CHARfiY Nl]MBKR: 1030424
STÈPPIN0 8TONES
PRWCHOOL
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RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 20
FOR
STEPPING STONES
PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

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Contents ofthe Accounts
Year end
31tst
U8t 2024
Page
Independent Aecount*nts' 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$L you arc tespon8iblc for the preparation of ttLe &￿)Unts in accordance with the
requirements of the Charities knt 2011 (the Act).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trn8t'8 a¢eounto carried out Section 145 of the 2011 Act a])d in
carryins out my ￿l￿nin￿tiOn I have followed applicable Ditec¢koDs given by the Charity Con]mis8iots under
section 145(5)(b) of tb¢ Act.
Independèut txamlner's *tatement
I have corapl¢¢ed my ¢xaminatioii. I confirJn iio material matters have Come to my atterjtioll io connoction
With the oxamlnation giving me ¢au3e to beltev¢ thAt in any mat¢rial respect:
I, Accounting record¥ were not k¢pi in respect of the Th6t 06 required by s¢ction 130 of the A¢1: or
2. Th¢ accounts do hot accord with those reco￿￿. or
3. The accounts do not comply with 8pplicable Tequirem¢nts concerning the forni aiid content of accounts
set ouc in the Chariti¢s (Accoun18 and Repon8) Re8ulation$ 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 ex*mination to which attcntlDn
should b¢ drawn in tbis report in order to cnable a pmpcr Und￿standing 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

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Stones Pre•8chool
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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 f￿ancial 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$iimatss that are reasonable smd prudent
follow applicable accounrFDg standards and the Charitie% SORP. di5cIo8ing and explaining
any departur&s in the accouttts, fynd
prepare the accounts on the going concsrn basis unless it ￿ inappropriate to assume that
the th￿lty WAll contillue in operation.
The Trustee8 8re responsible for keeping ￿0￿nting r¢cord5 whi¢h are suclL to disclose, with reasonable
accuracy, th¢ financial position of the Charity at any time, and to enable them as trust¢es to ensure that
the a￿o￿nL8 comply with Charity law. The Trustees are also responsible for safeguayding the Charity's
ets and ¢nsuring their proper application in &ccordanco ivith Chartty law, and hence for ts&ing
reasonable stsps for the pr¢v¢ntion aftd d¢tcction of ynTr¥, fraud and other ijyegularitiu.
Approved by the Board of Tru8te¢$
L¢jtta1r￿ Thompson
,ia..i..Q.G..12025

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TnLStees R
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Referenee and Admlnbt
Th¢ th￿lty nam¢:
Stepping Stones Pff-scbool play group
EhaTity Number:
1030424
511675
Addr￿8.
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 Pre￿h0o1 18 for the provision of dffordAblè E￿lY 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￿￿-4￿ll 10 5lli¢ individual requiremerjts.
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Tre&wreri• Report for Stepplhg Stones Pre￿￿￿OI2013/2o24
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 Comm1￿tlY 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 p￿ssure 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 e￿lY 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 ¢t￿rIty 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 ur￿tti¢￿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 sUbs￿iptIOnS
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