School Year 2024/25 - Brooksite Under 5’s Chair Persons Report
It is with pleasure that I have the opportunity to deliver the Brooksite Under 5’s Chair Persons Report for the 2024/25 School Year. We have had yet another successful year, with some great activities, events and achievements, which I will cover in more detail later.
Staffing
The team have all completed core training and development over the year, using inset days to provide time for the team to update their knowledge and professional development.
Achievements
We hosted our Christmas Party in December, where all the children tucked into a chippy lunch from the local Chip Shop. We also had a great party with lots of fun and games, as well as a visit from Santa, where all the children received a gift and a chocolate treat.
There is now funding for 15 hours for 2 year olds, and the uptake on this has been positive, as well as the Thursday club have been able to explore the wider area, visiting local parks, shops and bus trips. While out, the children were able to learn and practice their road safety skills.
We have been able to continue to offer our Robot Reg, Twistin Tots and Kids Yoga session, which the children have really enjoyed.
We had a visit from a local Beekeeper to talk about Bees and how Honey is made, the children had the opportunity to taste the honey whilst learning about hives, beeswax and all the things Bees do.
We have been able to do more transition days this year with Pottery School to ensure that the children are as ready as possible for big school.
We have seen a rise in uptake for our sessions and were mostly full towards the end of the summer term, which has led to a great start in September.
Clas DoJo has continued to be a great sharing and communication platform for parents / carers to keep up to date with their child’s progress and achievements, as well as providing a consistent way to share important dates and information.
We hosted our school leavers mini party on the park, with cake and cuppas for parent and carers.
We held a Christmas raffle and a pre-school bakeoff to raise funds for pre-school, also selling Ice Creams at pick up time on hot days.
Parent / Carer feedback has been positive from the leavers questionnaires, all happy with the level of care, learning and attention their child received during their time at Brooksite.
During the summer term, we joined with Pottery School where they have welcomed the children, where they have gone in and shared time in their indoor and outdoor play areas.
Other
The accounts have run smoothly, and have a healthy balance ready for next year, we have also seen new parents come forward and join the committee, with lots of great ideas and energy to continue to take the setting forward.
We have appointed a new Manager into the setting to start in October, with Savannah leaving us after nearly 10 years being the Preschool Manager
Thanks
All it leaves for me to say is a huge thankyou to everyone who has given their time willingly to support and to add value and purpose to our preschool. Let’s see what this year brings!
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| Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | March | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | |
| Opening Balance | £32,736.03 | £27,875.33 | £24,868.18 | £25,478.49 | £26,584.99 | £25,651.06 | £29,294.98 | £25,354.76 | £25,274.18 | £22,260.91 | £22,824.55 | £23,448.94 |
| Total Income | £0.00 | £3,619.44 | £7,457.75 | £6,965.02 | £5,372.64 | £8,889.98 | £10,912.40 | £85.50 | £3,954.00 | £6,477.45 | £7,417.44 | £8,672.02 |
| Total Expenditure | -£4,860.70 | -£6,626.59 | -£6,847.44 | -£5,858.52 | -£6,306.57 | -£5,246.06 | -£14,852.62 | -£166.08 | -£6,967.27 | -£5,913.81 | -£6,793.05 | -£6,381.96 |
| Net Cash Flow | -£4,860.70 | -£3,007.15 | £610.31 | £1,106.50 | -£933.93 | £3,643.92 | -£3,940.22 | -£80.58 | -£3,013.27 | £563.64 | £624.39 | £2,290.06 |
| Ending Balance | £27,875.33 | £24,868.18 | £25,478.49 | **£26,584.99 ** | £25,651.06 | £29,294.98 | £25,354.76 | £25,274.18 | £22,260.91 | £22,824.55 | £23,448.94 | £25,739.00 |
| INCOME | ||||||||||||
| Subs | £1,323.00 | £902.00 | £1,028.00 | £1,124.00 | £561.50 | £879.50 | £85.50 | £409.50 | £1,141.50 | £675.00 | £218.00 | |
| Funding | £2,283.44 | £6,537.75 | £5,812.02 | £3,995.64 | £8,328.48 | £9,092.40 | £3,544.50 | £5,335.95 | £6,684.36 | £8,454.02 | ||
| Fundraising | £13.00 | £18.00 | £30.00 | £133.00 | £47.50 | £58.08 | ||||||
| Party | £95.00 | £120.00 | ||||||||||
| Milk | ||||||||||||
| Refunds | £893.00 | |||||||||||
| TOTAL | £0.00 | £3,619.44 | £7,457.75 | £6,965.02 | £5,372.64 | £8,889.98 | £10,912.40 | £85.50 | £3,954.00 | £6,477.45 | £7,417.44 | £8,672.02 |
| EXPENDITURES | ||||||||||||
| Wages | £4,487.67 | £4,745.20 | £4,864.48 | £4,964.06 | £4,802.46 | £4,873.80 | £10,525.46 | £5,368.15 | £5,308.20 | £5,345.32 | £4,989.81 | |
| HMRC | £577.09 | £733.16 | £908.59 | £1,035.90 | ||||||||
| Pension | £133.69 | £147.55 | £161.48 | £170.11 | £158.17 | £128.27 | £365.49 | £191.36 | £194.23 | £193.16 | £184.73 | |
| Committee Exp | £4.49 | £328.75 | £64.20 | £1.99 | £6.38 | |||||||
| Consumables | £59.83 | £129.55 | £96.06 | £66.78 | £152.46 | £55.88 | £214.31 | £85.07 | £69.40 | £237.34 | £47.13 | £12.00 |
| New Equipment | £42.12 | £66.89 | £77.67 | £29.81 | £89.89 | £42.38 | £128.51 | £32.53 | £54.58 | £62.91 | £3.99 | |
| Training | ||||||||||||
| Insurance/PSLA | £1,221.39 | |||||||||||
| Fundraising | ||||||||||||
| Party | ||||||||||||
| Ofsted REG | £50.00 | |||||||||||
| Building | ||||||||||||
| Rent | £75.09 | £890.50 | £1,114.72 | £112.62 | £197.02 | £84.92 | £1,198.88 | £99.18 | £864.23 | |||
| Sundries | ||||||||||||
| Admin | £57.81 | £69.81 | £533.03 | £186.39 | £59.21 | £60.81 | £620.88 | £46.49 | £62.39 | £111.13 | £61.99 | £331.19 |
| Refunds | £890.50 | |||||||||||
| TOTAL | £4,860.70 | £6,626.59 | £6,847.44 | £5,858.52 | £6,306.57 | £5,246.06 | £14,852.62 | £166.08 | £6,967.27 | £5,913.81 | £6,793.05 | £6,381.96 |
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Brooksite Under 5's I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Brooksite Under 5's Trust for the year ended 31 August 2025. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act,) I 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 I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent examiner's statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1.accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section130 of the Act., or 2.the accounts do not accord with those records. I 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 accounts to be reached. Signed. (kn•. a Name: Matthew Boucher Address: 11 West Street Riddings Derbyshire DE55 4EW Date.. 3 March 2026