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|**Charityregistrationnumber:1027556**|**Charityregistrationnumber:1027556**||
|---|---|---|
|**ObjectivesandActivities**|||
||SORPreference||
|Summaryofthepurposesof|Para1.17|**Puddleducksisa committeeruncharity**|
|thecharityassetoutinits||**organisationthatprovidespreschool**|
|governingdocument||**educationtothechildrenofOverand**|
|||**surroundingareas.Childrencanstart**|
|||**Puddleducksfromtwoyearsandwe**|
|||**supporttheirdevelopmentuptoprimary**|
|||**schoolage.**|
|Summaryofthemain<br>activitiesinrelationtothose|Para1.17and<br>1.19|**Puddleducksisa memberoftheEarly**<br>**YearsAlliance(EVA).Assuch,wehave**|
|purposesforthepublic||**adoptedtheconstitutionoftheEYA and**|
|benefit,inparticular,the||**encourageallaspectsofdevelopmentto**|
|activities,projectsorservices||**giveeachchilda securefoundationon**|
|identifiedintheaccounts.||**whichtobuildfuturelearning,aswellas**|
|||**tocontributetotheenjoymentoftheir**|
|||**earlychildhood.Ouraimsat**|
|||**Puddleducksaretoprovide:highquality**|
|||**careandlearningopportunitiesby**|
|||**experiencedandqualifiedstaff.A **|
|||**balancedcurriculum.A safe,stimulating**|
|||**andwelcomingenvironment.Equal**|
|||**opportunitiesforallchildren.Clear**|
|||**policiesandprocedures.Theopportunity**|
|||**forparentsandcarerstobeinvolved.The**|
|||**benefitistoprovideearlyyear's**|
||I|**provisiontothelocalcommunity,this**|
||'<br>I<br>I|**includeschildrenwhohaveSENDand**|
|||**ourmostvulnerablechildren.**|
|-·- --..-•-<br>Statementconfirming<br>whetherthetrusteeshave|Para1.18|**Weconfirmthetrusteeshaveregardto**<br>**thecharitiescommissionguidanceon**|
|hadregardtotheguidance||**publicbenefit.**|
|issuedbytheCharity|||
|Commissiononpublic|||
|benefit|||





|Achievements and Performance|Achievements and Performance||
|---|---|---|
||SORPreference||
|||Following the Outstanding rating with|
|||Ofsted in April2024,the setting and staff|
|||continuedtobe committedtosupporting|
|Summaryofthemain<br>achievementsofthecharity,<br>identifyingthedifferencethe<br>charity'sworkhasmadeto|Para1.20|early years development, with a focus on<br>enriching experiences and preparing<br>children for their next steps in learning<br>and school readiness.|
|thecircumstancesof its<br>beneficiariesandanywider<br>benefitstosocietyasa<br>whole.||Particular focus has been made on<br>enriching events, such as tennis lessons<br>andanegg hatching experience.|
|||Thestaff and committee organise events|
|||which helptoraise fundsforthe|
|||preschool, along with engaging with the<br>community and parents. Puddleducks|
|||continuestohave a strong presence in|
|||the local community|
|||The'popupcommunity**cafes'**continued<br>where committee and parents contribute|
|||toa**bake**sale in the wider community.|
|||Puddleducks have had a stall at the|
|||village's summer family fun day and the|
|||Christmas lights switch on.|
|||Thereisa steady numberofchildren|
|||enrolled, with some sessions at full .|
|||capacity.|
|||Continued investment in qualifications,|
|||learning and coursesofstaff membersto|
|||ensure engaged and skilled teamofstaff.|
|||Alsoinvestment into the setting|
|||maintenance and improvementsto|
|||enhance the children's experience at|
|||Puddleducks, such as resources and|





|**FinancialReview**|||
|---|---|---|
|Reviewofthecharity's|Para1.21|**Allaccountsinpositivefundsatendof**|
|financialpositionattheend<br>oftheperiod||**financialperiod.{Whiletechnicallythe**<br>**charitymadea loss,thiswasa conscious**<br>**decisiontospendmoneyonadditional**|
|||**resourcesandimprovements,astheyear**|
|||**startedwitha positivebalance,and**|
|||**remainssoattheend).**|
|Statementexplainingthe<br>policyforholdingreserves<br>statingwhytheyareheld|Para1.22|**Thepreschoolhasa reservefundaspart**<br>**ofa contingencyfund,thisistocover3 **<br>**monthsrunningcostshouldthe**<br>**preschoolexperiencefinancialdifficulties**|
|||**andisforcedtoclose.**|
|Amountofreservesheld|Para1.22|**£29,779**|
|Reasonsforholdingzero|Para1.22||
|reserves|||
|Detailsoffundmateriallyin|Para1.24||
|deficit|||
|Explanationofany|Para1.23||
|uncertaintiesaboutthe|||
|charitycontinuingasagoing|||
|concern|||









|**Structure,GovernanceandManagement**|**Structure,GovernanceandManagement**|**Structure,GovernanceandManagement**|
|---|---|---|
|Descriptionofcharity's|||
|trusts:|||
|Typeofgoverningdocument|Para1.25|**Constitution**|
|trustdeed,roalcharter|||
|Howisthecharity|Para1.25|**Charity**|
|constituted?<br>(e.gunincorporated||l)n\_I\_c.o,f_oroJ-e.cl_•|
|association,CIO|||
|Trusteeselectionmethods|Para1.2s||
|includingdetailsofany|||
|constitutionalprovisionse.g.|||
|electiontopostornameof||Electedbythecommittee(madeupof|
|anypersonorbodyentitled||existingtrusteesandelectedattheAGM)|
|toappointoneormore|||
|trustees|||



|includingdetailsofany<br>constitutionalprovisionse.g.<br>electiontopostornameof<br>anypersonorbodyentitled<br>toappointoneormore<br>trustees|includingdetailsofany<br>constitutionalprovisionse.g.<br>electiontopostornameof<br>anypersonorbodyentitled<br>toappointoneormore<br>trustees|includingdetailsofany<br>constitutionalprovisionse.g.<br>electiontopostornameof<br>anypersonorbodyentitled<br>toappointoneormore<br>trustees|Electedbythecommittee(madeupof<br>existingtrusteesandelectedattheAGM)|
|---|---|---|---|
|**Additionalinformation(optional)**||||
|Youmaychoosetoincludefurtherstatements|||whererelevantabout:|
|Policiesandprocedures||||
|adoptedfortheinductionand||Para1.51||
|trainingoftrustees||||
|Thecharity'sorganisational||||
|structureandanywider||Para1.51||
|networkwithwhichthe||||
|charityworks||||
|Relationshipwithanyrelated||Para1.51||
|parties||||
||I|||
||i|||
|Other|-t-·-·--<br>I<br>I<br>l<br>I<br>I||**Thepreschoolisrunviaa management**<br>**committee,however,thedaytoday**<br>**runningofthesettingisoverseenbya **|
||||**manageranddeputymanager.**|
||||**Puddleducksisrunbyanelected**|
||||**committeeofparentsinconsultationwith**|
||||**staff.Parentsandcarersareencouraged**|
||||**tojointhecommitteeandattendthehalf-**|
||||**termlymeetings.EverySeptemberthe**|
||||**committeeholdsitsAGMwhichparents**|
||||**andcarersarealsoencouragedtoattend.**|
||||**Thisiswhennewmembersareelectedto**|
||||**thecommittee.**|



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|~<br>CHARITYCOMMISSION<br>~<br>FORENGLANDANOWALES|CharityName<br>No(ifany)<br>1027556<br> OverPuddleducksPreSchool<br>**Receiptsandpaymentsaccounts**|CharityName<br>No(ifany)<br>1027556<br> OverPuddleducksPreSchool<br>**Receiptsandpaymentsaccounts**|CharityName<br>No(ifany)<br>1027556<br> OverPuddleducksPreSchool<br>**Receiptsandpaymentsaccounts**|CharityName<br>No(ifany)<br>1027556<br> OverPuddleducksPreSchool<br>**Receiptsandpaymentsaccounts**|CharityName<br>No(ifany)<br>1027556<br> OverPuddleducksPreSchool<br>**Receiptsandpaymentsaccounts**|CharityName<br>No(ifany)<br>1027556<br> OverPuddleducksPreSchool<br>**Receiptsandpaymentsaccounts**|CharityName<br>No(ifany)<br>1027556<br> OverPuddleducksPreSchool<br>**Receiptsandpaymentsaccounts**|CharityName<br>No(ifany)<br>1027556<br> OverPuddleducksPreSchool<br>**Receiptsandpaymentsaccounts**|CharityName<br>No(ifany)<br>1027556<br> OverPuddleducksPreSchool<br>**Receiptsandpaymentsaccounts**|CharityName<br>No(ifany)<br>1027556<br> OverPuddleducksPreSchool<br>**Receiptsandpaymentsaccounts**||**CC16a**|**CC16a**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**For**|**theperiod**<br>**from**|Periodstartdate<br>01/09/2024||**To**|Periodenddate<br>31/08/2025||||||
|SectionAReceiptsand|||payments|||||||||||
||||**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**|||**Restricted**<br>**funds**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**|Total funds||||Last year||
|||**tothe**||**nearest**<br>£|**tothenearest**£||**tothenearest**£|tothenearest£||||tothenearest£||
|**A1Receipts**<br>ParentFees||||**16,438**||||||**16,438**||||
|GambridgeCountyCouncilEarlyYears<br>Funding||||**101,298**||||||**101,298**||||
|Grants||||**2,247**||||||**2,247**||||
|Fundraising||||**1,285**||||||**1,285**||||
|Interestonreservefund||||**273**<br>--||||||**273**---||||
|_Subtotal(Grossmcometor_<br>_AR)_|<br>||'|**121,541**<br>||||||**121,541**||||
|A2Assetandinvestmentsales,||||||||||||||
|{seetable).||||||||||||||
|_Totalreceipts_|I|||121,54111..____<br>_.-1.. 1_____.-11||||||121,5411|..<br>1...,;,__<br>__.-1|||
|**A3Pavments**||||||||||||||
|Accountancy||||**1,275**||-||||1,275||||
|Courses||||**978**||-||||978||||
|Settingresources+cleaningmaterials||||**7,189**||-||||7,189||||
|Rent||||**4,911**||||.||4,911||||
|Uniform||||**360**||||-|'|360||||
|Salaries||||**91,926**||||||91,926||||
|**HMRC**<br>Pension<br>Ofsted,DBS,Insurance<br>Other||||**10,431**<br>**3,186**<br>**1,001**<br>**2,711**||-<br>-||-<br>-||10,431<br>3,186<br>1,001<br>2,711||||
|||||||-||||||||
|||||||||||-||||
|||||||-||||-||||
|||||- I<br>.............||-||||-||||
|**_Subtotal_**||||**123,968**<br>'l'!i~:7'1·.-1,L||<br>-|..|||123,968||||
|**A4AssetandInvestment**||||||||||||||
|**ourchases.lseetable\**||||......._____||||||||||
|||||--||||||||||
|**_Subtotal_**||||-||||||||||
|_Totalpaymentsl_||||123,96811._---...1·1..,1___....,i·I||||I||123,9681|..1___<br>.....,.-1|||
|_Netofrecelptsl(payments)_|r---"'!"2,...<br>42-7|||||||||||||
|ASTransfers betweenfunds|i-------1i-------1,_____<br>_,|||||||i----;;,__2_,4_2_.7||||||
|A6Cashfundslastyearend|||||||||||i-------1|||
|_Cashfundsthisyearend_||||52,172||||||52,172||||





|Section B Statement|ofassets and liabilities at|the endofthe period|the endofthe period||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment|
|Categories|Details|funds|funds|funds|
|||tonearest£|tonearest£|tonearest£|
|81Cash funds|FundraisingAccount|**2,902**|-||
||MainAccount|34,273|-||
||Savings/reserveaccount<br>_Totalcashfunds_|29,779<br>**88,954**|-<br>-.||
||(agreebalanceswithreceiptsandpayments<br>account(s))|~greementError|OK|!oK·-<br>- l|
|||Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment|
|||funds|funds|funds|
||Details|tonearest£|tonearest£|to**nearest£**|
|82Other monetary assets|||||
||Details|Fundtowhich<br>asset belongs|Cost (optional)|Current value<br>(ootlonan|
|83Investment assets|||||
||Details|Fundtowhich<br>asset belonas|Cost (optional)|Current value<br>lootional)|
|84Assets retainedforthe|||||
|charity's own use|||||
|||Fund to which|Amount due|When due|
||Details|llabllltv relates|(optional)|(optional)|
|85Liabilities|||||
|Signedbyoneortwotrusteeson<br>behalfofallthetrustees|Signature|Print|Name|Dateof|
|CCXXR2accounts(SS)|2|||10/06/2026|