- - Stonebroom Pre School Trustees Annual Report 2024 2025
Stonebroom Pre-School Stonebroom Village Hall Cleveland Road Stonebroom Derbyshire DE55 6JF
Ofsted Registration No. EY311549 Registered Charity No. 1026865
Introduction
Stonebroom Pre-School has been running for 53 years providing an invaluable resource for the local community and wider area. The pre-school is a not-for-profit organisation and registered charity that serves Stonebroom and its surrounding villages by delivering high quality, local and cost effective educational childcare to 2, 3 and 4 year olds.
The pre-school has adopted the Early Years Alliance Model Constitution. The employed staff are supported by a voluntary management committee comprised of parents and other interested parties.
We currently offer pre-school care in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage, with funded and non-funded places available to 2 – 4 year olds. We offer three hour sessions in the morning and afternoon, Monday to Friday in term-time.
Achievements and Performance
Stonebroom Pre-School continued the good work of previous years, with the commitment and dedication of our Manager and staff providing the basis for all of our achievements. They continue to be excellent practitioners, and are an ongoing credit to the pre-school and the local community. In addition, we added new parent members to our very effective committee, to further strengthen the bond between the pre-school and the families it serves.
In the early part of the academic year we helped finalise the design for what will become our new building, and construction began. We look forward to moving in later in the year.
All of our popular parental, fundraising and community events went ahead once again, and we held a successful Christmas Fair, Christmas performance, sports day and graduation ceremony, along with our annual school trip, which was to Matlock Farm Park.
Child occupancy numbers were healthy and stable throughout the year once more, which led us to make a surplus of over £12000 and finally meet our financial reserve target following our economic rebuilding after COVID.
Due to this, we were able to minimise fee increases while also allowing for staff wage rises and absorbing increased inflationary pressures, whilst still ensuring financial sustainability. As a charity, we try to stay as affordable as possible for the local families we serve, and continue to be one of the very lowest cost providers in the local area, at significantly lower cost than many local commercial operators.
In conclusion, the trustees feel that the pre-school once again met its aims and objectives and continues to be a great asset to the local community.
Aims and Objectives
We aim to continue delivering a comprehensive, high quality early years education to all of our children, offering a choice of activities appropriate to their ages and stages of development. We will maintain our focus on individuality, progression, and care. We aim to encourage parental involvement from the outset, for the benefit of the children and pre-school alike.
We look forward to continuing the progress made in the past year, and recruiting even more new parents and carers to secure long term stability with regard to our voluntary committee of trustees.
Most of all, we are excited by the prospect of moving in to our modern purpose-built new premises, which will allow for a small expansion of potential capacity, while also permitting us to further improve our educational offering.
Thank you to all involved for your hard work over the past year, and for the year ahead.
The Chairperson On behalf of the Committee of Trustees Stonebroom Pre-School
Stonebroom Pre-School
Accounts for Year End 31/07/2025
Opening Balance 01/08/2024
£ 47,995.10
(All Accounts)
Income
| Fees | £ | 11,265.00 |
|---|---|---|
| Funding | £ | 80,050.50 |
| Uniform Payments | £ | 317.00 |
| Milk Rebate | £ | 158.31 |
| Grants | £ | - |
| Fundraising | £ | 1,098.89 |
| Donations | £ | - |
| Other Income | £ | 508.99 |
Total £ 93,398.69
Expenditure
| Wages | £ | 69,534.19 |
|---|---|---|
| Consumables | £ | 631.27 |
| Food | £ | 668.19 |
| Administration | £ | 593.24 |
| Equipment | £ | 1,398.09 |
| Services | £ | 5,639.26 |
| Insurance | £ | 1,152.00 |
| Training | £ | 199.00 |
| Other | £ | 1,162.39 |
Total £ 80,977.63
| Income | £ | 93,398.69 |
|---|---|---|
| Expenditure | £ | 80,977.63 |
| Surplus | £ | 12,421.06 |
| Closing Balance | £ | 60,416.16 |
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Exatniner's Report Report to the tfusteesl rnembers of STod&6 'PLo ,XkPtX)L .51 JLI On accounts for the year ended lois Charity no lif any) Set out on pagès I report lo Ihe trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity I'the Trust") for the year ended31 07 1026. Responslbilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {"Ihe Act"}. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under seGlion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{51{bl of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no malerial matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below "} in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe thal in. any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the occounling records Independent examiner's statement I have no concerns and have came across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn 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: @c Date: 18mA Name.. Relevant professional qualification(sl or body lif any): Address: OP, O XI ALFth ICA 341R£ , IciT IER Octobor 2018
Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32, Indep8ndent examination of chanty accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any ltsms that the oxamlner wlshes to dlsclo8e. IER October 2018