## Registered Charity No. 1028206 c/o Worlaby Academy, Low Road, Worlaby, Brigg, North Lincolnshire, DN20 0NA ## **CHAIR'S REPORT FOR THE AGM** covering period 01/09/2024 to 31/08/2025 ## **Bonby Pre-School Annual General Meeting Report** **Reporting Period: 1 September 2025 – 31 August 2026** Welcome to the Bonby Pre-School Annual General Meeting. On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I am pleased to present the Annual Report for Bonby Pre-School. This year has been one of progress and growth, and I would like to take this opportunity to reflect on our achievements, challenges, and future priorities. ## **Activities and Experiences** The children, preschool team, and Committee members have had an eventful and rewarding year, taking part in a wide range of activities to support early years education and development, including: - Painting rocks with poppies, which were laid at the village war memorial - Attending Forest School sessions, followed by a three-day visit from the Forest School team at Muddy Park, providing outdoor learning opportunities - A summer trip to a local farm - A Christmas party and a leavers’ party - A Harvest Festival visit to the village church, including food donations to the community ## **Fundraising Activities** We have continued to support the preschool through a number of successful fundraising initiatives: - A Christmas sponsored walk, including singing around the village - A tombola at the Christmas market - A “Guess the Teddy’s Name” competition Registered Charity No. 1028206 ## **Key Achievements** This year, we are pleased to highlight several important achievements: - Celebrating 20 years of service from a valued member of our staff team - Maintaining sufficient budget to employ an additional staff member on a temporary basis - The construction of a summer house at Muddy Park, enabling the children to enjoy outdoor learning all year round These outcomes reflect the continued growth of the preschool and the strong commitment of the team. ## **Financial Position** The charity’s financial position is now stable for the first time in several years, which is a significant milestone and provides a solid foundation for future planning. ## **Looking Ahead** The Trustees will focus on the following priorities in the coming year: - Strengthening long-term financial sustainability - Continuing and expanding fundraising activities - Promoting staff stability to ensure sufficient cover and consistent operation of the preschool - Further developing Muddy Park to enhance outdoor learning opportunities ## **Closing Remarks** I would like to close by offering a sincere thank you to the Preschool staff for their hard work, flexibility, and dedication. I would also like to thank all Committee members for generously giving their time and support to ensure the continued success of Bonby Pre-School. Registered Charity No. 1028206 **Bonby Pre School Playgroup Registered Charity No. 1028206 Receipts & Payments Year Ending 31[st] August 2025** **Page** |**age**|| |---|---| |**1**|**Charity Details**| |**2**|**Receipts and Payments Account**| |**3**|**Balance Sheet**| |**4**|**Independent Examiner’s Report**| ## **Name of Group** Bonby Pre School Playgroup ## **Period of Accounts** Year ending 31st August 2025 **Charity Registration Number** 1028206 ## **Period** ||||**Period**| |---|---|---|---| |**Trustees**|Chair|Pauline Lyon|01/09/2024 – 31/08/2025| ||Treasurer|Sarah Barnes|01/09/2024 – 31/08/2025| ||Commitee|Sharon Haton|01/09/2024 – 31/08/2025| |||Jessica Beach|01/09/2024 – 31/08/2025| |||James Dixon|01/09/2024 – 31/08/2025| |||Claire Doughty|01/09/2024 – 31/08/2025| |||Jenni Langstaf|01/09/2024 – 31/08/2025| **Charity Commission Contact** Pauline Lyon C/O Worlaby Academy Low Road Worlaby Brigg DN20 0NA **Bankers** Royal Bank of Scotland 5 Church Street Sheffield S1 1HF **Independent Examiner** Mrs Karen R Bromage FCCA Delta Academies Trust Education House Spawd Bone Lane Knottingley WF11 0EP 1 | P a g e ## **Bonby Pre School Playgroup** ## **Receipts and Payments Account** ## **Year Ending 31[st] August 2025** ||**2025**||**2024**| |---|---|---|---| |**RECEIPTS**|**£**||**£**| |Fees – Parents/Carers|4,400||6,596| |Fees – Childcare Voucher Income|1,469||7,998| |Fees – Government contributons (DWP)|292||0| |Local AuthorityFunding|76,828||45,431| |Fundraising|1,047||641| |Trips & Actvites Income|169||28| |Donatons|1,200||0| |Snacks Income|599||681| |Bank Interest|348||266| |Uniform Sales|20||71| ||**86,372**||**61,711**| |**PAYMENTS**|||| |Salaries|58,049||51,092| |Staf Training|375||75| |Snacks Expenditure|519||403| |Insurance|901||1,007| |Ofce Costs and Cleaning|5,413||1,756| |SundryPurchases Resources|1,158||925| |Subscriptons/Registraton Fees|17||122| |FundraisingCosts|0||4| |Uniforms|207||201| |Marketngand AdvertsingCosts|0||0| |Trips & Actvites Expenditure|969||27| |Premises Costs|1,188||2,571| |Summer House depreciaton|720||0| ||**69,517**||**58,183**| ||||| |Net Surplus/Defcit for theperiod|**16,855**||**3,528**| ||||| |Balances brought forward|**9,428**||**5,900**| ||||| |Balances carried forward|**26,283**||**9,428**| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| 2 | P a g e ## **Bonby Pre School Playgroup** ## **Balance Sheet** ## **Year Ending 31[st] August 2025** ||**2025**||**2024**| |---|---|---|---| ||**£**||**£**| |**Fixed Assets**|||| ||||| |Furniture,Fixtures & Equipment|3,600||-| |Depreciaton|(720)||-| ||**2,880**||**-**| |**Current Assets**|||| ||||| |Bank Account|34,636||22,227| ||||| ||34,636||22,227| ||||| ||||| |Creditors: Amounts fallingdue within oneyear|(11,233)||(12,799)| ||||| |**Net current assets**|23,403||9,428| ||||| |**Total assets less current liabilites**|**26,283**||**9,428**| ||||| |**Funds**|||| |Unrestricted Funds|23,403||9,428| |Fixed Asset Fund|2,880||-| ||**26,283**||**9,428**| ||||| These financial statements were approved by the committee on 8 June 2026 Pauline Lyon _________________________________________ Chair & Trustee Sarah Barnes Date:_8 June 2026 Date: 8 June 2026 _________________________________________ Treasurer & Trustee 3 | P a g e **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Bonby Pre School Playgroup **members of On accounts for the year Charity no ended** 31 August 2025 **(if any)** 1028206 **Set out on pages** 1 to 2 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/08/2023 - **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 - 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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** I have completed my examination. I 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: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I 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. **Signed: Date:** 11.06.2026 **Name:** Karen R Bromage **Relevant professional qualification(s) or body** Fellow of Chartered Certified Accountant **(if any): Address:**[Delta Academies Trust ] Education House, Spawd Bone Lane Knottingley WF11 0EP 1 **October 2018** **IER** **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 2 **October 2018** **IER**