## ’ – Trustees Report 2024 2025 For the year ended 31 March 2025 This report is presented on behalf of the Trustees and provides an overview of the charity’s activities, governance, and financial position during the 2024–2025 financial year. ## Activities and Achievements ## Summer Term 2024 During the summer term, staff undertook an inset day focused on safeguarding training and updates to the safeguarding policy, incorporating recent national and local guidance. In addition, a qualified Speech and Language Therapist delivered bespoke in-house training to all staff, supporting the development of children’s vocabulary, communication, and language skills. Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) priorities focused on supporting each child’s individual learning journey, with particular emphasis on oral health and healthy eating. The setting worked alongside health professionals to provide targeted support for individual children where possible. The preschool renewed its subscription to Tapestry, the online learning journey platform. This continued to support effective communication between staff and families and offers ongoing professional development opportunities to staff. Feedback from parents, carers, and staff remained positive. The term started with 22 children on roll. Two senior staff members completed Designated Safeguarding Lead training and attended local authority training and network meetings to ensure best practice and professional compliance. All Trustees were in attendance for Beehive’s Annual General Meeting on 3 July 2024, chaired by S. Worman. The meeting was supported well by parents attending in person and remotely online. Children eligible for two-year-old funding and Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) received food vouchers for £60 for the summer holiday period. ## Autumn Term 2024 The autumn term marked the start of the new academic year. The number of children on roll reduced to 10 due to a considerable number transitioning to full-time school. Home visits supported new children and families joining, ensuring a smooth transition into the setting. The Acting Manager continued in post due to ongoing recruitment challenges. 2 practitioners attended training for sensory processing. Children participated in a range of learning experiences including “All About Me”, festivals of light, Diwali, creative arts activities, and Christmas-themed stories, songs, and celebrations. The term concluded with a Christmas party, and all children received a storybook. The charity received grant funding of £2,000 from the Windsor and Maidenhead Christian Trust. This grant supported a designated project aimed at improving and promoting outdoor play and learning, with ongoing benefits for the children. Page 1 of 3 EYPP and two-year-old funded eligible children received £40 Christmas food vouchers. ## Spring Term 2025 There were 12 children on roll for spring term. Children took part in seasonal and curriculum-linked activities including calendar-making, planting seeds, Shrove Tuesday celebrations, World Book Day, and creative activities for Mother’s Day and Easter. Each child received a World Book Day book voucher, and parent contributions enabled the purchase of books for shared reading. EYPP and two-year-old funded eligible children received £20 food vouchers for the February half term and £40 food vouchers for the May holiday period. Local infrastructure works in the surrounding area continued throughout the year. The Trustees remained proactive in monitoring the condition and maintenance of the premises and consulted with Countryside Partnerships to support a planned maintenance project, including the redecoration of the main room during the next summer closure, to ensure the environment remains safe, welcoming, and fit for purpose for the forthcoming academic year. ## **Trustees’ Financial Review** (Receipts and Payments Accounts for the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025) ## Basis of Preparation The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis in accordance with Charity Commission guidance for small charities. The Trustees are responsible for ensuring that proper accounting records are maintained and that the accounts reflect the charity’s financial activities during the year. ## Section A: Receipts and Payments ## Incoming Resources Total receipts for the year amounted to £81,618 (2024: £86,745). The charity’s principal source of income continues to be funded childcare income, totalling £77,113, and voluntary income of £2,111. Additional income was from £30 donations and bank interest of £747. The Trustees note a modest reduction in total income compared with the previous year, which reflects variations in occupancy and funding levels during the period. Income levels remained sufficient to support the charity’s activities and charitable objectives. ## Resources Expended Total payments for the year were £89,136 (2024: £92,591). The majority of expenditure related to staff costs, amounting to £71,000, reflecting the charity’s reliance on qualified and experienced staff to deliver safe, effective early years provision in line with EYFS requirements. Page 2 of 3 Other significant areas of expenditure included: - Premises costs, utilities, and rates - Insurance and professional fees, including the Independent Examiner’s fee. - Learning resources, training, and operational costs - Equipment purchases totalling £1,370 All expenditure was incurred in furtherance of the charity’s objects and to ensure the continued safe and compliant operation of the provision. ## Financial Result for the Year The charity recorded a net surplus of £7,518 for the year (2024: surplus of £5,846). The Trustees consider this surplus appropriate and necessary to support ongoing operations, manage financial risk, and ensure continuity of service. ## Section B: Statement of Assets and Liabilities At 31 March 2025, the charity held total cash funds of £82,164 (2024: £89,682), held across the following: - Lloyds Deposit Account - Lloyds Current Account - Petty Cash These balances are in agreement with the receipts and payments accounts. The charity held no restricted or endowment funds at the year end and had no material liabilities. ## Reserves Position The Trustees have reviewed the charity’s reserves and consider the level of unrestricted funds held at the year end to be appropriate for the charity’s size, level of activity, and foreseeable financial commitments. Reserves are held to ensure financial stability and to support the continued delivery of the charity’s services. ## **Trustee Declaration** The Trustees confirm that the accounts give a true and fair summary of the charity’s financial transactions for the year and its financial position at the year end. The Trustees are satisfied that the charity remains financially viable and able to continue delivering its charitable activities. Report compiled by: Merib Gill, Trustee, On behalf of Beehive Pre-school Committee Signed: Date: 24.11.2025 Page 3 of 3 |~~ee~~|**Beehive Preschool**|**Beehive Preschool**|**Beehive Preschool**|**Beehive Preschool**|**Beehive Preschool**|**1029550**|**1029550**||**CC16a**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||||||||||| ||**Receipts andpayments accounts**
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**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**Last year**
~~ee es~~||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||| ||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**|||||| |**A1 Receipts**||||||||||||||| |Income - Invoiced fees|**1,617**||||||**1,617**||**3,094**|||||| |Income - Funded fees|**77,113**||||||**77,113**||**80,915**|||||| |Income - Fundraising and Donations|**2,111**||||||**2,111**||**1,950**|||||| |Income - Uniform sales|||||||**-**||**- 0**|||||| |Income - Grants|||||||**-**||**- 0**|||||| |Miscellaneous Income|**30**||||||**30**||**53**|||||| |Bank interest received|**747**||||||**747**||**733**|||||| |Designated fund - Deposits for places|||||||**-**||**-**|||||| |JRS Grant|||||||**-**||**-**|||||| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR) _|
**81,618**||**-**||**-**||**81,618**||**86,745**|||||| |~~——————~~|~~——————~~|~~——————~~|~~——————~~|~~——————~~|~~——————~~|~~——————~~|~~——————~~|~~——————~~|~~——————~~|||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
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~~——————~~|||||| |~~——————~~|~~——————~~|~~——————~~|~~——————~~|~~——————~~|~~——————~~|~~——————~~|~~——————~~|~~——————~~|~~——————~~|||||| |**A3 Payments**||||||||||||||| |Fundraising expenses/licences/ subscriptions|**549**||||||**549**||**547**|||||| |Misc expenses|**39**||||||**39**||**77**|||||| |Learning resources and special activities|**960**||||||**960**||**2,355**|||||| |Staff Costs|**71,000**||||||**71,000**||**75,695**|||||| |Rent|**4,200**||||||**4,200**||**4,200**|||||| |Water rates|**275**||||||**275**||**239**|||||| |General rates|**67**||||||**67**||**22**|||||| |Insurance|**2,082**||||||**2,082**||**1,021**|||||| |Electricity|**4,621**||||||**4,621**||**5,002**|||||| |Building improvements/repairs/ maintenance|**652**||||||**652**||**346**|||||| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 31/01/2026 1 |Telephone|**1,104**||||||**1,104**||**1,026**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Stationery and postage|**90**||||||**90**||**91**|||||| |Bookkeeping and accounts|**954**||||||**954**||**889**|||||| |Independent examiner fee|**840**||||||**840**||**840**|||||| |Staff training|**250**||||||**250**||**143**|||||| |Refreshments|**83**||||||**83**||**98**|||||| |Reduction in deposits held|||||||**-**||**- 0**|||||| |School unform|||||||**-**||**-**|||||| |**_Sub total_ **|
**87,765**||**-**||**-**||**87,765**||**92,591**|||||| |||||||||||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases,(see table)**||||||||||||||| ||**- 0**||**- 0**||**- 0**||**-**|||||||| |Equipment|**1,370**||**- 0**||**- 0**||**1,370**||**-**|||||| |**_Sub total_ **|
**1,370**||**- 0**||**- 0**||**1,370**||**- 0**|||||| |||||||||||||||| |**_Totalpayments_ **|
**89,136**||**- 0**||**- 0**||**89,136**||**92,591**|||||| |||||||||||||||| |**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ **|**-**
**7,518**||**-**||**-**||**-**
**7,518**||**-**
**5,846**|||||| |**A5 Transfers between funds**|**- 0**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|||||| |**A6 Cash funds last year end**|**89,682**||**-**||**-**||**89,682**||**95,528**|||||| |**_Cash funds thisyear end_ **|
**82,164**||**-**||**-**||**82,164**||**89,682**|||||| |||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||| |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**||||||||||||||| |**Categories**|**Details**||||**Unrestricted**
**funds**||**Restricted funds**||**Endowment**
**funds**|||||| ||||||**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**|||||| |**B1 Cash funds**|Lloyds Deposit Account||||**67,708**||**-**||**-**|||||| ||Lloyds Current Account||||**14,456**||**-**||**-**|||||| ||Petty Cash||||**-**||**-**||**-**|||||| ||**_Total cash funds_**||||**82,164**||**-**||**-**|||||| ||(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))||||OK||||OK|||||| ||||||**Unrestricted**
**funds**||**Restricted funds**||**Endowment**
**funds**|||||| ||**Details**||||**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**|||||| |**B2 Other monetary assets**|||||**-**||**-**||**-**|||||| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 31/01/2026 2 ||||**-**||**-**||**-**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||**-**||**-**||**-**|||||| ||||**-**||**-**||**-**|||||| ||||**-**||**-**||**-**|||||| ||||**-**||**-**||**-**|||||| |||||||||||||| ||**Details**||**Fund to which asset**
**belongs**||**Cost (optional)**||**Current value**
**(optional)**|||||| |**B3 Investment assets**|||||**-**||**-**|||||| ||||||**-**||**-**|||||| ||||||**-**||**-**|||||| ||||||**-**||**-**|||||| ||||||**-**||**-**|||||| |||||||||||||| ||**Details**||**Fund to which asset**
**belongs**||**Cost (optional)**||**Current value**
**(optional)**|||||| |**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**||||||||||||| |||||||||||||| ||||||**-**||**-**|||||| ||||||**-**||**-**|||||| ||||||**-**||**-**|||||| ||||||**-**||**-**|||||| ||||||**-**||**-**|||||| ||||||**-**||**-**|||||| ||||||**-**||**-**|||||| |||||||||||||| ||**Details**||**Fund to which**
**liability relates**||**Amount due**
**(optional)**||**When due**
**(optional)**|||||| |**B5 Liabilities**|Deposits held for places||Unrestricted||**-**|||||||| ||PAYE, NIC and Pensions Payable||Unrestricted||**-**|||||||| ||||||**-**|||||||| ||||||**-**|||||||| ||||||**-**|||||||| CCXX R3 accounts (SS) 31/01/2026 3 |||||||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Signed by one or two trustees on behalf
of all the trustees|Signature||||Print Name||||Date of approval|||||| |||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||| CCXX R4 accounts (SS) 31/01/2026 4 TWO RIVEIIS ACCOUNTANCY Independent examinerfs report to the Trustees of Beehive Pre-school I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Beehive Pre-school for the year ended 31 Sl March 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 Trustee'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 Ljnder section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act. Independent examinef 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 section 130 of the Act., or (2) the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concems 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 proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Delia Allott F.C.C.A Two Rivers Accountancy 38 Eton Wick Road Eton Wick Windsor Berkshire SL4 6JL Date:... 1310112026........ 38 Etoii Wiik Iload. E¢oii Wick. Wiijdstsr. B¢rL"5hir¢ 5L4 (?JL T Q175.3 IIC)9 54Y M 079.39 33h Y?() E dclÉiliTrDvorikYNccouJTrting.io.uk www.tworiveTsactountithg.co.uk li¢w%t