Registered number 1028609 Lordsmead Pre-school Playgroup Report and Unaudited AccA)unts 31 August 2024
Lordsmead Pre-school Playgroup Registered number. 1028609 TfUStees' Report The lJuees present ththr report wlh the finarKAal at•m•nts of the tharity for tr• y•• ended 31 August 2a24. The trustees ha¥e adopted the WO¥151L$ ol Ac£4unkng reportino by Ch¥the&' statsm•nt of Recommended Practice appli¢able to charities preparing th•ir PLcounts in a(urd8n th the Financial Reporn'ng St¥E¢Jord P11Ce in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 1021 (effective l January 10151. ACHIEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Chadtable actlvlttes The pnn¢ipl¢ O"vty of the chwity rs to provide appropriats pl, •ducalion care fxilibes for pre. school age Chiltren. In selts'ng Ixjr oblactivos and planning our ac11vili tre Truslo85 g¥en careful consideration to Ihe Chanty Commtssion's general guidae on publc benef Trustees The following p8rnon8 ser¥ed a 1ru51eE5 thJn'ng b)e yew. T Gnffiths S Goutton E Famer For the year ended 31 Auwjst 2024. th• w•-tschool is r•porfing a rjufplus of £23,791 12023.. suU8 £13,199). Reserves pollcy ft is the am of the trteeS to mantain funds hich are free resepies of tho Charlty, at a level whic provides sufficient to cover rethndcy payments fvbjre improvements to fxilities. STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Govemlng document Lordsmead Pitrschtsol Plty9ry>up wa¥ r¢w¥ter¢d * a on 23 N0mber 1993 IT¢gi8tered under charity number 1028609). The chty is governed by CA)nstst&rtil, vthich was adopted on 31 March 1993 updated on 30 October 2009. The was estlished to enhanGe Ihe ¢Jevelopment and ?(Cat.0n of children under the stabjtory s¢od age by encoura•ng p8rents to understand and prowde for Ihe needs of Ihr Lilthen through c¢)mmunty woups and by offering appropnats pl, educalion c¥e th'lities. Th8 charity's work focJJses upon young people. The trustees seek to ensure that thè nèeds of th1$ group are appropnatdy refteded through tre thversty of the trustee boty. The more traditional business skJ"Ils are well ropresented on the Bowd of Trustees. In the event of particular sknlls being lost ckt• to r•lir•m•rrt6. in¢thvi(hJ48 we wroachod to offer Iharrsohes lor •loclion to the 8o•d of Trustees. This roport was •wro¥ed by the board dats and on its bohaN - S Goulton Truste¢
Indepdent Examinerfs reFK)rt to the trustees of LordsMl Pr001 Playgri)up I report to the chanty trustees on my exarninat'on of the unt$ of Lord$mead Pre-school Aayoroup (th• Trust) for Ihe year ended 31 August 2024. Responslbllld•s bas1* of report As the Gharity trustees of Ihe trust you are reSpObIe for the prtpaNi¢)n of th• ac¢ounts in •xordance th the requirement5 of the Charitie$ A¢t 2011 (trte Act). rèport in respect of my examinab.on of the TTusfs accounts carried out under section 145 of th• Act and in carrying oth my examinth.cn I have followed all applicable Direct"ons given by the Chadty Commission under section 14515Xbl of Ihe Act Independenl exann¢$ $tat•ment I have Gompl¥t¢d my ¢iarninotion. I confirm that no materi81 matteTS have Gome to my att?on In ¢onnKtion with thg examinab.on gwng me cause to beh.eve that l any material respect 1 0non9 recor(k were not kept in respect of the Trust as re¢wired by s¢¢1ion 130 of the Act., or 2 the a¢¢ounts do not acr with those recorts. or 3 the accounts do not compty with the applicable requirements concerning the fom and carrtent of accounts set out in the charrb.es (AOUnts and Repot151 regulations 2008 othèr than Y requirement Ihat the &rcourrt5 gNe a true and frdir view whith is not a matter consdered as part of indepen(knt exaThinab'on. I have no ¢on¢ems and have ¢ome no matters in connects'on with the examination to which attention should be drthTr iftthis report in order io enabits a proper understanffj ofthe x¢ounts to reachod. Karen Sayers Limrted Chartered A0untsnty 29 Sifv•r Strelt Coleme Wilts SN14 8DY date 22.1.2025
Registered number. Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2024 1028609 2024 2023 Flx¢d assets T&)gbl• a660ts 7,933 6,335 Cash at bank ond in hwd 83,888 Credltors: amounts falllng di wlthln one year (1.809) Net cumt a5ts 65.154 2,961 Net a$ts 93 087 Funds Unreslncted fijnds 93.087 89,298 TOTAL FUNDS 69 298 S G¢)uRon Trustee Approvèd by the bowd on dats
LoSMaad PrsChool Playgroup Income and expenditure for the year ended 31 August 2024 Income 258.997 219.974 Adrninistrativ• oxp•ns•s Other operat.ng incor 1235.508} (55) 1206,918) 141 Nel Inme11*XPd1M} 23,434 13,199 Intsr¢8t rNable Intsre5t payobl• 387 130) 23,791 13,199 Totsl funds brouoit forward 69,296 56,097 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIEO FORWARD
Lonlsm•J Prfrschool Playgroup Notes to the Accounts for the y•ar ended 31 August 2024 Tho financial statornents of thè charity, is a public benefit entiiy under FRS 102. have been prepared in &cord8nce with th¢ Charities SORP IFRS 1021 'Accounb'ng and repong by Chthjes.'Statsment of Recommended Practice aplicable to chariti.es prep¥inq Iheir acxounts in corda8 wth the Financiat Repoftg Stsndard 4)pluble in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 102) (effective 1 January 20151., Financial Reporting Sdd 102 The Financid Reporting Standard applicablein the UK and R•public of Iroland Ihe Ch#riti"es Act 2011. The finanaal si¥t¥rnent5 hv pr¥porryOuTtd¥rthe hisrotha cogtm¥nlturn. Incom• l income is rècognised in the Statement of Fin¥•1 ktivites once the chanty has Mtitlement to the fund4 it is probab5• that the inGom• will be re¢v¢d be m¢asur¢d rdiably. "abilib"es are recognised as expendthre as SI 85 Ihwe ffj 4 l¢gd or ¢mstruthe obligab.on commitb'ng Ihe charity to Ihat expendiDJre. It is prob&le Ihat the transfer of economic benefits win be required in setuement and the amount of the obligab'on be measured reliabty. Expenditsjre is Kcounted for on an a({5 ba&5 ha5 been dassfied under headings 1hat agwegate all cost related to Ih8t category. V4here costs cannot be th'r•cty attribLrted ts PartUlar hea('ngs thoy have been allocated to &t'vts'es on a barais congstent wth the use of the resources. Tanglbh flx•d oss•ts Depreciat"on vs provtded at the fOll(lll9 •nu•l ratss In ord•r to wrtt• off eKh •K•t ov•r its eslmatsd useful lrfe. Fithres and ffttings 10% re<hJcing balar Taxallon The ¢8rty is exempt from tax on rts chwlt)le xtiw"ts"8s. Fund •¢eountlng Unrestri¢ted funds w be u8ed in •CrdanCe the thtable obj&tives at the thscretion ofthe trust•68. Provl¥lon• Provisions lie li&Jilities of unc•rtain trming or amount) e recokmised when there ts an obligation at the reporb.ng dat• as a result of a past •vent it r4 probable that •¢onoTrNG benefft will be trwferted to setU• Ihe obli9ab.on the amounl ofthe obh'galion Gan b• estimated reliabty. contr8 to defined contributs'rn Pl in to thich theyfelottr.
Not05 to the Accounts for tho year ended 31 August 2024 2 Emwoy 2024 2023 Average nuner of persons employyd by the 15 15 Staff w•3•s and costs were £188.759 (2023 £181,149) 3 Tanglble Ilxtd assets Plant arKI mxhlnery Cost At 1 September 21r23 Addit'ons At 31 Auw 2024 18.328 2,479 Depre¢latlon At I September2023 Ch¥ge for Ihe ye At 31 Auwst 2024 0,993 10 874 N•t book value At 31 August 2024 AI 31 AuLWSt 2023 Tax*'on soaa securty costs Other c¥edrtors 1,329 448 479 927 5 Unrestrlcted fvnds 2024 2023 At I September 2023 Incoming resources Resources expended 83,979 258,997 1235,563) 50,921 219,974 I2.916) At 31 Aust 2024
Detsiled inGon* and expendirE account for the year ended 31 August 2024 * Sehadula doa& not fomi part of tho sfattrtLVy 8Ctourt% lftcomB Fces Grant Fundraising Snxks 15,503 240.002 21.112 193,093 2.737 3.032 219 974 2.528 258 997 AdmlnlstraOv• expenses Charrlgbl• tiVrO Wages and salaries P•n%ons Clothing DBS Grant expenthtyre Employers Nl Staff training and weM4re Milk payments and snac Travel and sub%stenc• Educationd resources Consumables Staff tsning Trips and parb"8S Pupil prerrium costs 182.366 2.170 367 230 158,480 1.581 327 218 2,536 1,108 994 2.358 14 3,938 1,374 2,144 1,091 1,120 3,288 3,280 2,003 611 200,988 179,723 Rent 22.504 22.504 18280 18 80 Genwd adrinistralive expenses.. Telephone and fax Subscriptions Insuranc• Equipment expensed Sofhvare Repairs and maintsn¥Ke Depfeaation Webgte Sundry expenses 765 218 944 2,468 735 203 900 3,128 15 2.()1 704 49 5r 5.245 881 49 480 11,332 Leg81 and profeOnal costs.. Accountsncy fees 872 672 235 508 206916 Other op•rnOng Income Net other in¢ome It shirt sales etc.) 55 141