliuol Annuiil AGwuiils Ycar cndcd I l Milrch 2025 10
Statement of assets and liabilities At 31 March 2025 At 31 March 2024 Cash Funds Credit Card payment in advance Current Bank account 3,125 37,696 83.464 91,555 100 Reserve Bank account Pety cash balance Total cash funds 100 IA$ ]krre¢eipis and payTnenL* u¢count on prior page} 40,821 175,118 Other monetary assets Outstanding fees from parents Liabilities Invoices not yet paid Outstanding rent Signed as approved on behalf of the trustees Julie Cooper Chair Date ID/q/zs I"uiiuny Ihunibs PL. sbhuol Atujuul Accouiils Yearendcd I l Miirch 2025
Notes to the accounts Fundraising receipts and payments Current year to 31 March 2025 Previous year to J l March 2024 Receipts Unrestricted fundraising 504 275 Restricted fundraising income Total receipts 504 275 Payments Unrestricted Fundraising Activities 336 449 Total payments 336 449 Net fundraising surplus for the year 168 -175 I'oiijtny I'humbs PrL &chool Annual Accouiils Ycilr endcd I l Morch 202) 12