2025-02-28-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

	Period start date	Period start date			Period end date
From	01	03	2024	To	28 02	2025

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name WRITTLE GREEN PRE-SCHOOL

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1023360

Charity's principal address THE BERYL PLATT CENTRE 12-14 REDWOOD DRIVE, WRITTLE

ESSEX Postcode CM1 3LY

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ESSEX Postcode ~~a~~	ESSEX Postcode ~~a~~	ESSEX Postcode ~~a~~	CM1 3LY ~~a~~
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled **to appoint trustee(if any) **
TRISH WOOLNER	CHAIRPERSON
LISA FOX	SECRETARY
AILSA BIRCH	TREASURER
SINEAD FOLAN
ANNIE MULLEN
LAURA WATKINS
HANNAH LAWRENCE		From 20/11/2024
ALEX HAWLEY		From 20/11/24 to 29/01/25

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14 Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole year ~~—~~ 1 March 2013

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

EARLY YEARS ALLIANCE, MODEL CONSTITUTION 2011 Type of governing document Amended (approved by Early Year Alliance) and adopted at the AGM on (eg. trust deed, constitution) 20 November 2024

PRE-SCHOOL COMMITTEE TRUST How the charity is constituted

• (eg. trust, association, company)

ELECTED Trustee selection methods

• (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

Early Years Alliance policies and procedures updated throughout the year You may choose to include as necessary. additional information, where relevant, about:

• policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;

• the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;

• relationship with any related parties;

• trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

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To provide pre-school provision under EYA constitution and policies, and Summary of the objects of the adhering to Ofsted objectives. We gained a rating of GOOD on 12 September 2024. We provide learning for children from 2yrs to rising 5 charity set out in its year-olds for up to 15/30 funded hours per week, with an option to pay for governing document additional sessions up to 6.25 hours per day. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these To provide pre-school provision for our local village community which also objects (include within this extends to other local villages and towns. section the statutory declaration that trustees have Relationships with local schools, Writtle Community Association, parish had regard to the guidance council, health service, church, children’s centres, library, local councils issued by the Charity and other provisions within the local community are excellent and provide Commission on public benefit) a healthy link for the pre-school to the local community.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

The pre-school holds various fundraising events throughout the year which help support the local community and the community centre where the preschool is based. We hold open evenings for pre-school parents and welcome prospective families at any time. The pre-school operates an open-door policy, and welcomes family members to stay and play.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

Section D

Achievements and performance

Section D Achievements and performance

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Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

We continue to advertise in the village magazine, The Writtle News, to promote the preschool and toddler group. This publication is delivered to every house in the parish.

We celebrated by dressing up and raised funds for Children In Need, held a Macmillan coffee morning and took part in World Book Day and a Reindeer Run to raise funds for Alzheimer’s Society.

We once again had an entry in the local Christmas Tree festival, held in the church. This was great fun for the children to take part in and encouraged preschool families to visit the festival held over the first weekend in December.

The preschool continues to use our face book page, for reminders and notices about forthcoming events.

We also continue to use tapestry as a means of communication and to record children’s progress.

The baby and toddler group continues to run and is thriving,

We continue to develop the outdoor play area/garden, which is much bigger than our previous outdoor space and is a fantastic place for children to play and learn.

We saw some staff changes during the year with new experienced staff coming on board. We continue with our own bank team, who provide support when needed.

Having previously registered with ‘Easy Fundraising’ we have seen an increase in the number of parents signing up to the scheme and raised just over £116 during the year.

Our annual summer festival was a great success, raising a profit of £950.00. The Easter and Halloween parties were great fun, along with our Christmas Nativity which was enjoyed by all who attended.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Sufficient reserves to meet unknown future requirements of the preschool are held.

Details of any funds materially

in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

• The Early Years Alliance constitution sets out financial controls which the

• You may choose to include preschool follows.

• additional information, where relevant about: Local Government funding

• • the charity’s principal sources Parents, where fee paying children attend. of funds (including any fundraising); Fundraising events: summer festival, easter party, and Halloween party etc.

• • how expenditure has supported the key objectives Commission on photographs

• of the charity;

• • investment policy and Continue to raise funds via “Easyfundraising”. objectives including any ethical investment policy Allows the pre-school to purchase/replace new equipment and resources adopted. to enhance the children’s learning and development specifically outdoor play equipment.

Section F Other optional information

We now have 3 members of bank staff. This means we do not have to use agency staff, who proved to be very expensive.

These staff work as and when they are needed to cover staff absence and have the advantage of knowing the children and preschool routines.

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Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Trisha Woolner Full name(s) TRISHA J WOOLNER Position (eg Secretary, Chair, CHAIR etc) Date 18[th] DECEMBER 2025

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RECEIPT5 & PAYMENTS SUMMARY Ch•rlty No.. 1023360 WRITnE GREEII PRfSCH(XX PERIOO 0110312024 TO 28102n025 Current alc 91.156.79 D•posll Restrktsd Funds Unrejtrkted Funds 91,156.79 7,012.(h) 1,786.99 TOTAL FUND5 91,156.79 7.012.CXJ 1,786.99 Fundln8 Fees FundT•lsbn8 & Donatlons Unlfomftodd￿r Group & oth 71,524.88 7,$88.46 1.648.59 2.292.71 1,786.99 35.48 TOTAL AECEIP75 IIXi,999.53 35.48 101.435.01 101,435.01 83.OS4.64 P•ym•rts Rèsources & Equlpmenl WaaeslPAYVNEST Room hlr• Ad¥ertlsln8 & Tr•lnln8 Postage PrSntln8 & St•tlon•ry Cleanln8 & Mobile Phone Insurance & membershlp Unworm. Sn•ck & mllk Capital Sp•nd, Sundry & Petty C•sh 1,286.7S 81.586.56 9.614.05 601,20 140,89 622.10 J.174.15 105.20 1,391.95 81.586.56 1,391.95 81,586.56 9.614.OS 809.48 71,250.46 9.273.00 689.40 225.10 641.06 980.95 140.89 622.79 1,174.15. 1.174.15 235.61 71.38 3.293.98 3.365.36 5.420.18 TOTAL PAYME14TS 98.997.89 412.88 o. 99,410.77 99,410.77 90,090.79 NET OF RECEIPTYPAYMENTS 35A8 -7.036.15 C•th l•it r4•r •nd 33.773.16 35.774.80 2,393.76, 71.84 U4bllltl• HMAC Tax & NIC for J•n & Feb 2025 NEST penslon p•yment for Feb 2025 ency costs for Féb 2025 Total 76.99 148.14 560,26 n5.39 Unilorm stock IRIStrla IQOOLNJER PEQSOKJ t S ￿￿)e￿al￿er 2025

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Address: qf Lon Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report WRirrLE GREEN PRESCHOOL Report to the trustees Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examination of charrty accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). On accounts for the year ended 2810212025 Charity no (if any) 1023360 Set out on pages Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. ofr plg I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 2810212025. As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"). Responsibilities and basis of report I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent [The charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified to examiner's statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed body]]. Delete [ ] if not applicable. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below ") 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. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): IER Oct 2018 IER Oct 2018