CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees Orchard Pre-school On accounts for the year onded 31 August 2025 Charity no (if any) 1024956 Set out on pagès CC16a (pages 3 & 4) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charty (Ihe Trusf} for the year ended 31 August 2025. Responsibilities and basls of report As the charitys trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 1.the Aci-). 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 appliG3ble Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5Mbl of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have examlnerfs statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in. any malerial respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Chartbes Act: or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records.. or I have no COn￿rnS and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Date: 26 January 2026 Name: Craig Fisher Relevant professlonal qualificationls) or bn of children primarity under statutory sch￿1 age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their chiklren through crxnmunity groups. Summary of tho objects of the charity set out in its governing document In planning and carying i)ut the activitres for the year the Trustees kepl in mind the Charity CoMmi￿10n guidance on wblic benefit through discussion at Trustee meetings. The focus of aC￿ty continues to be the devek¥)menl of pre-school children in a safe, structured and supwrbve environment. The following tivtbes further the Pre-schrxl's oLy"ectives and provide public benefil.. Summary ofthe main activitles undertaken for the public beneflt In relatlon to these objects {include within this section the statutory declaration that trusloes have had regard to the guidance Issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit) Offering appropriate pkqy, education and care facilities. family aming and extended hours groups, together with the right of pa￿nts to take reswjnsibility for and become involved in the acllvities of such groups, ensuring Ihal such groups offer oppcffiunities for all chiklren whatever tr￿1r race, culiure, religion, means or abiltty: Encouraging the study of the needs of such children and their families and promoting public interest in and recognition of such needs in the kral area; Instoating and adh￿Ing lo and furthering th8 aims and objects of the Pre-school Leaming AllIar￿e. Additional details of objectives and activities {Optional infomiation} Y¢)u may choose to include further statements. where relevant, about.. policy on grantmaking: policy programme relat￿1 investment.. contribution made by volunteers. Section D Achievements and performance TAR M8rch 2012 >Jvi Aw.unwwo? Jo aArywiaJ pup amsnijui eq Oi SPg8u IpiThJs PUE sanssi yiieay yllm uaj￿1￿9 Ouodaaav siuaAa ieiws 's6uiu8Aa siu8JEd 'uaJpiiy? hw Joi SVSIA LUOLt '6"a 'SWaJEd pup Pou￿-9Jd uaawoq s¥uii 6u1ul￿U1P sJaiu611gJlJ PUE aJ!Icxl aui 6uipni?Ul YJOM ?Idoi ayi Jo yEd SE suo4esiue6Jo iejq Ja￿0 woji wdui FAJIMagaEE iivs '(uois!AoJd spaau lE!￿ls) a6pyod 'SIOOLI iuejui iejoi .'6uipni?u! 'sa!?uaSp JaLllO W.M &asoig 6u!¥JOM saty.M?E 6U￿lEJpun oj Jadiau JuaJEd 'sduJ '6'a 'EWUgS-aJd yi ui pa6p6ua 4 014uaJed Joj saiiiAuJe Jo a6uw e 6uipiAoJd uawa¥d PUE egueuadxa ¥JOM uo sa6qioJ ieaoi WOJJ guapnF 6uixpL 8AiiJ? s! aauiLUWO? pO4￿-8Jd aui PUE Iini suipwaj 116u4ipM aui os i00y￿-aJd ￿.[Enb aLU 6uiuiNu!e $J￿A tr PUE SillUOW 6 JpaA z Jo se6B ayi uaawaq uaJ￿I￿a Joj Auo aLUU Uuai O£'£- 6 WOJI App lip uedo iuawuoJ!Au8 unj PUE aJE5 8 UI IOOyJS-aJd aui 6uipuauB uajpiiu? str gui 6uiikneAap AiinJssag?ns -.aJaM JpaA aLll Ul IOOUJS-gJd Jo ￿Jawa￿al￿)e u'.ew èui JeaA a416u!Jnp A¥.JEy) ayi so siuaLUaAa!y?E ulpw 8ui io Ajpwwns agueLuJopad pup SlUaLuaAaiuJv a uoiijes Section E Financial review The Pre-sch(K)I maintains a cash reserve account in ￿der to: Reduce the impact of risks wsed by unavoidable changes or circumstances Manage events that require &gnrficant amounts of cash that cannot be met from nonnal operatirYJ income. Brlef statement of the charity's pollcy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficit None Further financial review details (Optlonal information) Y￿j may choose to include additional information. where relevant about.. the oharity's principal sources of funds (including any furKlraisingl- how expenditure has supported the key obJ"eclives of the charty", investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment wlicy adopted. Section F Other optional information The pre-school has since moved to new premk8es: Orchard Infant Schwl. Water Lane, Southampton S045 4SB. The pre-school also has a new Ofsted number 2856728. These changes took to affeGt from SeptemLv 2025. Section G Declaration The tTUSteos declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Slgned on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature(s) Full name{s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair. etc} Lauren Ratcltrte Carla Venton Chair Secretary Date TAR March 2012