## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **01 09 2024 To 31 08 2025** **From** **To** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1034670 Bradford Abbas Preschool **Charity's principal address** Bradford Abbas Village Hall Church Road Bradford Abbas, Sherborne **Postcode DT9 6RH** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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1 Devon brooke Chair 1/9/24 - 11/6/25
2 Charlotte harrison Treasurer
3 Emma woodcon Secretary 1/9/24 – 11/6/25
4 Katie farrant chair As of 11/6/25
5 Hayley guppy Secretary As of 11/6/25
6 Patricia quigley Safeguarding 1/9/24 – 11/6/25
Jennifer safegaurding As of 11/6/25
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8 Hannah chapman 1/9/24 – 11/6/25
9 Kirsty Shrimpton As of 11/6/25
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**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** March **2012** **TAR** 1 ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of adviser**|**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Early Years Alliance Constitution 2011 Type of governing document - (eg. trust deed, constitution) Community Charity How the charity is constituted - (eg. trust, association, company) Elected from Membership Trustee selection methods - (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - Risk management - Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - Complaints handling - Confidentiality - the charity’s organisational Committee members who join the board of Trustees are encouraged to structure and any wider undertake training to support them in their role. Either through Dorset CC network with which the charity or the Pre-school Learning Alliance. works; - relationship with any related parties; - parties; The pre-school works with a number of partners including the local authority, local schools and community groups, the Village Hall -  trustees’ consideration of Committee, Children Centres and other relevant professionals to further - major risks and the system the pre-school aims and objectives. - and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** To enhance the development and education of children under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups. March **2012** **TAR** 2 Provide education to 2-4 year olds Bradford Abbas preschool provides education for children aged between 2-4 years of age. Children government funded and fee payers attend. We ensure children are ready for the next stage in their educational journey, giving them the best start in their early years. ## Provides free advice to benefices We support the children and their families with all aspects of childcare, and development. We offer free parenting advice and support for the whole family. **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** ## Support families in deprivation We accept two year old funding, which enables children who are classed as deprived to access early years education and have their development monitored. We also sign post families to other services which may be beneficial. ## Community fundraisers Our fundraiser events are organised to involve all members of the local community, and support local businesses. ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** Volunteers play an integral role in the pre-school either through their commitment as trustees, support with fundraising or involvement in the day to day running of the setting. You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. March **2012** **TAR** 3 Section D Achievements and performance ## **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** The pre-school currently runs offering 28 hours with an early bird session offered throughout the week. The pre-school provided care and education to a total of 26 children throughout the year. We have focused on our inside space to create different learning areas to support our children’s individual needs while covering the curriculum. We occasionally visit Bradford Abbas primary school to give the children another environment to play in and have daily use of the school playground. The committee held events such as, hamper raffles and bingos raising £2,370.37 At the end of the year, we had 26 children attending.20 of which were in receipt of the early education grant from Dorset CC March **2012** **TAR** 4 ## **Section E Financial review** The committee are currently formalising a financial policy. **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** **Details of any funds materially in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); The pre-schools principal source of funding comes from the Early Education Grant (EEG) for two and three year olds and a few children who are fee payers. Committee members, staff and parents work hard to raise funds through grants and other local fundraising activities. - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F Other optional information** ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** ## **Signature(s)** C A HARRISON **Full name(s)** Charlotte Aimee Harrison **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Treasurer **etc) Date** 27/2/26 March **2012** **TAR** 5 Bradford Abbas Preschool Trial Balance At 31 August 2025 L￿d￿er Account Dcbii Credit 4.137.30 401.79 65.489.110 9.140.20 2.376.35 283.05 51.87 400.96 Cottsumablc Contribuiions Donati(In. F.aTlv F.duc*tion GMII l.undTaising Hot food Intercsi rece5vable Sales suncrcam uniform ank ch&rge5 Cleaning l)Ab Materials DBS 91.(M) F.Xpen￿S 5.98 122.54 662.27 11.78 14uiPtr￿nt tx￿nsCd Firs1 Aid Supplies l.undvai8ing I'.xpen%e$ HiTri Food In%uraDC¢ Materials 654.77 20.72 299.30 231.00 660.64 576.95 22.40 5.40 0.347.00 303.80 297.00 Milk P()4tage Rcnt Snack5 Sortwart Staff training & welfare Stsiion¢ry and Prlnting Subscriptions Sundry 'l¢l¢phon¢ and f&x lJniforni '2gLS and salaries Write oftQd1SL￿uniS 111.38 93.16 159.88 20.96 72.00 145.86 55,423.38 595.20 Customers Aadhik%haryl• Dexier l.r¢ddic* 130.0 50.00 io. Ivla-R(14L.•llllb JaLk 40.00 L¢nni" mal￿.] 184.IKJ 67.QO Bank C&sh iii hand ContlDgency Arwunt- 8452 FurtdrnisinB Account- 2460 354.65 13.(KlO.00 6.798.85 81.68 TTeasurers A¢£ount- 5062 PAYI.. and Nl Pensions 3.458.68 Y.812.94 6.469.81 Creditors Sundry. 16.07 Printed on 23105r26 at 71..41 am Trans8dion+ Pagè1 012 Bradford Abbas Preschool Trial Balance AI 31 ALtgLtst 2025 l.edg¢r Profit and loss account Dcbil Credil Brought forward 25,124.39 'I"otal Nei profil for th¢ year 107.605.98 107 60S.98 -15.b12.15 Printed on 23￿5/26 at 11..41 am VT Tr8ns8¢tion+ Poge2of2 Bradford Abbas Preschool Profit And Loss Account For the year ended 31 August 2025 2025 2024 Income Consumable Contributions Donations Eady Education Grant Fees Fundralslng Hot lood Interest receivable Other operating income Sales suncream unrforni 4.137 402 65.489 9.140 2.376 283 52 3.972 1.252 47,387 8,145 2,734 436 53 io 401 91 82,458 82,456 64,082 64.082 Expenses Bank chargtrs Cleaning DAF Materials DBS Equipment expensed First Aid Supplies Fundraising Expensès Hol Food Insurance Materi81$ Milk Postage Rent Snacks Software St8ff traintng & welfara Stationery and tyinting Subscriptions Sundry Telephone and fax Uniform Wages and salaries Write offsldiscount5 16) 1123) 16621 1121 {6551 1211 {2991 {2311 18611 1577} 1221 151 16.347) {304) 12971 (1151 1681 14851 161 18391 {1,117) 1881} 14021 16,CMXII 128f)I 1234} 12071 11251 11601 193} {1601 121} 172) {1461 155,4231 15951 1721 1165} (44.4561 11981 166.8431 155,8101 Net piofil 15.612 8.271 Page1 of1 CHARITY COMMISSION j FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Independenl F_xaminer s Report Report to the trusteesl members of tx5 Pr£-O¢>0 On accounts for the year ended | si A*u3E wzs Charity no (rf any) los4￿10 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {"th8 TfUSt"I for the year ended Responsibiltios and basis of roport As th8 charity's trustees, you are responsible for the prer)aration of the accounts in accordanc8 Wlth the requiremènts of Ihe Charities Act 2011 (llhe Ad.) 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 14515)Ibl of the Act. Independent IThe Charity's gross income ex￿eded £250,000 and l am qualified to examinerfs statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed body]]. Delete [ ] if not applicable. I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention in connedion with the examination {olher than that disclosed below") which gives me cause to believe that in. any material respect.. Ihe accounting reGords y￿re not kept in accordan￿ with section 130 of the Charities Act., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records,. or the awounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the fom and Gontent of a¢¢ount$ set out in the Charities (A¢¢ounls 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. P18as8 d818t8 th8 words in th8 brackgts rfth8y do not apply. Slgned: Date: Name: OS6o¢fvJ Relevant professional qualificationls) or body {If any): Address: 3QLJ Disclosure Only complete ifthe examiner needs to highlight material matters of cOn￿M jsee CC32, Independent examination of charty accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that th examiner wishes to dlsclose.