## **- Trustees Annual Report 2024 25** **Charity Name:** Hampton in Arden Preschool Learning Alliance 1034251 **Charity Registration Number:** **Address:** Scout and Guide Headquarters, Shadowbrook Lane, Hampton in Arden, Solihull, West Midlands, B92 0DQ **Trustee Names:** Danielle Straupe (Chair), Jessica Woolley (Treasurer), Victoria Goode, Bethany Johnson, Hannah Dale Hampton in Arden is a small village preschool offering morning play and development sessions currently to 17 children on four mornings per week, during term time. The preschool is run by our manager, deputy manager and four qualified staff members as well as a committee of parents and ex-parents. We underwent some staff changes in 2024 with one manager leaving and the other stepping up to run preschool. The staff have also all pulled together to make this transition as smooth as possible. The activities and objectives of the Preschool are to provide three hour sessions to children addressing the learning outcomes of the EYFS curriculum, providing a safe and stimulating environment for 2, 3 and 4 year olds to support their transition to nursery at age 3 or reception at age 4. The majority of our children attend the nursery at the village school after attending the Preschool and so there are established close links between the staff in both settings. The Preschool also provides a valuable source of activities and a sense of community for local residents with young children, which is becoming increasingly important as the village grows. Most of the Preschool’s income continues to be fee income from parents and Solihull MBC. The year 2024-25 we received a grant from George Fentham Trust of £4500.00 as agreed the previous academic year, and grants from Birmingham Airport Community Fund and Tesco Stronger starts to help us update our outdoor equipment and resources.. The Preschool also receives parents’ voluntary contributions towards consumables and continues to receive a small monthly income from the charitable clothing bank in the car park. Additionally, the staff and parents have raised funds through various projects they have organized, including a toy tombola, selling hot drinks at the village christmas light switch on and Christmas party for the children. Overall, for the year 2024-25, the preschool made a loss of £1500. Having built up our reserves in 2023/24 this didn’t cause us any cash flow problems, however we are monitoring cash flow closely and preschool’s finances are tight as always. It is clear that Preschool remains heavily reliant on fundraising and grants. We currently hold an OFSTED rating of OUTSTANDING which we were awarded in December 2024 and are all very proud of and is a direct result of the hard work of our manager and staff. The staff continue building great relationships with the children and parents. The children are making excellent progress whilst at the Preschool, including those with additional needs. We will appoint a designated SENCo from our staff going into 2025/26 as it has become clear that the admin and training will require extra time above and beyond the current manager and deputies hours. We are very proud of the work we have done this year and our parents have nothing but good things to say: “It’s a lovely space and such a nurturing place” “I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending it for anyone with a 2 or 3 year old” “Such a warm and friendly setting for your little ones - we placed our two children here and they loved it, learning new skills and making friends who they have now moved up to primary school with - I highly recommend it!” **1034251** **Hampton in Arden Pre-school** **Receipts and payments accounts For the period** 1-Sep-24 31-Aug-25 **To from** **CC16a** |**Section A Receipts and payments**
**Utitd**|**Section A Receipts and payments**
**Utitd**|**Rtitd**|**Edt**||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**|**to the nearest £**
**5,003**
**1,429**
**55,773**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**62,205**
**53**
**-**
**53**
**62,258**
**53,314**
**3,606**
**3,240**
**478**
**56**
**380**
**2,699**
**63,773**
**-**

**-**
**63,773**
**- 1,514**
**-**
**10,867**

**9,352.99**
**nresrce**
**funds**
|**to the nearest £**
**esrce**
**funds**|**to the nearest £**
**nowmen**
**funds**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |Donations||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**|**5,003**
**1,429**
**55,773**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**62,205**|**7,549**| |Fundraising|||**-**||**9,386**| |Fees|||**-**||**58,413**| ||||**-**||**-**| ||||**-**||**-**| ||||**-**||**-**| ||||**-**||**-**| ||||**-**||**-**| |~~**_Sub total_**~~~~_(Gross income for AR)_~~|||**-**||**75,348**| |||**-**
**-**
**-**||**53**
**-**
**53.29**|| |**(see table).**|||||| |Interest income|||**-**||**-**| ||||**-**||**-**| |~~**_Sub total_**~~|||**-**||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|||||| |||**-**|**-**|**62,258**|**75,348**| ||||||| |
Wages||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**|**53,314**
**3,606**
**3,240**
**478**
**56**
**380**
**2,699**
**-**
**-**
**63,773**|**59,738**| |Expenses|||**-**||**2,608**| |Hall hire and maintenance costs|||**-**||**2,688**| |Membership|||**-**||**118**| |Training/courses|||**-**||**461**| |Advertising|||**-**||**613**| |Materials|||**-**||**6,525**| ||||**-**||**-**| ||||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|||**-**||**67,628**| ||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**|||||| |||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**|**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**| ||||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|||**-**||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||| |||**-**|**-**|**63,773**|**67,628**| ||||||| |||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**|**- 1,514**
**-**
**10,867**
**9,353**|**7,720**| ||||**-**||**-**| ||||**-**||**3,145**| ||||**-**||**10,867**| ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**|**Details**
Account balance
**Details**
Interest income in period
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|**to nearest £**
**Unrestricted**|**to nearest £**
**Restricted**|**to nearest £**
**Endowment**| |---|---|---|---|---| |||**9,353**|**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**| |||||**-**| |||**-**||**-**| |||**9,353**||**-**| |||OK
**to nearest £**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**|OK
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Restricted**
**funds**|OK| |||||**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**| |||**53**||**-**| |||**-**||**-**| |||**-**||**-**| |||**-**||**-**| |||**-**||**-**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 06/28/2026 1 ## **B3 Investment assets** ## **B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use** ## **B5 Liabilities** Signed by one or two trustees on ||||**-**||**-**||**-**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Details**||**Fund to which**
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~~approval~~| ||||Jessica Woolley||||20/03/2026| ||||||||| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 06/28/2026 2 ## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Hampton-in-Arden Pre School** I report on the accounts of the Pre School for the year ended 31 August 2025, which are attached. ## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner** The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: - examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act - to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act - to state whether particular matters have come to my attention ## **Basis of independent examiner’s report** My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the next statement. ## **Independent examiner’s statement** In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: - to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act and - to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached David Ash Name: David Anthony Ash Relevant professional qualification or body: Fellow Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) Address: 140 Old Station Road, Hampton-in-Arden, Solihull B92 0HF Date: 26[th] June 2026 **Hampton in Arden Pre-school 1034251** **Receipts and payments accounts For the period** 01-Sep-24 31-Aug-25 **To from** **CC16a** ## **Section A Receipts and payments** |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**to the nearest £**
**5,003**
**1,429**
**55,773**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**62,205**
**53**
**-**
**53**
**62,258**
**53,314**
**3,606**
**3,240**
**478**
**56**
**380**
**2,699**
**63,773**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**63,773**
**- 1,514**
**-**
**10,867**
**9,352.99**|**Restricted**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Restricted**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**

**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**

**-**
**-**
**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**5,003**
**1,429**
**55,773**
**-**
**- **
**- **
**-**
**-**
**62,205**
**53**
**-**
**53.29**
**62,258**
**53,314**
**3,606**
**3,240**
**478**
**56**
**380**
**2,699**
**-**
**-**
**63,773**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**63,773**
**- 1,514**
**-**
**10,867**
**9,353**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**
**7,549**
**9,386**
**58,413**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
~~**75,348**~~
**-**
**-**
**-**
**75,348**
**59,738**
**2,608**
**2,688**
**118**
**461**
**613**
**6,525**
**-**
**-**
**67,628**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**67,628**
**7,720**
**-**
**3,145**
**10,867**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Donations|**5,003**||||||| |Fundraising|**1,429**||||||| |Fees|**55,773**||||||| ||||||||| ||**-**||||||| ||**-**||||||| ||**-**||||||| ||**-**
||||||| |~~**_Sub total_**~~~~_(Gross income for AR)_~~|**62,205**||||||| ||||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**|||||||| |Interest income|**53**||||||| ||**-**||||||| |~~**_Sub total_**~~|**53**||||||| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|||||||| |
Wages|**53,314**||||||| |Expenses|**3,606**||||||| |Hall hire andmaintenance costs|**3,240**||||||| |Membership|**478**||||||| |Training/courses|**56**||||||| |Advertising|**380**||||||| |Materials|**2,699**||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| |**_Sub total_**|**63,773**||||||| ||||||||| |~~**A4 Asset and investment**~~|||||||| ||||||||| ||**-**||||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||||| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||| ||**- 1,514**|**-**||
**-**||**- 1,514**|**7,720**| ||**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**|**-**| ||**10,867**|**-**||**-**||**10,867**|**3,145**| ||**9,352.99**|**-**||
**-**||**9,353**|**10,867**| ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**|**Details**
Account balance
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Interest income in period|**Unrestricted**
**to nearest £**
**9,353**
**-**
**9,353**
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**53**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**|**Restricted**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
OK
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**|**Endowment**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||OK| |||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**Current value**| ||||**-**|**-**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 26/06/2026 1 **B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use** ## **B5 Liabilities** Signed by one or two trustees on **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Signature Print Name Date of
Jessica Woolley 20/03/2026
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