Tommy Thumbs Pre-school
Trustees, Annual Report
and Accounts
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Year ended 31 March 2025
Charity number 1022430
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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
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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
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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 cu￿ent 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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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:
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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
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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)
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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
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Reserve Bank account
Pety cash balance
Total cash funds
100
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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
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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
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