## **Seer Green Pre-School Trustees Annual Report**
## **Year Ending 31/08/24**
## **Introduction**
The Trustees of Seer Green Pre-School are pleased to present the annual report for the year ending 31/08/24. This report provides an overview of our achievements, financial position, and future plans, reflecting our commitment to providing high-quality early years education for the children in our community.
## **Overview of Seer Green Pre-School**
Seer Green Pre-School has been dedicated to fostering a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment for children aged 2.5 to 5. Our primary goal is to promote holistic development through play-based learning, ensuring that each child reaches their full potential.
## **Achievements**
## 1. **Curriculum Development** :
- We have successfully implemented a new play-based curriculum aligned with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, focusing on creativity, critical thinking, and social skills.
- Regular training sessions were conducted for staff to enhance their skills and understanding of child development.
## 2. **Community Engagement** :
- We organized community events, fostering a sense of belonging and partnership between parents, staff, and the wider community. To include the Fairy Tale Fete and Seer Green Comedy Night.
## 3. **Facilities and Resources** :
- Improvements were made to our outdoor play area, providing children with enhanced opportunities for exploration and physical activity by purchasing a traverse wall.
- We acquired new educational resources, including books and learning materials, to enrich the children's learning experiences.
## 4. **Staff Development** :
- Ongoing professional development was prioritized, with staff attending various workshops and training programs to stay updated with the latest educational practices.
## **Financial Overview**
The financial position of Seer Green Pre-School remains stable. The key highlights include:
- **Income** : Total income for the year was £183970, primarily generated from parental fees, fundraising activities and local authority funding.
- **Expenditure** : Total expenditure was £170000, with significant investments in staff training, resources, and facility improvements.
- **Reserves** : Our reserves are currently £50000, providing a solid foundation for future growth and sustainability.
## **Future Plans**
Looking ahead, the Trustees are committed to:
- Expanding our outreach efforts to ensure all families in the community are aware of our services.
- Continuing to enhance our curriculum to meet the evolving needs of our children.
- Implementing a sustainability plan to ensure our financial stability in the years to come such as offering extended hours to meet the needs of working families.
## **Acknowledgments**
We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all staff, parents, and volunteers for their dedication and support throughout the year. Your involvement is crucial to our success, and we look forward to continuing our journey together.
## **Conclusion**
The Trustees of Seer Green Pre-School are proud of the progress made this year and remain committed to providing a nurturing and enriching environment for our children. We are excited about the future and the opportunities it holds for our community, despite challenges arising from recent changes to funding policies made by central government.
Charity number: 1026054
Company number: CE035901
(England and Wales)
## Seer Green Pre School
Report of the Trustees and Unaudited Financial Statements
For the period ended 17 November 2024
Seer Green Pre School Contents Page For the period ended 17 November 2024
|Report of the Trustees|1|
|---|---|
|Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees|2|
|Statement of Financial Activities|3|
|Statement of Financial Position|4|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|5 to 7|
|Detailed Statement of Financial Activities|8|
## Seer Green Pre School Report of the Trustees
## For the period ended 17 November 2024
The Trustees, who are also directors for the purposes of company law, have pleasure in presenting their report and the financial statements for the charitable company for the period ended 17 November 2024. The Trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
## **Objectives and aims**
The trustees have considered the Charity Commision's guidance on public benefit, including the guidance 'public benefit: running a charity (PB2)'.
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION**
**Name of Charity** Seer Green Pre School **Charity registration number** 1026054 **Company registration number** CE035901 **Principal address** John Orme Room School Lane Seer Green HP9 2QJ
## **Trustees**
The trustees and officers serving during the year and since the year end were as follows:
Rebecca Davies Lindsay Hondebrink Dr Camus Nimmo **Independent examiners** St Clair Accountancy Solutions Ltd Suite A 73 Woodside Road Amersham HP6 6AA
Approved by the Board of Trustees and signed on its behalf by
............................................................................. Rebecca Davies
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## Seer Green Pre School
## Statement of Financial Activities (including Income and Expenditure Account) For the period ended 17 November 2024
|**Notes**
**Income and endowments from:**
Donations and legacies
2
Charitable activities
3
Investments
4
Other income
5
**Total**
**Expenditure on:**
Charitable activities
6/7
**Total**
**Net income**
**Reconciliation of funds**
Total funds brought forward
**Total funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
15,768
30,110
-
-
**45,878**
(29,441)
**(29,441)**
**16,437**
104,547
**120,984**|**2023**
**£**
5,230
174,722
515
2,004|
|---|---|---|
|||**182,471**|
|||(152,879)|
|||**(152,879)**|
|||**29,592**
67,606|
|||**97,198**|
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Registered Number : CE035901
## Seer Green Pre School Statement of Financial Position As at 17 November 2024
|**Notes**
**Current assets**
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
10
**Net current assets**
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**Net assets**
**The funds of the charity**
Unrestricted income funds
11
**Total funds**|**£**
**2024**
12,238
108,746
**120,984**
-
**120,984**
**120,984**
**120,984**
120,984
**120,984**|**£**
**2023**
-
97,335|
|---|---|---|
|||**97,335**|
|||(137)
**97,198**|
|||**97,198**|
|||**97,198**|
|||97,198|
|||**97,198**|
For the period ended 17 November 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
- The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance
- with section 476,
- The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to
- accounting records and the preparation of accounts. These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime.
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board and signed on its behalf by:
Rebecca Davies Trustee
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## Seer Green Pre School Notes to the Financial Statements
## For the period ended 17 November 2024
## **1. Accounting Policies**
## **Basis of accounting**
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, except for investments which are included at market value and the revaluation of certain fixed assets and in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), and the Companies Act 2006.
Seer Green Pre School meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).
## **Going concern**
## **2. Income from donations and legacies**
|**Unrestricted funds**
Donations received
**ncome from charitable activities**
**Unrestricted funds**
_Activity 1_
Income from charitable
activities
**nvestment income**
Bank interest receivable|**2024**
**£**
15,768
**15,768**
**2024**
**£**
30,110
**2024**
**£**
-
**-**|**2023**
**£**
5,230|
|---|---|---|
|||**5,230**|
|||**2023**
**£**
174,722
**2023**
**£**
515|
|||**515**|
## **3. Income from charitable activities**
## **4. Investment income**
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Seer Green Pre School Notes to the Financial Statements Continued
For the period ended 17 November 2024
|**5. Other income**|||
|---|---|---|
||**2024**|**2023**|
||**£**|**£**|
|Other income 1|-|2,004|
||**-**|**2,004**|
|**6. Costs of charitable activities by fund type**|||
||**2024**|**2023**|
||**£**|**£**|
|**Unrestricted funds**|||
|Activity 1|29,441|152,879|
|**7. Costs of charitable activities by activity type**|||
||**2024**|**2023**|
||**£**|**£**|
|**Activities undertaken directly**|||
|Activity 1|29,441|152,879|
|**8. Staff costs and emoluments**|||
|Total staff costs for the period ended 17 November 2024 were:|||
||**2024**|**2023**|
||**£**|**£**|
|Salaries and wages|19,249|116,575|
|Social security costs|2,097|5,030|
||**21,346**|**121,605**|
## **9. Comparative for the Statement of Financial Activities**
The comparative year values on the Statement of Financial Activites are for unrestricted funds.
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## Seer Green Pre School Notes to the Financial Statements Continued For the period ended 17 November 2024
## **10. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
|**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**|||
|---|---|---|
|Other creditors|**2024**
**£**
-
**-**|**2023**
**£**
137|
|||**137**|
## **11. Movement in funds**
## **Unrestricted Funds**
|**Unrestricted Funds**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|_General_
General
**Unrestricted Funds - Previous year**
_General_
General
**Analysis of net assets between funds**
**Unrestricted funds**
_General_
General|**Balance at**
**01/09/2023**
**£**
104,547
**104,547**
**Balance at**
**01/09/2022**
**£**
67,606
**67,606**|**Incoming**
**resources**
**£**
45,878
**45,878**
**Incoming**
**resources**
**£**
182,471
**182,471**||**Outgoing**
**resources**
**Balance at**
**17/11/2024**
**£**
**£**
(29,441)
120,984
**(29,441)**
**120,984**
**Outgoing**
**resources**
**Balance at**
**31/08/2023**
**£**
**£**
(152,879)
97,198
**(152,879)**
**97,198**
**Net current**
**assets /**
**(liabilities)**
**Net Assets**
**£**
**£**
120,984
120,984|**Balance at**
**17/11/2024**
**£**
120,984|
||||||**120,984**|
||||||**Balance at**
**31/08/2023**
**£**
97,198|
||||||**97,198**|
|||||||
|||||**120,984**
**120,984**||
## **12. Analysis of net assets between funds**
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Seer Green Pre School Notes to the Financial Statements Continued
For the period ended 17 November 2024
|**Previous year**
**Unrestricted funds**
_General_
General|**Net current**
**assets /**
**(liabilities)**
**Net Assets**
**£**
**£**
97,198
97,198|
|---|---|
||**97,198**
**97,198**|
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## Seer Green Pre School Detailed Statement of Financial Activities For the period ended 17 November 2024
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENT**
**Donations and legacies**
Donations
**Charitable activities**
Income from charitable activities
**Investments**
Bank interest receivable
**Other income**
Other income 1
**Total incoming resources**
**EXPENDITURE**
**Charitable activities**
Cost of direct charitable activity
**Total resources expended**
**Net Income**|**£**
**2024**
15,768
**15,768**
30,110
**30,110**
-
**-**
-
**-**
**45,878**
(29,441)
**(29,441)**
**(29,441)**
**16,437**|**£**
**2023**
5,230|
|---|---|---|
|||**5,230**
174,722|
|||**174,722**
515|
|||**515**
2,004|
|||**2,004**|
|||**182,471**
(152,879)|
|||**(152,879)**|
|||**(152,879)**|
|||**29,592**|
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This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements
Charity number: 1026054
Company number: CE035901
(England and Wales)
## Seer Green Pre School
Report of the Trustees and Unaudited Financial Statements
For the period ended 17 November 2024
Seer Green Pre School Contents Page For the period ended 17 November 2024
|Report of the Trustees|1|
|---|---|
|Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees|2|
|Statement of Financial Activities|3|
|Statement of Financial Position|4|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|5 to 7|
|Detailed Statement of Financial Activities|8|
## Seer Green Pre School Report of the Trustees
## For the period ended 17 November 2024
The Trustees, who are also directors for the purposes of company law, have pleasure in presenting their report and the financial statements for the charitable company for the period ended 17 November 2024. The Trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
## **Objectives and aims**
The trustees have considered the Charity Commision's guidance on public benefit, including the guidance 'public benefit: running a charity (PB2)'.
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION**
**Name of Charity** Seer Green Pre School **Charity registration number** 1026054 **Company registration number** CE035901 **Principal address** John Orme Room School Lane Seer Green HP9 2QJ
## **Trustees**
The trustees and officers serving during the year and since the year end were as follows:
Rebecca Davies Lindsay Hondebrink Dr Camus Nimmo **Independent examiners** St Clair Accountancy Solutions Ltd Suite A 73 Woodside Road Amersham HP6 6AA
Approved by the Board of Trustees and signed on its behalf by
............................................................................. Rebecca Davies
1 of 8
## Seer Green Pre School
## Statement of Financial Activities (including Income and Expenditure Account) For the period ended 17 November 2024
|**Notes**
**Income and endowments from:**
Donations and legacies
2
Charitable activities
3
Investments
4
Other income
5
**Total**
**Expenditure on:**
Charitable activities
6/7
**Total**
**Net income**
**Reconciliation of funds**
Total funds brought forward
**Total funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
15,768
30,110
-
-
**45,878**
(29,441)
**(29,441)**
**16,437**
104,547
**120,984**|**2023**
**£**
5,230
174,722
515
2,004|
|---|---|---|
|||**182,471**|
|||(152,879)|
|||**(152,879)**|
|||**29,592**
67,606|
|||**97,198**|
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Registered Number : CE035901
## Seer Green Pre School Statement of Financial Position As at 17 November 2024
|**Notes**
**Current assets**
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
10
**Net current assets**
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**Net assets**
**The funds of the charity**
Unrestricted income funds
11
**Total funds**|**£**
**2024**
12,238
108,746
**120,984**
-
**120,984**
**120,984**
**120,984**
120,984
**120,984**|**£**
**2023**
-
97,335|
|---|---|---|
|||**97,335**|
|||(137)
**97,198**|
|||**97,198**|
|||**97,198**|
|||97,198|
|||**97,198**|
For the period ended 17 November 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
- The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance
- with section 476,
- The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to
- accounting records and the preparation of accounts. These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime.
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board and signed on its behalf by:
Rebecca Davies Trustee
3 of 8
## Seer Green Pre School Notes to the Financial Statements
## For the period ended 17 November 2024
## **1. Accounting Policies**
## **Basis of accounting**
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, except for investments which are included at market value and the revaluation of certain fixed assets and in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), and the Companies Act 2006.
Seer Green Pre School meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).
## **Going concern**
## **2. Income from donations and legacies**
|**Unrestricted funds**
Donations received
**ncome from charitable activities**
**Unrestricted funds**
_Activity 1_
Income from charitable
activities
**nvestment income**
Bank interest receivable|**2024**
**£**
15,768
**15,768**
**2024**
**£**
30,110
**2024**
**£**
-
**-**|**2023**
**£**
5,230|
|---|---|---|
|||**5,230**|
|||**2023**
**£**
174,722
**2023**
**£**
515|
|||**515**|
## **3. Income from charitable activities**
## **4. Investment income**
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Seer Green Pre School Notes to the Financial Statements Continued
For the period ended 17 November 2024
|**5. Other income**|||
|---|---|---|
||**2024**|**2023**|
||**£**|**£**|
|Other income 1|-|2,004|
||**-**|**2,004**|
|**6. Costs of charitable activities by fund type**|||
||**2024**|**2023**|
||**£**|**£**|
|**Unrestricted funds**|||
|Activity 1|29,441|152,879|
|**7. Costs of charitable activities by activity type**|||
||**2024**|**2023**|
||**£**|**£**|
|**Activities undertaken directly**|||
|Activity 1|29,441|152,879|
|**8. Staff costs and emoluments**|||
|Total staff costs for the period ended 17 November 2024 were:|||
||**2024**|**2023**|
||**£**|**£**|
|Salaries and wages|19,249|116,575|
|Social security costs|2,097|5,030|
||**21,346**|**121,605**|
## **9. Comparative for the Statement of Financial Activities**
The comparative year values on the Statement of Financial Activites are for unrestricted funds.
5 of 8
## Seer Green Pre School Notes to the Financial Statements Continued For the period ended 17 November 2024
## **10. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
|**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**|||
|---|---|---|
|Other creditors|**2024**
**£**
-
**-**|**2023**
**£**
137|
|||**137**|
## **11. Movement in funds**
## **Unrestricted Funds**
|**Unrestricted Funds**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|_General_
General
**Unrestricted Funds - Previous year**
_General_
General
**Analysis of net assets between funds**
**Unrestricted funds**
_General_
General|**Balance at**
**01/09/2023**
**£**
104,547
**104,547**
**Balance at**
**01/09/2022**
**£**
67,606
**67,606**|**Incoming**
**resources**
**£**
45,878
**45,878**
**Incoming**
**resources**
**£**
182,471
**182,471**||**Outgoing**
**resources**
**Balance at**
**17/11/2024**
**£**
**£**
(29,441)
120,984
**(29,441)**
**120,984**
**Outgoing**
**resources**
**Balance at**
**31/08/2023**
**£**
**£**
(152,879)
97,198
**(152,879)**
**97,198**
**Net current**
**assets /**
**(liabilities)**
**Net Assets**
**£**
**£**
120,984
120,984|**Balance at**
**17/11/2024**
**£**
120,984|
||||||**120,984**|
||||||**Balance at**
**31/08/2023**
**£**
97,198|
||||||**97,198**|
|||||||
|||||**120,984**
**120,984**||
## **12. Analysis of net assets between funds**
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Seer Green Pre School Notes to the Financial Statements Continued
For the period ended 17 November 2024
|**Previous year**
**Unrestricted funds**
_General_
General|**Net current**
**assets /**
**(liabilities)**
**Net Assets**
**£**
**£**
97,198
97,198|
|---|---|
||**97,198**
**97,198**|
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## Seer Green Pre School Detailed Statement of Financial Activities For the period ended 17 November 2024
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENT**
**Donations and legacies**
Donations
**Charitable activities**
Income from charitable activities
**Investments**
Bank interest receivable
**Other income**
Other income 1
**Total incoming resources**
**EXPENDITURE**
**Charitable activities**
Cost of direct charitable activity
**Total resources expended**
**Net Income**|**£**
**2024**
15,768
**15,768**
30,110
**30,110**
-
**-**
-
**-**
**45,878**
(29,441)
**(29,441)**
**(29,441)**
**16,437**|**£**
**2023**
5,230|
|---|---|---|
|||**5,230**
174,722|
|||**174,722**
515|
|||**515**
2,004|
|||**2,004**|
|||**182,471**
(152,879)|
|||**(152,879)**|
|||**(152,879)**|
|||**29,592**|
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This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements