THURTON PRE- SCHOOL PLAYGROUP INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2024 2024 2023 Income Donations Voucher Funding Fees Fundraising Grants 1721.97 1648.03 50615.79 40302.36 11341.06 10294.98 12040.25 4340.21 0.00 0.00 0.00 Uniform & Sportswear Bank Interest Other Income 30.00 52.03 5032.90 9.37 0.00 73833.15 63595.80 Expenses Wages & Pensions Rent. Fundraising Costs Equipment & Garden Costs Insurance Postage & Stationery Uniform & Sportswear Accounts, Wages & Bookkeeplng Fees Subscriptions & Licences Advertising & Website Milk Training Courses & Books Travelling Expenses Grant Expenditure Other Expenses 65483.62 3299.00 46265.81 2966.00 611.02 3978.51 1047.19 968.52 827.62 750.87 1040.77 147.48 900.00 91.80 816.10 335.91 127.45 25.20 316.51 131.07 2.49 103.40 135.00 1198.29 77395.00 1579.83 55754.46 Net Income For Year (3561.851 31613.81 28051.96 7841.34 Surplus 1st June Balance at 31 May 23772.47 31613.81 BALANCE SHEET AT 31 MAY 2024 Current Assets Bank Accounts Cash In Hand 28012.11 39.85 31573.96 39.85 28051.96 31316.81 Represented Bv General Fund Grants Fund 21644.22 6407.74 25206.07 6407.74 28051.96 31613.81 Capital & Reserves 28051.96 31613.81 INDEPENDÉNT EXAMINI RS RE PORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THURION PRE . 50100L PlAyGR￿p This ri'port the fmdncrdl Statements of the Thjrton Pro . Sctthl Plwup tor the year ended 31 May 2024 which dre set out on thp attth w8e. is in re¥>ECt ot an examination ￿rnpd in dccorddnce. with sert1(￿ 145 ot thp Chjrities Aa 2011 (Tr Aci"). A% truste￿ you re5ponth lor thc pic'pdlatl(￿ ol thp fman(d Qatefix￿I5. y￿ (￿s￿lEf that an audrt 15 not required lor thfj year unilef Sertion 144 ot the Act arbd an Thdminqltion is required. 11 is my rtrJponsibilily lo complEte the ftjllowiw: l. Exarnlne Ihe fin￿0a1 SL)Ien￿ts urKkn section 14S ol the Iki. 2. fo lollovi the w¢xedures laid down in Ee￿￿1 thrections giv￿ by the Ourity CornmissKJn under $￿t￿n 14.) (SIIBI of the Act. J. lo mdicJle whether paniculw have come to my attpnlm) My examinati￿ was carr*d (wt in ac¢ordJnce with the gefKY311)irection£ by the (haniy Commission. An examInat￿Tr indudes J re4￿W ol the &couniing records ke.pt b¥ ihe Commiiiee and a comparison ot the finanaal rtatements Iwesenied with th￿C rccords. It also indude£ ￿nS￿l￿¥￿lI[xJ ot any unusual iterns or disdosurps fin.)w41 sldlLYnent5 iirKI seokw￿ e.xplanation5 from you a5 mLIn**￿S of the C(mmiltce concerThr¥ any such matters. The kxocethro5 UndLyL7k(￿ do not prothle all the eviiknKe that wipukl be requinl in an audit, and c(WLmity no opinKJn 15 given as to whether the fina￿&•1 st3ternents presenl a "t￿￿ ¥iLW drMI the Teport is ￿mIted to those nutitts sei out in the Ststen￿nI I￿[0w. Independent Ixaminer s Slatemcnt ) conne(lion with my ekThnJtM?n. no matter has come lo my Jttention: l. which elves Me reasonable c￿Se to beli￿ that. in any rnatenal I￿e¢L Ihe rlyuircmcnts to keep accountlr* records in xtordance with sect•Dn 130 of thp Act, arrfl . ro kvepafe finan(Jal siolemc￿ts whith accord wvih ac(ounting records comply with ac(ounting requ1fernen￿ of the A(1 ha￿ rn¥i mrf: or 2. to whith. In my o￿n￿￿. artention $￿Uld be trawn in or&u.r to enab￿ a prop¢Y ￿nd￿StandIr¥ of the fin￿ClaI QatementS to be rea(l￿d. IJ . 10 October 2024 Inderwrflent EX￿4￿er P Jer¥is P Part4JL¥' PM Partnwthip Sa(kvlle. Pl 44 . 48 fvlagdalen Street NorwKh Nk3 UU ## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From Period start date To 01/06/2023 Period end date 31/05/2024** **Charity name: Thurton & Ashby St. Mary Pre-school** ## **Charity registration number: 1036204** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Thurton & Ashby St. Mary Pre-school offers
care and education to children from two to
under five years of age or school age| |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|We employ highly qualified dedicated early
years practitioners who offer purposeful
play activities tailored to individual children’s
needs and interests including SEND. This
enables all children to reach their full
potential regardless to their starting points.| |~~accounts~~
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
~~benefit~~|Para 1.18|New committee members become the
Charity Trustees and have an induction
including Trustee Guidance issued by the
Charity Commission.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|N/A| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|N/A| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Staff, Committee Members, Parents and
Friends of Pre-school volunteer their time to
organise and run fundraising events
throughout the year. Volunteers with
enhanced DBS Checks support
practitioners to offer two woodland sessions
~~a week~~| Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |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|2023/2024 Pre-school has worked hard to
enhance the outdoor area and move
towards continuous outdoor learning. The
woodland sessions have proved popular
and numbers of children increased so the
summer term was full on some days.
A member of staff started a Level 3 Forest
School Training Course which will enable
her to provide enhanced sessions in the
woodland when she is fully qualified in
2025.The committee has supported the
group in their fundingraising efforts
throughout the year helping to replace some
equipment and buy new as well as fund the
Forest School Training Course.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|Pre-school’s objective this year was to fund
a member of staff to do the Level 3 Forest
School Training which will enable her to
provide enhanced activities for all the
children two sessions a week in the
woodland. Also develop our purpose built
garden to enable all children to experience
continuous outdoor learning.| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Fundraising events this year have included
two Jumble Sales, An Auto Jumble and
Classic Car Show with a Grand Draw and a
Christmas Bazaar with a Grand Draw.
Also smaller fundraisers like cake sales,
book sales and children’s Christmas cards
and craft make sales.| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|N/A| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|We have maintained a good balance at the
end of the financial year 31st May 2024| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|We hold reserves in case of redundancy as
we employ seven members of staff, four on
a part time basis. Each year the National
Living Wage increases and we aim to
maintain a pay differential between the
different levels of practitioners.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|We have £6,407.74 in the Redundancy
Fund and £21,644.22 in the General Fund
which is capital for running the setting.| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Our principle sources of funds include
Government Grant Funding for 3/4 year
olds and eligible 2 year olds.
Fees from all other children and our
Community Fundraising.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|N/A| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The principle risks we face are a drop in the
number of children attending which means
a decrease of Government Grant Funding
and fees income. Also not able to maintain
a good level of fundraising which subsidises
our income.| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s

||| |---|---|---| |~~t~~
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Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Statutory Framework for the Early Years
Foundation Stage 2021 including Learning
and Development Requirements and
Welfare Requirements.
Comprehensive set of Policies and
Procedures adopted by the setting and
reviewed annual by all adults in the setting.| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Pre-school runs under the Pre-school
Learning Alliance constitution 2011
(Early Years Alliance from 2019)| |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
|Para 1.25|Pre-school holds an Annual General
Meeting to elect a Committee. Those
committee members become the setting’s
Trustees after obtaining the relevant DBS
and EY2 checks.| |~~trustees~~||| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|Policies and Procedures are in place for the
induction of new Trustees.| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The Pre-school Committee employs seven
members of staff 2023/24. The Playleader
manages the day to day running of the
setting, reporting to the management
committee at their regular meetings.| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Thurton & Ashby St. Mary Pre-school| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1036204| ||Charity’s principal address
Thurton and Ashby St. Mary Village Hall
Ashby Road
Thurton
Norwich
NR14 6AX
(Please note this is not a correspondence address)| |---|---| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** ||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
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20|Janet
Reynolds|Chairperson||~~**(if any)**~~
Thurton & Ashby St.
Mary Pre-school| ||Amy Whittam|Secretary||As above| ||Julie Lincoln|Treasurer|Resigned at AGM
27/6/2024|As above| ||Sandra Rennie|Ordinary
Member|Treasurer from
27/6/2024|As above| ||Michelle Stone|Ordinary
~~Mb~~||As above| |||~~emer~~||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved ## **Director name** 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** **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 Signature(s) Full name(s)** Sandra Mary Rennie **Position (eg** Treasurer **Secretary, Chair, etc)** **Date** 14/1/2025