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{aie} | FORENGLANDANDWALES| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||Trustees’ Annual Report forthe|||period|| ||From September2024|Period start||date ToAugust2025|| ||Period end date||||| ||||;||| ||Charity name: Box Pre School Playgroup||||| ||Charity registration number: 199410||||| ||Objectives and Activities||||| ||a
Summary ofthe purposes of|
the charityas setout in its
governing document|||Soe
Para 1.17||Box PreSchool Playgroup was established
over50 yearsago and is registered with
OFSTED to provide affordable pre-school| ||||||childcare and education to local residents| ||||||and to ensure that the costs for these| ||||||sessions are covered through fees and| ||||||grants, with fund raising used to fund| |-||Summary ofthemain
activities in relation to those
purposes forthe public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|||rns 1.17and
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The pre-school isopeneveryweekday
Monday to Friday8.30am to 3pm (term
time only) and isOFSTED registered for24
children persession. The preschool offers a
homely, calm environment with structured
playand specific sessions for PE, music
and drama as well as preparing children for| ||||||the transition to school. The preschool was| ||||||rated outstanding at its last OFSTED| |||||||inspection
(October 2022).| ||Statement confirming
whetherthe trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued bythe Charity
Commission on public
benefit||Para 1.18||Thetrusteesgovern the pre-school in
accordance with guidance on public benefit
ensuring that local residents can access
affordable childcare and education. Where
demand forthe pre-school is high awaiting
listisinoperation.| ## | CHARITY COMMISSION {aie} | FOR ENGLAND AND WALES |Additional information (optional)| |---| |You may
choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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SORPreference| |Policy on grant making| |Para 1.38
Policy on social investment| |including program related| |investment| ||||||Committee members are volunteers and| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||Para|1.38|hold positions such as Chair, Treasurer| |Contribution|made|by|||and Secretary. All committee members| |volunteers|||||attend termly committee meetings and help| ||||||with fundraising activities. The secretary| ||||||prepares minutes and the treasurer| ||||||oversees payments made by the book| ||||||keeper.| ||||||Parent volunteer to help atfundraising| ||||||activities.| ||||||Therearenoothervolunteers| ## Achievements and Performance |a||| |---|---|---| |||The preschool has continued to support| |||families with early years childcare and| |Summary ofthe main
achievements ofthe charity,
identifying the difference the
charity's work has made to
the circumstances of its|rT
,|education.Ourschool preparation session
(LittleAcorns) isvery popularand highly
regarded and the local schools appreciate
howwell our children are prepared for
school.We are an inclusive setting and
support children with additional needs.| |beneficiaries and any wider||We received very positive feedback from| |benefits to society as a||ourannual questionnaire to parents.| |whole.||| ' Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||We continue to fundraise as the boiler| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|needs replacing| |||The wet pour tarmac was resurfaced in| |Performance offundraising
activities against objectives | Para 1.41
set||October2024. Otherfundraising isgoing
towards the cost ofa new boilerwhich we
hope to replace in the 25-26 accounting
period.| |||We have notmade any investments.| |Investment performance|Para 1.41|| |againstobjectives||| **----- Start of picture text -----**
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| ## Financial Review . ||Review ofthe charity’s
financial position attheend|Para 1.21|Total revenuewas£125376.1 and total
expenseswas £123945.34 giving a profit of| |---|---|---|---| ||ofthe period||£1430.76
.| |_||Statementexplaining the
policyfor holding reserves
statingwhythey are held|Para 1.22|We havea reserve policy with a minimum
reserve of£30000. Our policy sets outthe
circumstances underwhichwe will use
excess monies above the reserve. The| ||||reasons for the reserve are:| ||||We need to cover our redundancy liability| ||||in the event thatwe need to make staff| ||||redundant. Many early years settings are| ||||closing due to challenging circumstances.| ||||Currently our redundancy liability is nearly| ||||20 k aswe have two senior members of| ||||staffwho have long service with the| ||||playgroup.| ||||The early years sector faces significant| ||||challenges regarding funding rates not| ||||keep pace with the minimum wage and we| ||||need a reserve for when we have low birth| ||||rate years to cover losses.| ||||We need to cover expenses such as| ||||repairs to the building thatwe rent and we| ||||need to ensure that there is money to do| ||||this. The boiler needs replacing and under| ||||our rental agreementwe need to pay for| ||||this.| ||||We may need to spend money recruiting| ||||and training staffdue to the recruitment and| ||||staffing problems in the early
years sector.| ||||Bank balance plus petty cash as at 31*| ||||August 2025 was £42513.05| ||reserves||| ||deficit||| ||Explanation ofany|Para 1.23|Not applicable.| ||uncertainties about the||| ||charity continuing as a going||| ||concern||| ## Additional information (optional) ||Additional information (optional)|Additional information (optional)|| |---|---|---|---| ||You may
choose to include further statements||where relevant about:| ||||Fees paid by parents for sessions, early| ||||years free entitlement grant, grants and| ||The charity's principal
sources offunds (including|| P2147|fundraising.| |.|| any fundraising)||| ||||Not applicable| ||Investment policy and
objectives including any|Baie eae|| ||social investment policy||| ||adopted||| A description of the principal | °2 ‘46 risks facing the charity Low birth rate can affect numbers Reduction in funding rates by the government Increase in the national minimum wage not keeping pace with funding rates Rein eedyStaffing crisisi arts a ; : , ; : |||Structure, Governance|and Management|and Management|and Management| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||Description ofcharity’s
trusts:|P|||Constitutionadopted25"November1991| |||Type ofgoverning document|||Trust deed| |||How isthe charity
constituted?|Para125|.|
_||PreSchool Learning Alliance Constitution
(membership number 263690)| |||Trustee selection methods|Para 1.25||Volunteer initially atfundraising events and| |'||| including details ofany
constitutional provisions e.g.|||then elected atAGM or mid-term as
allowed by constitution by current and| |||election to post orname of|||outgoing committee. Existing members re-| |||any person or body entitled|||elected by outgoing members.| |||to appoint one or more|||| |||trustees|||| |||Additional information (optional)|||| |||You may
choose to include further statements|||where relevant about:| ||||||All trustees read the policies and| ||||||procedures especially statutory policies as| |||Policies and procedures|||required by the Early years Foundation| |||adopted forthe induction|Peisha|||Stage Statutory Framework| |||and training oftrustees||{||Policies are reviewed by the supervisor and| |||||-||committee and re adopted at theAGM| ||||||Trustees receive training regarding their| ||||||role and in relation to safeguarding.| ||||||All trustees must be DBS checked and| ||||||apply to OFSTEDwho carry outfurther| ||||||suitability checks.| |||The charity's organisational|||| |||structure and any wider|Raa5!||| |||network with which the|||| |||charityworks|||| |||Relationship with any|Para 1.51||| |||related parties|||| |||Reference and Administrative details|||| ||||Box Pre|School Playgroup|| ||-||Othernamethe charityuses||||| |||Registeredcharity
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. Ueciarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees £3 : Ty Fullname(s)} © Ati WiertrlouT Position (eg Secretary, Ht Wont NE OEM ingot ; Date — 7] iy (Zot ## Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets held in this capacity **----- Start of picture text -----**
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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 - 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 ## Accounts 2024-2025 Profit and Loss Account ||Opening
Balance|Actual
AUTUMN
Term|Actual
SPRING
Term|Actual
SUMMER
Term|Total| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Gross Revenue|||||| |Grant
Billed
Other||33,370
7,807
2|25,504
8,683
-|39,421
8,814
Pe|98,296
25,304
*| |||41,178|34,187|48,235|123,600| |Fundraising|||||| |Events||534|420|273|1,227| |Donations||116|244|190|549| |Other||P|=|-|a| |||650|664|462|1,776| |Total Revenue||41,828|34,851|48,697|125,376| |Expenses|||||| |Salaries||31,077|30,155|30,062|91,294| |PAYEand Ni||2,583|1,902|2,481|6,965| |Training||451|402|190|1,043| |Uniforms||174|70|-|244| |OtherPeople Costs||107|39|153|299| |Activities - Sport, Circus etc||12|342|-|354| |Books&toys||226|133|339|698| |Stationary and ArtSupplies||283|108|145|536| |Computerand Photocopier||246|564|651|1,461| |Tripsand Events||348|260|515|4,122| |Snacks||459|446|410|1,314| |Rent||1,892|1,419|2,365|5,676| |Plumbing, Decorating, Repairs and Renewals||4,449|300|(200)|4,549| |fundraisingexpenses||136|-|-|136| |Cleaner& Bins||1,046|838|176|2,059| |Accountancy||L217|4,525|1,116|3,858| |Insurance||791|-|869|1,661| |Ofsted Reg||50||-|50| |Advertising||-|-|-|-| |Donations||-|-|-|-| |Other||154|143|278|576| |PettyCash (consumables& admin)||-|49|-|49| |Total Expenses||45,702|38,694|39,549|123,945| |Profit/(Loss)||(3,875)|(3,842)|9,148|1,431| |Balance sheet|||||| |Bank Balance|40,750.11|36,342.71|32,264.22|40,992.22|| |Petty Cash|332.18|864.98|1,101.13|1,520.83|| |Debtors|-|-|-|=|| |Creditors and Accruals|-|-|-|-|| |Profitandlossreserve|(41,082.29)|(37,207.69)|(33,365.35)|(42,513.05)|| ## IER 3 Oct 2018 ## Ko! CHARITY COMMISSION Independent examiner's report on the FOR ENGLAND AND WALES accounts ## Section A ## Independent Examiner’s Report - Report to the trustees Box Pre School Playgroup On accounts for the year | 31 August 2025 Charity no | 1035359 ended (if any) | report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 August 2025. - 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”). | 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, | have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. - Independent | have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have - examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination (etherthanthat disclosed-below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: e the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or - e the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or e 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. - | 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. Name: | Lynne Gregory Relevant professional | FCA (ICAEW) qualification(s) or body Membership number 8311249 (if any): ## Address: | Orchard Lea Box, Wiltshire SN13 8EF **----- Start of picture text -----**
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1 Oct 2018 ## 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. IER 2 Oct 2018