Trustees Report for Broadbo0om Pre-School 24/25
Academic Year, ending 31[st] August 2025
Our village pre-school con=nues to thrive under the leadership of our management duo. We con=nue to provide care and Early Years educa=on for children aged 2 to 5, and support the extended opening hours for wrap-around care. These extended hours can now be u=lised as part of government funded hours, a change which has been welcomed by our parents.
This year, we saw Northern Rail complete essen=al repairs to the stone wall and fence at the side and rear of the Community Centre. Unfortunately, this leK us with a non-func=onal gate at the side of the building, which although has been temporarily secured, will require a new replacement wrought iron gate.
new member of staff in February, who has brought a wonderful new lease of posi=ve energy to our seOng.
Funding
We saw the introduc=on of the new 2-year-old government funding at the beginning of September, and con=nued to u=lise the funding for 2-year-olds of working-parents (introduced in April 2024).
In January, new government legisla=on mandated more transparent billing for consumables and gave parents the flexibility to opt out of consumable charges and provide their own consumables. This was to ensure that parents would be able to experience government funding for childcare as truly “free” if they needed to. Alongside this, the government also introduced more flexibility for parents in terms of how they could u=lise their funded hours. This meant parents could use their funded hours for wrap-around care as well as core pre-school hours, which we were more than happy to offer. As a small village pre-school, our aim is to be as flexible as possible and to support our community and the needs of our parents and carers as much as we can.
We finished the 24/25 academic year with 20 children, one of whom is a Special Educa=on Needs and Disabili=es (SEND) child and will graduate from our pre-school
at the end of the year. It has been such a pleasure and privilege to see all our children develop and flourish. We wish our leavers the very best of luck in their con=nuing educa=onal journey.
them the best of luck in their new job. Over the la^er half of the Autumn term and the beginning of the Spring term, we managed our ra=os with 3 members of staff and our manager.
With the expectant increase in enrolled children from the la^er half of Spring term 2025, we adver=sed for recruitment and aKer February half-term, we were delighted to welcome a new member of staff who not only has extensive Early Years teaching experience but also holds Early Years Teacher status.
In order to provide the best care and support for our children, all our members of staff are now WelComm trained, and our Manager and Deputy Manager have also completed SCERTS (Social Communica=on, Emo=onal Regula=on and Transac=onal Support) training.
Deputy Manager has completed their Safeguarding Lead training with the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL).
pen and defibrillator training.
step-up with their willingness to learn and flexibility, =me-and-=me again when needed. Not only is their job of the utmost importance in the development of our children, it is by no means a simple one! They are incredibly dedicated and hardworking group, and we, both as parents and trustees, are so grateful.
Fundraising
We’ve had a brilliant year of fundraising including a Halloween Disco, where we saw the return of many of our local Pre-School graduates, which was such a delight! In the lead up to Christmas, we held a Christmas Wreath-making workshops for the
2[nd] year running, and ended the Autumn term with our Christmas Fair and Na=vity performance by the children.
In the Spring term, we hosted another hot-air-balloon race (but this =me with duck balloons) and applied for the Tescos Stonger Starts scheme, which is a grant that can be awarded to chari=es and non-profit organisa=ons suppor=ng children and young people. We were lucky enough to be selected as a local good cause and placed 3[rd] place aKer the in-store the blue token vo=ng.
to a^empt to complete the Yorkshire 3 Peaks in under 12 hours, with all proceeds being donated to our Pre-School. A huge well done and hear=est congratula=ons to her for comple=ng the challenge in 7.5 hours, and of course, a massive thank you for your kind dona=on and all the support over the years.
Summary
Despite challenges with new government legisla=on regarding consumables, and the mandate to increase flexibility for our parents in how they u=lise their funded hours; our management duo have taken it all in their stride, and Broadbo^om PreSchool con=nues to thrive under their leadership. Our staff con=nue to work incredibly hard, con=nuing to learn new skills as needed for our seOng. Their
Treasurer’s Report 24/25
Financial statements for the year ending 31[st] August 2025 have been passed over to Katherine Crellin of Indigo Blue Accountancy to examine.
The income and expenditure account as of 31[st] August 2025 shows
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a credit of £22,552 in the Santander Business Current Account, and
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£10,419 in the Virgin Savings account.
The total income for year ending 31[st] August 2025 was £101,025.
The expenditure for year ending 31[st] August 2025 was £99,223 with staff wages totalling 82% our expenditure (£83,309). We also invested in an inktank printer at the cost of £391.
children enrolled at our pre-school and uQlisaQon of our wrap-around care service.
Local Authority funding, including Free EnQtlement Funding (FEF) for 2-year-olds of working parents, FEF for 3- and 4-year-olds, Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) and Special EducaQonal Needs and DisabiliQes Inclusion Fund (SENDIF) totalled £75,812.
We were happy to be awarded £500 from Groundwork UK in June 2025, as partnered with the TESCO SupporQng CommuniQes grant. This has gone towards purchasing a new sidegate for the community centre to ensure our children remain safe when playing in the back garden.
We are grateful for the kind donaQons we have received this year, and the incredible fundraising efforts from our staff and parents. Together we have raised a total of £1,704. Well done and thank you to all our parents, friends and families for their contribuQons, as well as volunteering at our fundraising events.
Onwards and upwards for the next year!
Broadbottom Preschool
Financial Statements for the year ending 31 August 2025
Registered as a charity under the Charity Act 1960
Registration Number 1035816
BROADBOTTOM PRESCHOOL
I have examined the attached accounts incorporating the Income and Expenditure Accounts for the year ended 31st August 2025.
In my opinion, the accounts are in accordance with the records supplied, and subject to not carrying out an audit, are correct.
Signed
Katharine Crellin Date: 25th June 2026
Income & Expenditure Accounts 2024-2025 (£'s)
| Income Fees from parents Fees from NEF Total Fee Income Other Income Donations Fundraising Total Other Income Bank Interest Receivable Total Income Expenditure Wages Trips Equipment Rent Insurance Phone Catering Office Training Prof Fees Other Total Expenditure Surplus/(Deficit) |
2024/2025 21,858 75,812 97,669 1,652 1,704 3,356 - 101,025 83,309 815 3,318 7,640 - 354 1,301 433 258 1,665 129 99,223 1,802 |
2023/2024 19,055 82,635 1,300 3,565 |
101,690 4,865 107 106,662 87,516 1,061 2,277 7,576 837 375 1,234 726 250 664 233 102,749 3,913 |
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Balance Sheet as at 31st August 2025 (£'s)
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2024/2025 2023/2024
General Funds
Virgin Money 10,419 10,419
Santander 22,552 20,750
Cash in Hand 676 676
Total 33,648 31,846
Represented by
Surplus brought forward 31,846 27,933
Surplus/Deficit for the year 1,802 3,913
Surplus carried forward 33,648 31,846
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