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J Chan-sing K Norris J Chan-sing I Webb Close London WIO 5QB 1028192 5592023 England and Wales Stsplehurst & Co Chartered Certified Aciounlants 29 CTomer Road Tooting LoDdon SW17 9JN

The lttksiets. who ate al.w dirc¢tors for the puw5¢5 of company law, have pl¢asure in pr¢scnting their report alld the financial sialements of the charity for the year ended 31st Marknh 2025. Ref¢T¢Dce and adminiqtrative details ar¢ shown on the front page of the fiD8n¢ial slalem¢nts. Thc trUStCCs who servcd th¢ ebatity during the yearv4¢re &$ follows:. J. C.han-Sing A.E. Cbtckley K Norris ( Resigned 25th F8bruary 2025) (Appointed 25th February 2025) I￿1¥￿1 Dalgamo Pre-school Limiied was in¢oTwrated as • company limiied by gllaraotee and is a registered chariry. TNste¢s are appointed at the Annual Gen¢ral Meelirhg and by th¢ truslee5 between meetings. No person may be appointed unlcss approved by the truste¢$. The number of ￿E1CL$ should b¢ betWi¥n 2 and 9. Trnsi¢¢s are required to partbcipate in an itiduction and training programme 8t the start of th¢ir terllL The tNste¥a have ¥onducted a review of the major ri. of the prc-Svhool aTe to emhani¢ the development and edu¢ation of cbildrea prirnalily under sLalulory School age by encouraging patents to w)der>idDd and provide for the n¢¢ds of their childten through comtnLmity groups. Firstly• I would like to thank the starrmg l¢am for their dedi¢atiOn 8nd hard worL Ana and h¢r teatn's committn￿t are outstanding.

Pupil numbers h4v¢ be¢n ¢onsist¢nt. This has ¢nobled us tr) keep f¢¢s low to h¢lp our lo¢al Iow-ill¥ome fanuli¢s ond w¢ can see that families are continuing to use the service beiause of this. Most of our childten that attend either receive fimding tILrough the low income 2 year old or are a 3 year old in r¢¥eipt of15 free hours. We have had a few children this year who were eligible for the 30 hours fi￿ditig. We to enco¥Jrage working families that do not get h¢lp and earn just ov¢r the thr¢shold as w¢ll. We only have a ¢ouple of paying families so we have continued with our ethos to support th¢m. Staff have stayed constsi¢nL they are a strong ￿0UP with their own area of r￿ponsibIlitieS. they work well tgg¢iher and conipliment each other on their skill sets. Again, we re&eived fijnding this year to take our children to Che*sington World of Adventur¢s which was really popular and the children enjoyed sceing the animals. The parellts also eujoyed being able to come to participate in the day with their children. supported by slaff. Dalgamo Neighbowhood Trust bas Ir￿￿[Lased th¢ r¢nt. which is of coniern as we will nttd to se¢k funding in the fulur¢ to help support us with this iticrcase. and this continues to be a concenL Ev¢ry Septen)ber children leave to £0 to Recepiion Clkns in School and &s a con5¢quence our numbers ore low but as always. we soon fill up again. Tbis year our numbers did increase aDd we are hoping that we have now overconie the few years where we struggled io fdl spaces due to the low birth rate in the atea. Our hop¢ is that the Pre-school will continue to flourish and be a success ther¢by help the ￿M￿UDIty with good quality ¢hildcare. The ttustees bav¢ examined the cl)arity's requir¢ments for reserves in light of the main risks to the orgaiiisation. It has uslablished a policy whereby the unre>tricled funds llol committed or ioTresled in tsngible fixed asse(s held by the charity sliould be betwe¢n six and twelve months expenditure. The resi-￿eS are needed tt) meet the workiiig capilal requir¢w¢nts of the cbarity and the ¢rnstees are Confident that at this level they would be able to continue the current activities of the charity iTh the ev¢]Jt of a sigDificant drop in fimding. The PTC5ellt level of unrestricted reserves available to tbe charity is £89.560. The strategy is to continue to build re$erv¥S through plamied operating sury)luses. The charity trust¢¢s (who are also the direLtors of the company for th¢ purposes of company law) ar¢ Te5ponsible for preparing a trustees, annual T¢POrt and finaTh¥ial siatemellts in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Aciepted Accounting Piactice). Compauy law requires the charity trusle¢s to prepare financial stalements for each year which give a true and fair view of the slat¢ of affairs of the charitsble i-onipany and of the incorning re.SOUTces and applicatlOD of r¥soufb¢S. includiiig the income and expenditute. of the chariry for that period. In prepating the finani-ial S￿leA]ellts, the trublees are required to:. select suitable accounting policies and then apply them CODSiStently- observe the niethods and principle) in the Charities SORP. niake judgenients and eslimales that are reJs00Oble and pnjdent: stale wheih¢r appli¥able UK accountLThg standards have been followe¢ subject to any material departures discloied and explained in th¢ fin￿)cIal siatemcllts" prepare the aknioiints on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.

The tNste¥S are respoDsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasoi]able a¥¥uracy at any time the fmaucial position of the charity and to enable them to ¢Dsure that the finaii¢ial statements comply with the c.ompanies Act 2006. They are al>0 f¢iPOJ)sible for safeguarding the as>ets of tbe charity and hence taknllg reasonable steps for the prew¢ution and detection of fraud and oiher I￿egUlatItieS. Thi5 report bas beeij prepared in accordance witb the special provisions relating to cornpanies subject to the sn]all onipanies r¢gime within Part 15 of the Compani¢s Act 2006. Approv¥d by the Tn￿lL￿3 Date J. Chaii-sing Secr¢tary

We rY.klOrt on t]3¢ &¥iYThunts of the ¢L4irilable coiiLPally for the ycjr ended 31st N181iwkl 2025 v/nJ'¢h are set out on pages five to elev¢J). As the clikritys tsuéle.s (and alho its dirtiii.TS for the putP Its45 of CoiniP%lny ia'N) You are respoiisible fur th prep4E"dtion of tke in &ccArdiin¢e with the r¢quirtklseuts of the C.OTl¥nallies Act 2006'.('the 20fi6 Act). Haviiig $8ti4fied oiirslvei that the aii..-.JniS of the ￿￿}￿.lly are not Teqiiired io be aiidiled under Part 16 of the 20176 Act arLd are ell￿bIe for indepetJd¢ni ex8lTllndiion, we rr.kW.rt in le<f¥Tht of our e.xamiiiatiffj..tif yiiur cliaritys aceLiw16 #s c2nied out uuder seitiv.n 145 of the Chariti ("dLe 2011 ACV). 1]) cwing our .X&lllillation, we havc follow¢d tl]e directiOJb giv¢n by the Ch8rity Coru￿1.<410n uud¢r secfioll 145(5){b) of the 201L Act. W¢ kn4Ve Gi,￿pIt.[¢d oir e¥finiiD&:.ioA. We c.i.nfJm that no mtiiie.rs bavc LL'mt to oijr 8ttenlioll i]fC45Jm¢ctioo with the tx3niinati.vn giNiiig us b81JSe to believ¢ ihat-.- . actrLiiinting T￿0[aS were Dot kept in re.5Pt¥t of the coi)IPany as required by 5ec.uon 386 of.the 2L106 A¢r' or 2. the awknLTriints do not ird with thiTrS¢ f¢i.OTds' or 3.the do llot C.iiniply with die ak¥diiJnting reqiiir¢ibeiits of 5eciion 396 of tbe.2111?6 Act otJ)tr th&n any rFquiremt.llt t]i&i the a¥wollfi give a tn]e and fatr view whiknh 15 1)¥lt a nmtr.cr C&'DSider¢d ￿ part of an illde.pelldellt e.xawiiiatiou' or 4. the acLL)unts have Di.t b-. prepared in aCiLirdihiiC¥ with the metriiThds a]Jd piiDGiples of the St8te.DIFnt of 4ed Pr4i-lice for ac¥.j4)Jntin8 aiid re.Trirtiii8 by churiti￿ (applii iible to cl)ariUe5 prek)uriiig their Re.iOlI UlTrel&' O"L]Dtè in acii.rdtiUit vrith the Fin3Lli.Lal ReTh!rtiDg sto11d￿[d appliL-able iti the UK and Repub"lic of belAnd IFRS 102)). We have no Cvfikents ai]d have CL)nK 8￿r.-_-$ no oih¢r niattets in ¢-.nrie¢aoD With the e.1a1￿11la1j0n to whi shLiuld be drawn in this r¢pL*rt in ord¢r to eJable a PTLThner uE],Jr.151itnding of th¢ gciowits to be rtraibe b attention 9p25 STAPLEHURST & CO 29 CruDier RTh&d chall￿ed Certified Ae44)UJtitllts Londoi) SW17 9JN

Total Funds Tolal Funds Untestricted Year Ended Year Ended Funds Isi MaTbh 2025 31st March 2024 Restricted Nol¢s Funds Voluntary income 142.9; 147.974 112,863 Aclivilies lor g¢iieraling funds 17.323 17J23 35.111 Inv￿lment ittcome 3.233 3.233 2,345 Other incom¢ 5.01)0 161 530 168.430 150,319 Charithble activiiies 5.OlJO 128.600 133.600 119.908 128,600 133 600 119908 34.930 34.930 30,411 Total fi3nd$ biougbt forward 12 39,916 89.560 129,476 99,065 12 39,916 124.490 164,406 129,476

2025 2024 Nole5 Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 168 583 132 920 164 1112 R¢stricted iDcome fitnds 39.916 39.916 Unr¥Strkcled incom¢ fimds The tru)l¢¥i are s81isfied that the company is entitl¢d to exemption U[￿er seclion 477(1) of the Cornpanies knt 2006 and that no member or Me￿berS hav¢ requeNt¢d all audit pursuant to section 476 of th¢ Act. The trustc¢s acknowledge th¢ir rcspon5ibilities for CO￿pIy1￿8 with thc iequiremMts of th¢ Companies Act 2006 with rcsp¢ct to awounting reiords and for the pr¢pardliibll of aCLL)unts. The compan￿5 atmual aiCOUDts have been prepat¢d in accordanie with the spe¥ial provisions relating to companies subject to th¢ small companies r¢girne within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006. Approved by the Trnstees on and 5igtLed on its behalFby J Chan-sing ) TDJsl¢¥ K Noffis Coinpany Number: l 0?8192

& A￿CoUnting ¢onv¢Dtion The financial bldl#n)ents are pr¢pared under the hi51iirical Cost iontr¢ntion in aicordance with FRS 102 sc￿tion IA, the Stal¢tnent of Recommended Pra￿tice "A¥countsn8 and Reporting by Charit1¢5" jK%u¢d in March 2015 {SORP 2015). the Companies Act 2006. b. Funds Re%tricted funds are sep￿At¢1Y Édentified where iD¢ome is rtteiyed for a specific pU￿Se. Gen¢tal nds arc not subj¢¥t to any restriutinn and arc 8N7ilablc for the geDera] pu￿0$c$ of the charity. . Incomiug resoufi¢S All income is ai£ounled for ill the pttiod in which it is reieiv8ble. Unless, wider th¢ terll￿ of a grant. th¢ in¥ome is restricted to a fiJ¢ure o¢counting ￿riOd. d. R¢sourcc5 expended Ail expenditure is accouni¢d for on aTh accruals b&sis alld is attributed dite¢dy to th¢ activities for whbeh the c05t is iniurred. Gov¢rnani¢ ¢OSts include ¢0sts a￿￿Ociat¢d with ¥OnStitutioDal 4nd slalulory f¢quirements of the chatity. TO¢￿ Funds Year Ended 1st MaiLh 2025 Tolal Funds Year Ended t Mar￿h 2024 Restrxl-t FuDds UDre5trivl Funds Grants Rekeivable RBKC- Funding 142,974 142.974 109,810 SANif- Salaries 5.000

Tolal Funds ToLal Funds UnTe>iriLted Y¢ar Ended Year Ended Funds 31st MatLh 2025 315t MatLh 20?4 F¢¢$ Tolal FuDds UDr¢5tri¥ied Yw Ended Funds 31￿ Matth 202 Total Funds Year Ended 31st March 20 Funds Inler<èt on bank awounts 2025 2024 Grant- Job Retcntion Sch¢me

Total Funds Year Ended 2025 Total Funds Year Eiidtd 202 Reqtr1ct￿j Fund Unre%trict¢d Fund Istm A¢liviti¢s .962 ,962 2,352 Bank char¥es 84 84 62 Cleaning 421 421 876 General office eAp¢nses 1.035 1,035 850 Gifts 893 893 Insur4WL¢ 1050 1.050 816 Legal f¢¢s Pension costs (ER) 2.730 2.730 2.484 Profe54ional fecs 2,920 2.920 3.164 Rent and rates 10.233 10.233 7,521 Repairs and mainl¢n2n 159 159 1058 R¢50urces Salaries 101.335 106.135 96,629 Sn8¢ks and fruit 264 264 324 So¥ial cobts 3,168 3.168 1.864 Subs¢riptions 1,114 1.114 394 Telephone 847 1.017 Training 200 200 497 Travel and m¢eliogs 185 85 5.000 128 600 133,600 119,908

io This is stsied after bh8rging:_ 2025 2024 Tru>li¢s'/direknlors' remun¢r&tioll 2025 2024 Othcr debtors 2025 Oth¢r creditors No trustees re¢¢ived any r¢￿￿DeratIon. Thc ch￿Ilable company is limited by guaranlee no share capitsl. The liability of each m¢mber is d¢lern)ined by the constitsition of the Association and shall not excttd the swn of £1.

iJl4kl At 1st ri12rJ24 Incoming Outgoing esouti At31st arih 2 SL)uf¥ Reduttdancy 39.916 39.916 SENif- Salaries Fund balances 163 530 128 600 124490 560 163 $30 124490 Dalgamo Pr¢-Scknool Limited is a prtvate company limited by guaralllee, regisler&l in England and Wales. The knol1)pan￿5 re814ter¢d numbcr and T¢gi$tcred office athtse5s can be fouDd oll the c4)mpaDy information page.