2024-08-31-accounts - Little Dragons Pre-School Ogbourne

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From - 1[st] September 2023 To - 31st August 2024

Charity name: Little Dragons Preschool

Charity registration number: 1034043

Objectives and Activities

Objectives and Activities	Objectives and Activities	Objectives and Activities
SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document Para 1.17 To enhance the development and education of children primarily under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. Para 1.17 and 1.19 Offer appropriate play, education and care facilities, together with the right of parents to take responsibility for and to become involved in the activities, ensuring that our pre-school offers opportunities for all parents and children whatever their race, culture, religion or means of ability. Encourage the study of the needs of children and their families and promote public interest in and recognition of such needs in local areas.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees meet monthly with the staff to ensure that the Pre-School continues to maintain a high quality of education and care for the benefit of the children in attendance. Trustees monitor the finances on a regular basis and ensure that all funds raised are used to benefit the children at the pre- school by improving resources. When making decisions about the level of fees to charge parents for childcare at the pre-school, the Trustees benchmark the fees with other local pre-schools. This ensures that the fees are affordable for as wide a range of parents as possible. In pursuing the purposes above, the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit and consider these to be of benefit to all families in the local community and surrounding area.

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Policy on grant making	Para 1.38
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	Volunteers meet on a regular basis to support the aims and objectives of the pre- school and organise fund raising events to enhance the facilities available.
Other

Achievements and Performance

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Achievements and Performance	Achievements and Performance	Achievements and Performance
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Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	During the FY 2023 - 2024 we continued to build on the ‘outstanding’ status awarded by Ofsted. We provided an outstanding level of childcare and preschool education to families in Ogbourne St. George and the surrounding villages and towns. Our financial position improved throughout the year with increasing numbers of children taking advantage of the excellent facilities available. The change in the management structure, which occurred during the previous year, continued to benefit the pre -school with increased numbers and greater enthusiasm from staff and parents alike. We provided support to families going through significant financial challenges. We successfully raised funds for the ongoing supply and improvement of resources through fundraising events such as autumn and easter parties, and a summer fair to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the pre school.

We worked closely with the Village Hall Committee as their major user and tenant. We also have a close relationship with local primary schools and staff liaised with the school teachers to ensure a smooth transition for children from pre-school to school.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

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Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 Little Dragons Pre School had an income of
financial position at the end £64,101 and an expenditure of £64,550
of the period giving a deficit of £449 this financial year.
At the end of August we had £8,609 in our
cash account and petty cash. Taking into
consideration the additional £5,418 in the
savings account, and the expected income
and expenditure for the next academic year
the Committee considers that we are in a
stable condition for the next financial year.
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 We have a savings account to ensure that
policy for holding reserves we are able to meet salary costs and other
stating why they are held commitments in the event of unexpected
circumstances. We also have a separate
account to cover potential redundancy
costs.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 Savings : £5,418
Redundancy: £16,505
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 n/a
reserves
Details of fund materially in Para 1.24 n/a
deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 n/a
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern
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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Unincorporated Association
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Elected by Committee

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

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Charity name Little Dragons Preschool
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number 1034043
Charity’s principal address High Street
Ogbourne St George
Marlborough
SN8 1SU
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Robert Tanner Chair
2 Caroline Iliffe Treasurer
3 Claire Cates Secretary
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

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Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of	Name	Address
adviser
Accountant	Trevor Hunt	Trevor Hunt Accountancy, Leigh, Cricklade, Wiltshire, SN6 6RG



Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

R . Tanner Signature(s) C.Iliffe Robert B Tanner Full name(s) Caroline Iliffe Position (eg Secretary, Secretary Chair Chair, etc) Date 12.02.26

Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts No (if any) Receipts and payments accounts Period start date Period end date To For the period from 1034043 Little Dragons Pre School, Ogbourne 1.9.23 31.8.24 rr	Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts No (if any) Receipts and payments accounts Period start date Period end date To For the period from 1034043 Little Dragons Pre School, Ogbourne 1.9.23 31.8.24 rr	Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts No (if any) Receipts and payments accounts Period start date Period end date To For the period from 1034043 Little Dragons Pre School, Ogbourne 1.9.23 31.8.24 rr	Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts No (if any) Receipts and payments accounts Period start date Period end date To For the period from 1034043 Little Dragons Pre School, Ogbourne 1.9.23 31.8.24 rr	Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts No (if any) Receipts and payments accounts Period start date Period end date To For the period from 1034043 Little Dragons Pre School, Ogbourne 1.9.23 31.8.24 rr	Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts No (if any) Receipts and payments accounts Period start date Period end date To For the period from 1034043 Little Dragons Pre School, Ogbourne 1.9.23 31.8.24 rr	Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts No (if any) Receipts and payments accounts Period start date Period end date To For the period from 1034043 Little Dragons Pre School, Ogbourne 1.9.23 31.8.24 rr	Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts No (if any) Receipts and payments accounts Period start date Period end date To For the period from 1034043 Little Dragons Pre School, Ogbourne 1.9.23 31.8.24 rr	Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts No (if any) Receipts and payments accounts Period start date Period end date To For the period from 1034043 Little Dragons Pre School, Ogbourne 1.9.23 31.8.24 rr	Last year to the nearest £ CC16a _
Fees & Government Grants 58,556	-	-	-	-	-	-	58,556	58,556	67,785
Fundraising & donations 5,117	-	-	-	-	-	-	5,117	5,117	4,108
Payments for specific items eg daytrips 428	-	-	-	-	-	-	428	428	-
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR) 64,101	-	-	-	-	-	-	64,101	64,101	71,893
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - *Total receipts* 64,101 - - 64,101 71,893 A3 Payments ————~~——~~
Personnel 53,427	-	-	-	-	-	-	53,427	53,427	64,937
Premises (Rent & Cleaning) 5,988	-	-	-	-	-	-	5,988	5,988	5,109
Services & Consumables 2,303	-	-	-	-	-	-	2,303	2,303	2,319
Other 2,832	-	-	-	-	-	-	2,832	2,832	4,019
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Sub total 64,550	-	-	-	-	-	-	64,550	64,550	76,384
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - *Total payments* 64,550 - - 64,550 76,384 *Net of receipts/(payments)* - 449 - - - 449 - 4,491 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 30,981 - - 30,981 35,472 *Cash funds this year end* 30,532 - - 30,532 30,981 ———~~——~~ SSSS]

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

13/02/2026

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds	Details	Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds to nearest £	Endowment funds to nearest £
	CAF Bank Cash Account CAF Bank Gold Account CAF Bank Gold Provision Account Petty Cash	7,190 5,418 16,505 1,419	- - -	- - -
	Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Furniture Toys Printer Laptop Tablets x3 Details C.Iliffe Signature R. Tanner	30,532 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Unrestricted - Unrestricted - Unrestricted - Unrestricted - Unrestricted - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Robert B Tanner Caroline Iliffe		-
				OK
				Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval 9.2.26 9.2.26

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

13/02/2026

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of Little Dragons Pre-school Ogbourne On accounts for the year 31/08/2024 Charity no 1034043 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1-7 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/08/2021. Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report 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 all 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 ~~(other than that disclosed below *)~~ which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns 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 a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Signed: N. McDonnell Date: 18.12.2025 Name: Nichola McDonnell Relevant professional N/A qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 35 The Thorns, Marlborough, SN8 1DY

Oct 2018

IER

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Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material 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 .

Nothing to note.

Oct 2018

IER