Wymeswold Preschool TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT
29[th] October 2025
Wymeswold Preschool
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT
Reference and Administrative Information
Charity Name: Wymeswold Preschool
Charity Registration No 1027215
Principal Address: Memorial Hall Clay Street WYMESWOLD LE12 6TU
Board of Trustees and Committee roles
Sarah Hooper (Chair)
Jane Bowley (Treasurer)
Charlotte Hubbard (April 25 to date acting as Secretary)
Gemma Johnson
Nichola Hather (Preschool Leader)
Independent Examiner
Mandy Staniforth – Qualified as a Certified Accountant
Bankers
Lloyds PLC
TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT
Period of report: 1[st] August 2024 to 31[st] July 2025
Structure, Governance, and Management
Wymeswold Preschool is a member of the Pre-School Learning Alliances
and is governed by its constitution.
The overall management and control of the Pre-school rests with the individual members of
its management committee. As well as being responsible for the management of the
Pre-school the committee members are also the charity trustees of the Pre-school.
Committee members are recruited in accordance with the Pre-School Learning Alliances constitution.
Objectives, Activities, Achievements and Performance
The aims of the Pre-school are to enhance the development and education of children
primarily under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups by:
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Offering appropriate play, education and care facilities, family learning and extended hours groups, together with the right of parents to take responsibility for and to become involved in the activities of the groups, ensuring that such groups offer opportunities for all children whatever their race, culture, religion, means or ability.
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Encouraging the study of the needs of such children and their families and promoting public interest in and recognition of such needs in the local areas.
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Instigating and adhering to and furthering the aims and objects of the Pre-school Learning Alliance.
In shaping our objectives and planning our activities, the Trustees have considered the
Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit, including the guidance ‘public benefit: running a Charity (PB2)’ and the activities we provide fully reflect the purposes for which the Charity was set up.
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
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A series of successful fundraising events and kind donations raised a total of £5869 (after expenses £4561)
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The Fundraising effort has enabled the preschool to maintain a healthy reserve fund despite the decrease in child numbers at the beginning of the Autumn Term 2024
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Continuing with a range of extra curricular activities. Sport, Dance, Forest School, Smallholding visit, Open Days. Introduction of a Plate to Plot project – growing food and cooking.
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Continuing to run a successful monthly coffee morning for the community.
Plans for the Future
We will continue to offer high quality provision in line with our objectives, to a diversity of pre-school age children.
We will invest in learning resources to support our objectives and responsibilities
To continue to enhance our additional learning opportunities as far as funding allows
We will complete a review of our financial accounts and funding, improve our financial policies and practices and again review the efficacy and viability of introducing financial software due to the increase in accounting work.
We will initiate a staff review, to include staff structure and roles. We will review salaries Accordingly. Always mindful that the number of children attending can change dramatically from year to year
We will invest further in staff development to support and enhance the service we provide, this may include additional training for Forest School provision.
To increase opportunities to engage with families, partners and the wider local community:with plans to introde a mother and toddlers group, educational and social events for parents to increase inclusivity and knowledge.
Develop links with other local EY providers and schools.
Develop a marketing strategy.
Wymeswold Preschool
Financial Review
The accounts for the year ending 31[st] July 2025 show a surplus of £26952 (2024: £2302).
Income in the period has increased with more children attending and less children leaving at year end. Childcare funding £64887(2024: £22050).
Parent fees £19918(2024: £20904) and fundraising events £5869 (2024: £12095.36) with donations £2348 (2024: £3943)
Total expenditure for the period was £65170 (2024: £57023).
Total unrestricted funds held at 31 July 2025 and available for use towards the general objectives of the charity were £54555 (2024:£ 27602).
Total designated funds held at 31 July 2025 and available for use towards the general objectives of the charity were nil (2024: nil)
Restricted funds held at 31 July 2025, which are to be used for the specific projects they were donated for, were nil (2024: nil)
Reserves Policy
The Pre-school has achieved a reserve to cover at least 2 terms worth of expenditure in reserve but is aware that this needs to be maintained but may be depleted by changing child numbers or other eventualities.
This year we have achieved this amount. £43447 (2023 £27602.18)
Trustee Fees/Expenses
No payments were made to trustees during the period.
Wymeswold Preschool
Trustees Responsibilities in relation to the Financial Statements
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom generally accepted Accounting Practices)
The laws 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 state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period.
In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:-
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Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently
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Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP 2019 (FRS 102);
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Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent
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State whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
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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 are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that 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, the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. 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.
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature
Full name Sarah Hooper Position Chair Date: 29[th] October 2025
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Independent Examiner’s Report
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Report to the trustees/ members of Wymeswold Preschool
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On accounts for the year Charity no | 1027215 ended (if any) niam | report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (‘the Trust”) for the year ended 31/07/2025.
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Responsibilities 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 (“the Act’). | report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, | have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
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independent | have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: 4. Accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or 2. The accounts do not accord with the accounting records | have no concerns and have come 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.
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Name: | Mandy Staniforth
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Relevant professional
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qualification(s) or body (if any):
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Address: | 2 Rectory Place, Wymeswold Leics LE12 6UL