Little Firs Day Nursery Trustees Report
Year ended: 31[st] August 2025 Charity No. 1026262
Report of the trustees for the year ended 31[st] August 2025
The trustees present their annual report of the charity for the year ended 31[st] August 2025.
Introduction
Westhaven Preschool opened in 1979, and Kids Club (Wrap Around Care) opened in 2000.The Nursery moved into new accommodation within Westham Children’s Centre situated in the grounds of Conifers Primary School in January 2009 and renamed itself Little Firs Day Nursery. This was an exciting opportunity to work in partnership with Weymouth and Portland Sure-Start, Action for Children and Conifers Primary School. Unfortunately, Sure Start and Action for Children are no longer involved with Weymouth & Portland Children Centres due to Government Funding, but we still work in partnership with Dorset County Council and Conifers Primary School.
The nursery is an accessible purposed built building with five classrooms; two preschool classrooms, two birth to three rooms, the other classroom is used for small group work, lunchroom for Preschool, and wrap around care. There is also a kitchen that provides healthy cooked food for the children and two offices and a staff room.
MISSION STATEMENT
Our Mission Statement is to provide a happy stimulating environment where children become engrossed in their play, thrive, and grow and develop their talents, whilst developing into independent and confident children that can meet their full potential.
ETHOS
Children are at the heart of our Ethos as we believe children learn best when they enjoy what they are doing, feel secure, calm, happy and self-assured. Staff have high expectations for the children and enthuse and motivate them to explore and develop their learning. All children are included in all activities, and we aim to provide effective learning opportunities for all children using well planned experiences both indoors and outdoors that link to all seven areas of learning.
We put Inclusion at the heart of our practice and procedures and believe that being inclusive means that we are doing the best for everyone. We promote British Values-Democracy, Rule of Law, Individual Liberty, Mutual Respect and Tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs-these are embedded into our diverse curriculum and teaching, this ensures that the children learn acceptance and respect for all cultures, faiths, and lifestyles.
AIMS
Our Aim is to provide high quality care and education through a range of challenging, educational play experiences both indoors and outdoors that are relevant to each individual child, whilst working closely with parents and carers to promote and enhance the children’s learning. From this the children learn about respecting others, cooperation and sharing and learn about being true to themselves and respecting the rights of others.
OBJECTIVES.
Our objectives are that children develop a positive at ude towards health and wellbeing and to promote positive behaviour and respect of others. To ensure this we make the most of the
children’s abilities and talents whilst supporting them to be confident, independent children that are school ready.
We are registered for a maximum of 77 children to attend at any time for children aged 9 months to 5 years and wrap around care for 5-11 years. Opening times are Monday to Friday 07.30 until 18.00, for approximately fifty weeks of the year; we close on Bank Holidays and Christmas.
We take the Government’s Early Years Free Entitlement-both the 15 hours and 30-hours, Early Years Pupil Premium, Childcare Vouchers and the Government Tax Free Childcare.
INCLUSION.
Little Firs Day Nursery is a Rights Respecting Setting, and our children come from wide and varied backgrounds, beliefs and cultures and some have English as an additional language.
Little Firs Day Nursery is a NDNA SEND Champion and we put inclusion at the heart of our practice and procedures and believe that being inclusive means that we are doing the best for everyone. We celebrate diversity and develop a sense of community and belonging and have a high expectation of every child, as this is vital for their future.
Little Firs promotes British Values, and these are embedded into our diverse curriculum and teaching practice and ensures that the children learn acceptance and respect for all cultures, faiths and lifestyles and we treat all the children fairly showing no anti-discriminatory and anti-bias practice or stereotypical practice. This is not achieved by treating the children the same, but by treating them as individuals, in order that their own personal needs are met.
The Nursery employs 25 qualified practitioners, and 10 staff have been with the setting for over nine years. The other 2 staff members are our cooks.
| 25 Staf. Role: Qualifcaton. Number of Staf Working towards a qualifcaton Level of qualifcaton Manager BA Degree & Early Years Teacher (EYT) 1 Assistant Manager BA Degree & Early Years Teacher (EYT) 1 (SENCO) Level 3 1 Heads of Room Level 3 2 Deputy Heads of Room Level 3 3 Practtoners Level 3 9 Practtoners Level 2 4 2 Level 3 Apprentce 2 2 Level 2 Cooks 2 |
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All staff are First Aid Trained.
A review of our achievements and Performance.
The nursery invests heavily in staff CPD, and this helps the staff have the knowledge to understand child development and introduce new practices and procedures into the nursery and improve the outcomes for the children and the staff.
Staff are reflective practitioners and have implemented changes including changing the rooms around to encourage free flow and implement more childinitiated activities that follow the children’s interests.
From attending training, we implemented into practice Funky Fingers, Incredible Beginnings, Maths Champion, Block Play, Story-Making, Healthy Movers and Storycise.
Funky Fingers stimulates all the crucial developmental stages needed for pencil control.
Incredible Beginnings supports the children well-being and positive behaviour. Maths Champion has improved the outcomes in Maths and supports Characteristics of Effective Learning and the staff to provide challenging maths activities.
Block play has supported their maths skills, problem solving and spatial awareness especially the girls.
Story-making has supported literacy, creativity, imaginative skills and PSED, as well as Characteristics of Effective Learning.
Healthy Movers and Storycise has improved the children’s physical development especially gross and fine motor skills as well as their sitting skills, concentration span, listening and attention
Little Firs Day Nursery
Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements for the financial year ended 31 August 2025
A Hunter & Co 61 St. Thomas Street, Weymouth DT4 8EQ GB
Little Firs Day Nursery CONTENTS
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| Reference and Administrative Information | 3 |
| Trustees' Report | 4 |
| Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities | 5 |
| Independent Examiner's Report | 6 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 7 |
| Balance Sheet | 8 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 9 - 12 |
| Supplementary Information relating to the Financial Statements | 14 |
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Little Firs Day Nursery REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Trustees
Wendy Parker Michele Lund Sylwia Kersley Natasha Reed Kayleigh Axten Caroline Larder
Independent Examiner
A Hunter & Co 61 St. Thomas Street, Weymouth DT4 8EQ GB
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Little Firs Day Nursery TRUSTEES' REPORT
for the financial year ended 31 August 2025
The trustees present their Trustees' Report and the unaudited financial statements for the financial year ended 31 August 2025.
The financial statements are prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011, FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their financial statements in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).
The Trustees' Report contains the information required to be provided in the Trustees' Annual Report under the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) guidelines. The trustees of the charity are also charity trustees for the purpose of charity law and under the charity's constitution are known as members of the board of trustees.
In this report the trustees of Little Firs Day Nursery present a summary of its purpose, governance, activities, achievements and finances for the financial year 31 August 2025.
The charity is a registered charity and although not obliged to comply with the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland FRS 102, the organisation has implemented its recommendations where relevant in these financial statements.
Principal Activity
The Charity provides childcare for 0-11 year old children.
Financial Review
The results for the financial year are set out on page 7 and additional notes are provided showing income and expenditure in greater detail.
Results and Dividends
At the end of the financial year the charity has assets of £428,848 (2024 - £349,970) and liabilities of £4,808 (2024 - £6,058). The net assets of the charity have increased by £80,128.
In accordance with the Constitution, the trustees retire by rotation and, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election.
Compliance with Sector-Wide Legislation and Standards
The charity engages pro-actively with legislation, standards and codes which are developed for the sector. Little Firs Day Nursery subscribes to and is compliant with the following:
■ The Charities SORP (FRS 102)
Approved by the Board of Trustees on 14 May 2026 and signed on its behalf by:
________Wendy Parker Trustee
________Michele Lund Trustee
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Little Firs Day Nursery STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES
for the financial year ended 31 August 2025
The trustees are responsible for preparing the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities and financial position of the charity as at the financial year end date and of the surplus or deficit of the charity and otherwise comply with the Charities Act 2011.
In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
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make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards, identify those standards, and note the effect and the reasons for any material departure from those standards; and
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The trustees confirm that they have complied with the above requirements in preparing the financial statements.
The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Approved by the Board of Trustees on 14 May 2026 and signed on its behalf by:
________Wendy Parker Trustee
________Michele Lund Trustee
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Little Firs Day Nursery INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF LITTLE FIRS DAY NURSERY
We have examined the financial statements of the charity for the financial year ended 31 August 2025, which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet and the related notes.
This report is made solely to the charity's members, as a body, in accordance with the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008. Our work has been undertaken so that we might compile the financial statements that we have been engaged to compile, report to the Board of Trustees that we have done so, and state those matters that we have agreed to state to them in this report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's members, as a body, for our work, or for this report.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this financial year under the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 and that an independent examination is required.
It is our responsibility to:
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examine the financial statements under section 145 of the Act; and
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state whether particular matters have come to our attention.
Basis of independent examiner's report
Our examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the financial statements presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent examiner's statement
In connection with our examination, no matter has come to our attention which gives us cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act 2011
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the financial statements do not accord with those accounting records
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the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
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the financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the 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 (FRS102)
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there is further information needed for a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
We 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 financial statements to be reached.
__________Alison Hunter A HUNTER & CO 61 St. Thomas Street, Weymouth DT4 8EQ GB
Date: 14 May 2026
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Little Firs Day Nursery STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
for the financial year ended 31 August 2025
| Unrestricted | Total | Unrestricted | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | Funds | Funds | ||
| 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | 2024 | ||
| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Income | |||||
| Charitable activities | |||||
| ■ Grants from governments and other co-funders | 4.1 | 725,243 | 725,243 | 648,970 | 648,970 |
| Other income | 4.2 | 9,432 | 9,432 | 4,703 | 4,703 |
| ─────── | ─────── | ─────── | ─────── | ||
| Total income | 734,675 | 734,675 | 653,673 | 653,673 | |
| ─────── | ─────── | ─────── | ─────── | ||
| Expenditure | |||||
| Other expenditure | 5.1 | 654,547 | 654,547 | 651,118 | 651,118 |
| ─────── | ─────── | ─────── | ─────── | ||
| Net income/(expenditure) | 80,128 | 80,128 | 2,555 | 2,555 | |
| Transfers between funds | - | - | - | - | |
| ─────── | ─────── | ─────── | ─────── | ||
| Net movement in funds for the financial year | 80,128 | 80,128 | 2,555 | 2,555 | |
| Reconciliation of funds: | |||||
| Total funds beginning of the year | 12 | 343,912 | 343,912 | 341,357 | 341,357 |
| ─────── | ─────── | ─────── | ─────── | ||
| Total funds at the end of the year | 424,040 | 424,040 | 343,912 | 343,912 | |
| ═══════ | ═══════ | ═══════ | ═══════ |
The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the financial year. All income and expenditure relate to continuing activities.
The notes on pages 9 to 12 form part of the financial statements
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Little Firs Day Nursery BALANCE SHEET
as at 31 August 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
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| Notes | £ | £ | |
| Current Assets | |||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 428,848 | 349,970 | |
| ─────── | ─────── | ||
| Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year | 9 | (4,808) | (6,058) |
| ─────── | ─────── | ||
| Net Current Assets | 424,040 | 343,912 | |
| ─────── | ─────── | ||
| Total Assets less Current Liabilities | 424,040 | 343,912 | |
| ═══════ | ═══════ | ||
| Funds | |||
| General fund (unrestricted) | 424,040 | 343,912 | |
| ─────── | ─────── | ||
| Total funds | 12 | 424,040 | 343,912 |
| ═══════ | ═══════ |
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies' regime and in accordance with FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland", applying Section 1A of that Standard.
Approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 14 May 2026 and signed on its behalf by
________Wendy Parker Trustee
________Michele Lund Trustee
The notes on pages 9 to 12 form part of the financial statements
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Little Firs Day Nursery NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the financial year ended 31 August 2025
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
Little Firs Day Nursery is a charity incorporated in England. The registered office of the charity is Little Firs Day Nursery, Radipole Lane, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 0QF which is also the principal place of business of the charity. The financial statements have been presented in Pound (£) which is also the functional currency of the charity.
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following accounting policies have been applied consistently in dealing with items which are considered material in relation to the charity’s financial statements.
Statement of compliance
The financial statements of the charity for the financial year ended 31 August 2025 have been prepared on the going concern basis and in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) "Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland FRS 102", applying Section 1A of that Standard.
Fund accounting
Restricted funds
Restricted funds represent income received which can only be used for particular purposes, as specified by the donors. Such purposes are within the overall objectives of the charity.
Unrestricted funds
Unrestricted funds consist of General and Designated funds.
■ General funds represent amounts which are expendable at the discretion of the board, in furtherance of the objectives of the charity.
■ Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that the board has, at its discretion, set aside for particular purposes. These designations have an administrative purpose only, and do not legally restrict the board's discretion to apply the fund.
Income
Income is recognised by inclusion in the Statement of Financial Activities only when the charity is legally entitled to the income, performance conditions attached to the item(s) of income have been met, the amounts involved can be measured with sufficient reliability and it is probable that the income will be received by the charity.
Income from charitable activities
Income from charitable activities include income earned from the supply of services under contractual arrangements and from performance related grants which have conditions that specify the provision of particular services to be provided by the charity. Income from government and other co-funders is recognised when the charity is legally entitled to the income because it is fulfilling the conditions contained in the related funding agreements. Where a grant is received in advance, its recognition is deferred and included in creditors. Where entitlement occurs before income is received, it is accrued in debtors.
Grants from governments and other co-funders typically include one of the following types of conditions:
■ Performance based conditions: whereby the charity is contractually entitled to funding only to the extent that the core objectives of the grant agreement are achieved. Where the charity is meeting the core objectives of a grant agreement, it recognises the related expenditure, to the extent that it is reimbursable by the donor, as income.
■Time based conditions: whereby the charity is contractually entitled to funding on the condition that it is utilised in a particular period. In these cases the charity recognises the income to the extent it is utilised within the period specified in the agreement.
In the absence of such conditions, assuming that receipt is probable and the amount can be reliably measured, grant income is recognised once the charity is notified of entitlement.
Grants received towards capital expenditure are credited to the Statement of Financial Activities when received or receivable, whichever is earlier.
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Little Firs Day Nursery NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the financial year ended 31 August 2025
Expenditure
Expenditure is analysed between costs of charitable activities and raising funds. The costs of each activity are separately accumulated and disclosed, and analysed according to their major components. Expenditure is recognised when a legal or constructive obligation exists as a result of a past event, a transfer of economic benefits is required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be reliably measured. Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but cannot be attributed to one activity. Such costs are allocated to activities in proportion to staff time spent or other suitable measure for each activity.
Cash at bank and in hand
Cash at bank and in hand comprises cash on deposit at banks requiring less than three months notice of withdrawal.
Taxation
No current or deferred taxation arises as the charity has been granted charitable exemption. Irrecoverable valued added tax is expensed as incurred.
3. PROVISIONS AVAILABLE FOR AUDITS OF SMALL ENTITIES
In common with many other charity of our size and nature, we use our auditors to assist with the preparation of the financial statements.
| 4. | INCOME | |||||
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| 4.1 | CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Unrestricted | Restricted | 2025 | 2024 | |
| Funds | Funds | |||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| Grants from governments and other | co-funders: | |||||
| Income from charitable activities | 725,243 | - | 725,243 | 648,970 | ||
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| 4.2 | OTHER INCOME | Unrestricted | Restricted | 2025 | 2024 | |
| Funds | Funds | |||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| Other income | 9,432 | - | 9,432 | 4,703 | ||
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| 5. | EXPENDITURE | |||||
| 5.1 | CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | Direct | Other | Support | 2025 | 2024 |
| Costs | Costs | Costs | ||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| 5.2 | OTHER EXPENDITURE | Direct | Other | Support | 2025 | 2024 |
| Costs | Costs | Costs | ||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Other expenditure | 652,197 | - | 2,350 | 654,547 | 651,118 | |
| ═══════ | ═══════ | ═══════ | ═══════ | ═══════ | ||
| 6. | ANALYSIS OF SUPPORT COSTS | |||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||
| £ | £ | |||||
| Support | 2,350 | - | ||||
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| 7. | INVESTMENT AND OTHER INCOME | 2025 | 2024 | |||
| £ | £ | |||||
| Bank interest | 9,432 | 3,435 | ||||
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Little Firs Day Nursery NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the financial year ended 31 August 2025
| 8. | EMPLOYEES AND REMUNERATION | |||||
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| The staff costs comprise: | 2025 | 2024 | ||||
| £ | £ | |||||
| Wages and salaries | 572,655 | 569,040 | ||||
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| 9. | CREDITORS | 2025 | 2024 | |||
| Amounts falling due within one year | £ | £ | ||||
| Bank overdrafts | 1,058 | 2,744 | ||||
| Taxation and social security costs (Note | 10) | 53 | 54 | |||
| Accruals and deferred income | 3,697 | 3,260 | ||||
| ─────── | ─────── | |||||
| 4,808 | 6,058 | |||||
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| 10. | TAXATION AND SOCIAL SECURITY | 2025 | 2024 | |||
| £ | £ | |||||
| Creditors: | ||||||
| PAYE / NI | 53 | 54 | ||||
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| 11. | RESERVES | |||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||
| £ | £ | |||||
| At the beginning of the year | 343,912 | 341,357 | ||||
| Surplus for the financial year | 80,128 | 2,555 | ||||
| ─────── | ─────── | |||||
| At the end of the year | 424,040 | 343,912 | ||||
| ═══════ | ═══════ | |||||
| 12. | FUNDS | |||||
| 12.1 | RECONCILIATION OF MOVEMENT IN | FUNDS | Unrestricted | Total | ||
| Funds | Funds | |||||
| £ | £ | |||||
| At 1 September 2023 | 341,357 | 341,357 | ||||
| Movement during the financial year | 2,555 | 2,555 | ||||
| ─────── | ─────── | |||||
| At 31 August 2024 | 343,912 | 343,912 | ||||
| Movement during the financial year | 80,128 | 80,128 | ||||
| ─────── | ─────── | |||||
| At 31 August 2025 | 424,040 | 424,040 | ||||
| ═══════ | ═══════ | |||||
| 12.2 | ANALYSIS OF MOVEMENTS ON FUNDS | |||||
| Balance | **Income ** | Expenditure | Transfers | Balance | ||
| 1 September | between | 31 August | ||||
| 2024 | funds | 2025 | ||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Unrestricted funds | ||||||
| Unrestricted General | 343,912 | 734,675 | 654,547 | - | 424,040 | |
| ─────── | ─────── | ─────── | ─────── | ─────── | ||
| Total funds | 343,912 | 734,675 | 654,547 | - | 424,040 | |
| ═══════ | ═══════ | ═══════ | ═══════ | ═══════ |
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Little Firs Day Nursery NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the financial year ended 31 August 2025
12.3 ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BY FUND
| ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BY FUND | |||
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| Current | Current | Total | |
| assets | liabilities | ||
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted general funds | 427,790 | (3,750) | 424,040 |
| ─────── | ─────── | ─────── | |
| 427,790 | (3,750) | 424,040 | |
| ═══════ | ═══════ | ═══════ |
13. POST-BALANCE SHEET EVENTS
There have been no significant events affecting the Charity since the financial year-end.
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LITTLE FIRS DAY NURSERY
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
RELATING TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
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Little Firs Day Nursery SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION RELATING TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Operating Statement for the financial year ended 31 August 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Income | 725,243 | 651,915 |
| ─────── | ─────── | |
| Cost of generating funds | ||
| Consumable tools | 25,321 | 17,641 |
| ─────── | ─────── | |
| 25,321 | 17,641 | |
| ─────── | ─────── | |
| Gross surplus | 699,922 | 634,274 |
| ─────── | ─────── | |
| Expenses | ||
| Wages and salaries | 572,655 | 569,040 |
| Staff training | 1,260 | - |
| Rates | 5,522 | 7,763 |
| Insurance | 2,420 | 2,913 |
| Light and heat | 6,545 | 5,576 |
| Cleaning | 8,803 | 11,279 |
| Repairs and maintenance | 13,523 | 25,606 |
| Printing, postage and stationery | 38 | 3 |
| Advertising | 425 | - |
| Telephone | 2,760 | 2,427 |
| Computer costs | 1,219 | - |
| Accountancy | 2,350 | (750) |
| Bank charges | - | 535 |
| General expenses | 6,902 | 5,727 |
| Subscriptions | 4,804 | 5,035 |
| ─────── | ─────── | |
| 629,226 | 635,154 | |
| ─────── | ─────── | |
| Miscellaneous income | ||
| Bank interest | 9,432 | 3,435 |
| ─────── | ─────── | |
| Net surplus | 80,128 | 2,555 |
| ═══════ | ═══════ |
The supplementary information does not form part of the financial statements
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Little Firs Day Nursery Trustees Report
Year ended: 31[st] August 2025 Charity No. 1026262
Report of the trustees for the year ended 31[st] August 2025
The trustees present their annual report of the charity for the year ended 31[st] August 2025.
Introduction
Westhaven Preschool opened in 1979, and Kids Club (Wrap Around Care) opened in 2000.The Nursery moved into new accommodation within Westham Children’s Centre situated in the grounds of Conifers Primary School in January 2009 and renamed itself Little Firs Day Nursery. This was an exciting opportunity to work in partnership with Weymouth and Portland Sure-Start, Action for Children and Conifers Primary School. Unfortunately, Sure Start and Action for Children are no longer involved with Weymouth & Portland Children Centres due to Government Funding, but we still work in partnership with Dorset County Council and Conifers Primary School.
The nursery is an accessible purposed built building with five classrooms; two preschool classrooms, two birth to three rooms, the other classroom is used for small group work, lunchroom for Preschool, and wrap around care. There is also a kitchen that provides healthy cooked food for the children and two offices and a staff room.
MISSION STATEMENT
Our Mission Statement is to provide a happy stimulating environment where children become engrossed in their play, thrive, and grow and develop their talents, whilst developing into independent and confident children that can meet their full potential.
ETHOS
Children are at the heart of our Ethos as we believe children learn best when they enjoy what they are doing, feel secure, calm, happy and self-assured. Staff have high expectations for the children and enthuse and motivate them to explore and develop their learning. All children are included in all activities, and we aim to provide effective learning opportunities for all children using well planned experiences both indoors and outdoors that link to all seven areas of learning.
We put Inclusion at the heart of our practice and procedures and believe that being inclusive means that we are doing the best for everyone. We promote British Values-Democracy, Rule of Law, Individual Liberty, Mutual Respect and Tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs-these are embedded into our diverse curriculum and teaching, this ensures that the children learn acceptance and respect for all cultures, faiths, and lifestyles.
AIMS
Our Aim is to provide high quality care and education through a range of challenging, educational play experiences both indoors and outdoors that are relevant to each individual child, whilst working closely with parents and carers to promote and enhance the children’s learning. From this the children learn about respecting others, cooperation and sharing and learn about being true to themselves and respecting the rights of others.
OBJECTIVES.
Our objectives are that children develop a positive at ude towards health and wellbeing and to promote positive behaviour and respect of others. To ensure this we make the most of the
children’s abilities and talents whilst supporting them to be confident, independent children that are school ready.
We are registered for a maximum of 77 children to attend at any time for children aged 9 months to 5 years and wrap around care for 5-11 years. Opening times are Monday to Friday 07.30 until 18.00, for approximately fifty weeks of the year; we close on Bank Holidays and Christmas.
We take the Government’s Early Years Free Entitlement-both the 15 hours and 30-hours, Early Years Pupil Premium, Childcare Vouchers and the Government Tax Free Childcare.
INCLUSION.
Little Firs Day Nursery is a Rights Respecting Setting, and our children come from wide and varied backgrounds, beliefs and cultures and some have English as an additional language.
Little Firs Day Nursery is a NDNA SEND Champion and we put inclusion at the heart of our practice and procedures and believe that being inclusive means that we are doing the best for everyone. We celebrate diversity and develop a sense of community and belonging and have a high expectation of every child, as this is vital for their future.
Little Firs promotes British Values, and these are embedded into our diverse curriculum and teaching practice and ensures that the children learn acceptance and respect for all cultures, faiths and lifestyles and we treat all the children fairly showing no anti-discriminatory and anti-bias practice or stereotypical practice. This is not achieved by treating the children the same, but by treating them as individuals, in order that their own personal needs are met.
The Nursery employs 25 qualified practitioners, and 10 staff have been with the setting for over nine years. The other 2 staff members are our cooks.
| 25 Staf. Role: Qualifcaton. Number of Staf Working towards a qualifcaton Level of qualifcaton Manager BA Degree & Early Years Teacher (EYT) 1 Assistant Manager BA Degree & Early Years Teacher (EYT) 1 (SENCO) Level 3 1 Heads of Room Level 3 2 Deputy Heads of Room Level 3 3 Practtoners Level 3 9 Practtoners Level 2 4 2 Level 3 Apprentce 2 2 Level 2 Cooks 2 |
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All staff are First Aid Trained.
A review of our achievements and Performance.
The nursery invests heavily in staff CPD, and this helps the staff have the knowledge to understand child development and introduce new practices and procedures into the nursery and improve the outcomes for the children and the staff.
Staff are reflective practitioners and have implemented changes including changing the rooms around to encourage free flow and implement more childinitiated activities that follow the children’s interests.
From attending training, we implemented into practice Funky Fingers, Incredible Beginnings, Maths Champion, Block Play, Story-Making, Healthy Movers and Storycise.
Funky Fingers stimulates all the crucial developmental stages needed for pencil control.
Incredible Beginnings supports the children well-being and positive behaviour. Maths Champion has improved the outcomes in Maths and supports Characteristics of Effective Learning and the staff to provide challenging maths activities.
Block play has supported their maths skills, problem solving and spatial awareness especially the girls.
Story-making has supported literacy, creativity, imaginative skills and PSED, as well as Characteristics of Effective Learning.
Healthy Movers and Storycise has improved the children’s physical development especially gross and fine motor skills as well as their sitting skills, concentration span, listening and attention