CHARfiY Nl]MBKR: 1030424 STÈPPIN0 8TONES PRWCHOOL PLAYGltoup {• RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 20 FOR STEPPING STONES PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP
te nes Pres¢hool Pla Contents ofthe Accounts Year end 31tst U8t 2024 Page Independent Aecountnts' Report Statement of Trustses Responslbllltld% Truste, Report Reeélpts and payments St&tement of Assets and Liabilitlts
Stonos Pre-seh Year ended 316¢ t 21k24 I report to thg Trusrees oll my cxaminattoll of the &ccounl8 of Stepping Stones Pre-scbool playgroup for tbe year ended 31st Augu812024. Respectlve re4PoD8lbilitl and ba5As of reN)rt As the charity tru8lees of the Trn$L you arc tespon8iblc for the preparation of ttLe &)Unts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities knt 2011 (the Act). I report in respect of my examination of the Trn8t'8 a¢eounto carried out Section 145 of the 2011 Act a])d in carryins out my lnintiOn I have followed applicable Ditec¢koDs given by the Charity Con]mis8iots under section 145(5)(b) of tb¢ Act. Independèut txamlner's tatement I have corapl¢¢ed my ¢xaminatioii. I confirJn iio material matters have Come to my atterjtioll io connoction With the oxamlnation giving me ¢au3e to beltev¢ thAt in any mat¢rial respect: I, Accounting record¥ were not k¢pi in respect of the Th6t 06 required by s¢ction 130 of the A¢1: or 2. Th¢ accounts do hot accord with those reco. or 3. The accounts do not comply with 8pplicable Tequirem¢nts concerning the forni aiid content of accounts set ouc in the Chariti¢s (Accoun18 and Repon8) Re8ulation$ 2008 otbcr than eny ¥equirem¥nt tb&i the accounts 8ive * 'true qnd fair view which 18 not o mitter consid¢red &$ p8rt of an indep¢ndcnt examination, I have no ¢oncern$ And have come across no other toattsrs in connection with the exmination to which attcntlDn should b¢ drawn in tbis report in order to cnable a pmpcr Undstanding of the ac¢ounts to be iN¢hed. Keny O'N¢lll BA (Hon8) FCCA KJO Arcoun¢uncy Servitts Limited ChArtored Cercified kncountants Fairniilc. Whitsbury Road Tinkers Cross Fordingbridge Hampshire SP6 INQ 25 Jo25
ste Stones Pre•8chool ed 314t tateme)Jt of Trustees R¢$ onwTr)iJities Th¢ ChaJitie5 Acts requires the officiA15. as clwity tru8tees, to prepare accounts for each fAnan¢xal year which give a true and fair view of its fIrJan¢1 activities during the year and of its fancial position at tbe ¢nd of the yw. In Preparing the 4¢cDullL8 the trurtee6 should ghow bestpractice And: 8eleor sui18ble actounting poli¢ies ADd apply them ¢¢)A8jStent]y ake judgments 2Jd e$iimatss that are reasonable smd prudent follow applicable accounrFDg standards and the Charitie% SORP. di5cIo8ing and explaining any departur&s in the accouttts, fynd prepare the accounts on the going concsrn basis unless it inappropriate to assume that the thlty WAll contillue in operation. The Trustee8 8re responsible for keeping 0nting r¢cord5 whi¢h are suclL to disclose, with reasonable accuracy, th¢ financial position of the Charity at any time, and to enable them as trust¢es to ensure that the aonL8 comply with Charity law. The Trustees are also responsible for safeguayding the Charity's ets and ¢nsuring their proper application in &ccordanco ivith Chartty law, and hence for ts&ing reasonable stsps for the pr¢v¢ntion aftd d¢tcction of ynTr¥, fraud and other ijyegularitiu. Approved by the Board of Tru8te¢$ L¢jtta1r Thompson ,ia..i..Q.G..12025
s¢ho st 2024 I¥Au TnLStees R rt Referenee and Admlnbt Th¢ thlty nam¢: Stepping Stones Pff-scbool play group EhaTity Number: 1030424 511675 Addr8. Avonway Community Centre 36 Shthbury Str¢eÉ Fordillgbridge Hampshire SP6 1]F 01425 653517 Telephone f the trustees who ma d thE trust durln Lorr8ine Thompson Clare Paterson Hel¢ll Chubb Chairperson Secretajy Treasurer Tbe objoet of the ¢]JaEity is to ¢nh8n¢¢ th¢ deY¢loptnenl and education of chil(b'ttn urLder 5IRlutory Sch lageby encouraging p4rents to understand and w'ovide for their needs of their ebildren through comtnunity groups. Pub Stepping Stones Preh0o1 18 for the provision of dffordAblè ElY Years educational childcarc, for the public benefit, for all children aged 2-5 yc&r$ from FordiThgbrid8e and the surroundin8 ar¢a It is delivered by providing fully qualified staff and suitable r¢sources and equxpment in aecordAnce with EYFS guideIines. It is a non-profit making organisation by aparenteommittce Comprising of unpaidvoluntrerÈ (TTU$t¢es) where any funds raised arc rcinvest¢d into the pr¢$¢hool to Improve and ¢nthance the piDviNioJ) of ohildeare within the Community. Flexible hours arc offered within the opening times of 8.45-4ll 10 5lli¢ individual requiremerjts. ew Tre&wreri• Report for Stepplhg Stones PreOI2013/2o24 202312024 was a mor¢ posiiive year fillancially attd we rnd¢d with a SU]us, as acwunts show. St&ff worked bard to cut ¢o¥ts wb¢re po$sibIe ftnd did lots of funthzi8ing. We wer¢ 80 very fortunute to rettiv¢ donations from Co-op Comm1tlY Fulld and otlL¢f local OTganisatiOllS wbich booated our fuads. We were dl¥o very grateful to bave reeeived fundjns to provide one to one support for a child during the Alltsjn te¥m which took pssure off our staffing c08ts. In addition to the Governnhents Eorly Years Educational ]knnding, we continue to use Pupil PMIIDM. Dk&abllity Allowattce ttding and Special Educational Needs funding trj support children and f&thilios irt the setting. Our nvmbers have be¢n healthy and we end¢d the year 2024 w.ith 11 children. Jn tbe STJ]llrtLer of 2(124, we heard that U3e loe81 infand junior school We lookingtrj open a pre-gchool on site and would be putung a tender Ollt for an elY yeArE setting to apply. Th¢ trusz¢¢s and staff felt t]Jat Stepping Stones Pre-school should apply, both from op¢rntiono1 point of view atjd also for th¢ ben¢fit of our fatnilies. The oponing of att Èarly years Setting a sthvol &it¢ is in line with Governn)ents agenda for early years provision and tbe expapsion of e&ly years funding, It wa8 ftIL that 3£ another earty years settltig was tQ etea thj's
would have a detrimoDtsE impact on our number5 and therefor6 survival. Ther& arc a]so Ttumcrous other benefits from bcing on thr sthool site. These include the lovely green outdoor space and the transition for thildTeu from pre-school ¢0 school. Mu¢h of the sumnKr lertn sp¢ni in PT¢paration of thi5 application. Steppihg Stones applied for the opening and w¢re successful in Noven]ber 2024. We began discugsions with Avonway Community Centre lo le&ve our culreni Iwation. alongside ths. work to chaag¢ over to a Company Limited by Guarantee contiOll8d 8nd on 51h March we called an Extraordinary Meeting in accordan¢e with our constimtion, to update our parentsl trustses to &gk them to vote lo c108e dic existing charity so that wc collld opell tbe rtew charity and company adY to move to the school sile in S¢ptsmber 2025. all assets, includiog $taff. traDsfenin¥ to the new ¢trIty and company. The Tesultof th6 Voternet Ihe requirements of our constitution to go ahead. WO continue5 iu the pr¢paxauon for£losinz down thi& chttTity and moving. Ii 15 anticipated that we will offKially ¢108e Stepping Stone5 PTrscbool Playgroup sometime at the ¥tart of 2026 when we have met all th¢ requireJTheThts. We aim to hold oasb at bank Of not Eess tban ona terni's OPgT4ting c08ts in urtti¢d funds. Th¢se fwids are r¢quiroil to mecr inllnediat¢ every day running cost8, for exainple staff eost. Approved by the Truste on ,la..i.q.4..,12025 and Signed on its behalf by Helen Chubb Treasurer
Stones Pre4thool Pla nded 31# A 2024 tsandPa ecei Unrestricted Restricted 2023 ds Nursery incon & HCCNEGfiJnd]n8 l)onation8 79,178 2,865 2,258 79,178 179 78,170 3.315 1159 739 Pund r&isillg a¢tiviÈie8 Other Nurseryreceipts 1258 180 5251 5.251 34 Baok inteTesl 53 89.586 3.315 81.301 Rent 1.6.632 55,104 16,632 5&104 IA586 67,243 Staff cost$ Staff UDiforn Insurdnce 1,016 1,384 1,016 1.384 95 970 Consuwobles gnd food Youchen Equipm?nt Admini8ttatioD 632 1.430 3,124 3,124 5.125 74 Repatr8 and tenewA18 M¢mb¢rship sUbsiptIOnS Jndependent FwTnatlo Outiags &Evenr$ 411 411 359 495 495 ALP 78241 1,500 79,741 93.203 11,345 1.815 13,159 -11,9 Cash funds brou8hi forward 7,056 7.056 18,958 TOTALCARRIFDFORWARD 18,4(X) 1,815 20,215 7.056
Stone5 Pre•school Pla Year ended 31 A ust 2024 f Assets and Liabljlties ou Restrlcted NotA MONETARY ASSETS Pr¢-s¢hool Cu]TeDt account $4nt4n(kn Savings account HSBC Fulldrois account Ptr8¢hool Petty cosb 9,125 3,0 6.274 1.815 TOTALMONETARY ASSETS 18,400 1.185 DEBTORS Owed from patents l.l82 LIABILITIES PAYE tax & Nl Pgnsion 461 97 FIXED ASSETS Equipment 5.000 Appmved on behalf of the Tiustce8 Lorraine Thompson Chairp¢rson Hplen Chubb Tre8Aurer Date 131 f)£125