CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES 'Trustees' annual report (including Directors, report) for the period From: 1°, October 2024 To: 30° September 2025 (=harSty name: Leen Mills Preschool Playgroup (=harity registration number. 1036564 (:ompany number:NIA Objectives and activities SORP reference Par8 1.17 Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its goveming document Enhancement of the development and education of chi(dren, primarily under the statutory school age by allowing them to experience a wide range of activities both adult led, and child led. Parents are encouraged to become involved in their child's education. Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities. projects or services identified in the acGounts. Para 1.17 and 1.19 We aim to ensure that we provide a safe stimulating environment for children to develop and flourish. Their well being and health is highly valued. Children's physical and emotional needs are supported by experienced statt who plan activities and experiences to help promote allm areas of their development. The childcare provided allows parents and carers to return to work thus improving the family income and helping the local economy. Slatement confimiing whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by Ihe Charity Commission on ublic benefit Para 1.18 The trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit in managing the activities of the charity. Achievijments and perfonnance We are Ofsted rated 'good. The children are assessed on entry to the preschool, and this is compared to thetr end of year assessment. All children have improved in all areas of learnlng. The children are socially more prepared for school. they are taught about how to look after themselves to keep safe and healthy. Pre-school provides children with a stable, supportive and consistent environment. We have improved links with outside agencies and the affordable childcare provided has enabled many parents to return to wor Summairy of the main achieveiments of the charity, identifying the differencE the charity's work ha.'s made to the ircumStLan￿S of its beneficiiaries and any wider b&Jnefits to SOCAety as a wh()le. Para I￿0 Flnanclal review Review of the charity's financiall position at the end of tFie period Para 1.21 The trustees consider the financial position of the charity at 30th September 2025, and Its financlal perfonnance during the year, to be satisfactory. They consider that the Charity is in a strong position to continue its activities during the coming year and beyond if expenditure is managed in line with incom8. The year saw a surplus of £16,101. The board of trustees is satisfièd that the charlty's assets in each fund are available and adequate to fulfil its obligations in respect of each fund. We aim to hold sufficient financial reserves to sustain the pre-school if our Income falls below expected Statemelnt explaining the policy foir holding reserves stating vvhy they are held Par8 1.22 levels. The importance of holding sufficient reserves would mean the setting continues to function as a preschool and cover the payment of staff redundancies in the unlikely event that the preschool had to close. We own our own building and are responsible for its maintenance, repairs, which we hold reserves for. Amount of reserves held Reasons for holding zero i ￿eSerVeS Details of fund materially in deficit Para 1.22 £500,781 NIA Para 1.22 Para 1.24 NIA Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a oin concern Para 1.23 NIA Structure. governance and management Description of charity's trusts.. Type of goveming document Para 1_25 The charity is established by a written constitution and its goveming document is a written constitution. The charity is constituted as an unincorporated charity. How is the charity constituted? Para 1.25 Trustee selection mefhods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees Para f.25 We hold an AGM and parenfs are asked to consider being trustees. It is also in our information book thal all parents receive when their child starts playgroup. Refere:nce and administrative details Chari ' name Other riame the charity uses istpred chari number C17arity s principal address Leen Mills Preschool Pla rou 1036564 Cartingford Road Hucknall Nottingham NG15 7AE Tel: 0115 9642775 Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Trust88 name Offie• {If an Dates act•d rf not for whole ear Name of porsen lor bodyl entitlod to olnt trustee ifan Lynne Madow Thea Gaughan Justine Ball Kelly Wiggington Chair Treasurer Secretary Sally Canlin Anne Leivers Lucy Keeble Demi Brown Charfotte Bailey 10 A,clditional inforniation: Names and addresses of advisers Type of adviser 8affkers Name Address HS8C Accountants Samantha Morrison Financial Management 201 Annesley Road. Hucknall. Nottingham, NG15 7DB Independent Examiner Buttercross Accountancy 27 Hill Drive, Bingham, Nottingham. NG13 8GA Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (optional inforrtratlort) Lesley Hopewell - Manager Dleclarations Tlie company has taken advantsge of the small companies. exemption in preparing tTrie re.port above. Tlhe trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report (includlng directors, relport )above. Siigned on behalf of the charity's trusteesldirectors Signature(s>: Full Name{s): Lynne Marlow Position: Chair D'ate: Leen Mil:.s P":¥£cbo=.! P:.?.. Annual accounts for the To eriod Period end date Peritwj stsrt ¢*te 0111012024 3010912025 Sectio and ex A Statement of financial activities (including summary incom enditure account) Restricted incon funds Unrestricted tunds Endowment funds Prioryear funds Recommendled categories by activity Total funds Income (Note 3) Income and eiidowments from: DonatK)ns and le gaaes Charltabk aclivilies F01 F02 F03 F04 F05 281,122 281,122 272,875 otl*rlr8dlng acti'.vit*s Investmerts $03 1,410 3.630 1,410 1,651 Separate matenal it8m of in¢ome Other Total Expenditure. (Notes 5) EX￿ndItuTe oin.. RaBing fvnds chantsb￿ athwliiés J7 286.162 286,162 278468 270,061 270,061 222,217 Sepa￿te Mater￿11 exp2nse item S10 S11 Total S12 270 061 222217 Net incomeil{expenditure) before tax for the reporting period Tax paya&4e S13 16,101 16,101 56,251 1 S14 Net incomeilloxpenditure) after tax before inveistment gainsl(losses) Net gai)glID￿&s) on investrnenls S15 16.101 16,101 56,261 $16 Net incomewlexpenditure Extraordinary items Transfers bietween funds other recog nised gainslllosses): S17 16.101 16,101 56,2:51 $18 519 Gains and lo*es on rÈvaluab"M of fixed assets forlhe charfty'sowm uge otkÈi gangl105wI Net movemont in funds 16,101 16,101 56,2.'51 Reconclllatllon of funds.. Total funds brought forward Total funds carried fonvarnl 919,102 935,203 919,102 935,203 862,856 919 107 S24 Section B Balance sheet UnreSt￿ted Restric￿ End(￿￿t Total this lunds funds Fixed assets Intangoble assots TangltrAe assets Heritage assets Investrnents F01 (Note 151 (Nots 101 {Note 161 (Note In Total ffxadassets Current ass,ets Stocks Do1)toYs Investments INote111 INote 121 (Note 17AI 74 74 74 Cash at bank and In hand (Note 141 Totsl CUAF8ntawts s(0.￿7 5W.781 SXl,657 SYJ.781 468.341 468.465 Credltors.. awtyounts falllng due vAthln one ￿ar (Note 131 811 5,783 3,707 N¢t¢ii￿￿e88otslflts)HM#*s} 812 464.758 Tots1W￿I* less ¢urrentli8ts"ffti85 919.1￿2 Creditors: amounts falllng due after one JFar (Note 201 Provislons ft* Ilabllllles 814 815 Total n¢t?sseits orliabililies Funds of th,e Charity Endovmientfuinds (Note 2n Re$tl¢ted Inco￿ funds INote2n Unrestrfcted fu nds Revalua￿On re:5•rv¢ Falr value r•$•irv• 919.102 817 18 To#ifyn(ts The comwyiwas entitt￿ b) eX￿npl￿n fmm au¢fjluTrlw$477ofthe Conwailes Act 2006 rnknunqto s￿￿1 Comp8nies A¢'t 2006. A¢twllhw¢t to accouniingwnls •KI thewepw3tion rfawounts. sul¥¢¢t to the 13m*ll eompanles reglme andln accordw L47th FRS102 SORP. SvJned by orE trLEteesffdIr￿Ors on bett￿lofa1 tt* trLtsteesldiredoES Print N8m8 approval ddl Date Slgr*ture of dI￿9r¥uthen￿a1i￿g *fjcLths tew serttts Corryanw F*) Signatyre ddl Print name Section C Notes to the accounts Note 1 Ba:sis of preparation This s*tion s'.houldbe complthl by all eh¥iti8s. 1.1 Basi5 of &i¢counting These ac¢oLints have teen prepared under th8 historical cr￿t convent.on wth ttems recogr4sed at cost or transaction valilue unless otherwise statèd in the rdevant notelsl lo these accounts. The awount8 have been prepared in ac￿rdanCe wth.. the Stalernent of Recomrnen¢J*J Prathce". Ac(x)unbrvJ and Rewrb"ng by Cha￿1.￿S preparing their aceounts in accoidan(* with the Finan(aal Rewrb"ng Standard applicat4e in the UK and RepuiAi¢ of IrdaThJ IFRS 1021 issued on 16 July 2014 andwth" and with. he Finanual Re￿￿"n￿ Standard 3p￿￿￿tIe in the United lfjngth)rn and RewtAic of Ireland IFRS 1021 8nd with Ihe charib.es Act 2011. The charity coristitutes a pulAi¢ i*nefft entity * dèfin&J FRS 102.. -T￿k as appropriate 1.2 Going wncern charitysabllity to W7tinu•as a goin9 cone•m. ￿e￿0VIde the followlry dthls txslate -Not applicable-, ijfapwowyate.. An exEl8nation as to thcEe factors that 8UPPOrt the coii¢lu810n tt)at the ¢harity is a going concern, Letn Mills Preschoolhas made a of U6.fOI andthwo are sufficignt numbers to continue opw*ing. Childcarn is tj"sclosure of a,'ry un¢¢rta"nties that makè the g(xng eoncem assum￿"on doublfvl". Not appli￿ Wherè aectyjnts are not prepared on a wftg concèrn ttssis, tAease disclose tM"s faci together wth tlhe bas￿ on which the trLEtees prepared the Giceounts and thè ièason the charity is not regarded as a going con(errL Notawlicabl• 1.3 Change c>f accounting policy Thè aecounts Ixesent a true an¢J fair Vie￿ and no thanges havè teen made to the acix)unb"ng kxliaes adooed in note { l. Yes" "_T￿k8$ apprcpriate Plè•s8 disG1015e." ) the nature of tho chanqèin accoununqpolicy.. iij the reasons whyapplylng n•w ac¢ounring wlicy provides morE reliable and mtyeral•wantinformation.' (iii? the 8mouint of the adju$tmentfor 8och line affeetod in the current pet7od, eaGh priorperiodwosentodand the aggregarfS amount of the adjustm•ni relating to periods befDr•thosew•s•nrrf 3.44 FRS102 SORP. 1.4 Changes to accounting estimates No changes to accounting estimates have occurred in the reForting ￿￿0￿{3.46 FRS102 SORPI. Yes" Nts. ".ridt as aFprOpr￿te Hease disclose.. (i) the natur• of any c17anges,' (li) the effect ofth change on in￿rne andexpw7s• or assets and11*￿ilitIeS for the currentperiod,. and iii) whwg waicticabl•, theeffectof the chang• In one or morg future periods. 1.S Material prior year errors No mat8nal iior ear error have t*en i(kntified in the repofbn $riod13.47 FRS102 SORPI No. -rKk as apprq)riate FYaas• dlsclose.. i) the n8tur8 ()f thepnTorpwiod emy." (li) for each w70rpwlodprnsgrtodln thg 0¢count4 Ihe amount of the. cornction for•ach accountling rfem aff•ctgd,' and iii) the amouint oftho COrr￿1n at the bwnmnq of tht earliest pnor.perlodweseMedin theaccount& Ction C Notes to the a¢countS Icontl NotÈ 2 Accounting polleles 2.2 INCOME Recoanitlon of Inicome TheÉe arg inthe Ststetnth dFinancial Adrrflts (WA)vkn." rn0￿ 11(eW thn not thal th8t[￿¥￿I rw&thère>) Yes. ottsetlthg e has been no of￿%1￿ das8*s 1*t41tw.￿D￿XXM￿0Xl￿￿¥. unkn5S uited bythè FRS 1W2 SCIIP orFRS 102. Ye¥. 1651 Giants and ￿(￿allonS ritelia are met (5.IOto S.12 FRsiif2 SORP). Yes. Nla. th•thèch8rty has ￿tr￿d￿d th&owf￿￿50rSOr¥￿￿asen1rf￿menltQl￿ grant Lep￿e￿are in ￿ SOFAthsn r￿lpt i% Pthb￿. Ihat 15. ¥knEn has n grgnt& pi[*th,IheWg￿fftJvemrn** grants Tax reclalm5 donatton¥ and 9￿1$ AnyGrf1A￿ re￿¥￿￿d tsrtathnatw p*ithYiktoA 9t￿. at￿ as aD addl￿nIOthe￿M#fUthJ un*5tr* dcmrcf • Contractujl In¢oime and On￿ I￿SOFA(￿*th0¢$wty performance rda,IBd grants Yes" Ye$. Nla" tsirvaWJe Oft1￿ Ytsatthgtir￿ Ilware rwtH5eJ rxe Inthe rewbrvJ Ihe*ts*sgre*Jthlxrt￿. are Yes" oxped8d Woc4edSf￿￿ sak ￿$s1h&cAl￿J¢C￿ts￿￿. aThY in I￿￿ &￿rtradlrWj Wih the inlhè bak Yes" Nlo. a(4fvit*S'. Nla. ain u¥ety1￿c*arfy Yes" Nl8' )natsd gervkes aNI 0￿￿led￿e1Vl¢8Sar￿ fatikn5 fa¢lSltles th8 ydt lo1￿¢￿￿rIty p￿¥•jed rekw. Yes" No. Nla. Nla. the SOFA. Ye$. JPFrfM ¢Wts Volwrt¢er help ' 1￿1￿￿18&5.aTth reFvXt. Yes. Income Irthr'est. royaltles •nd dI￿￿￿endS rel&k*. Income from mAnibErsFap Member6hip rerqr¥dinthe rAIU￿￿* DoTr*kn sthcr1￿l)￿s d Lègac4es No" frtyn ctroritabkaCtr+th•& Settlemeffl d Irbsuwanct claSrns erk are rrfjl15 10tb5.12 FRS1Wd SORP) knnofc in SOFA. Imwtm&nt gAlns.a Yes. 2.3 EXPENtIlTURE AND LIABILITIES Lobilrfks aF￿r￿n1￿ vthere l tsffrtjre fhan t7￿1h•8 &a Wor consttudNeOb￿galW)￿ c¢Yrwn￿Irvj th8(a￿*¥ topay(Krt rg#xwf*s grnlih8*TrYxMI c4the 0￿￿jat￿>￿c*n r*rtainty. Yes. ua￿1￿Y recognMSon Nla. 0$1$ Supwrt ￿d￿¢enIra1lunthA￿5￿ albx*Y lo**Mtyco# Ye5. Grants ￿T￿¥m￿nCe WIw8 the ¢haritygw8E a 9rdTht￿*h (x￿11￿£for bewvj a of Yes. a" racy￿￿t ofthe grant P￿R1edb)es￿>￿ orlease enter Il. In the appmpriate I￿X[0$). Thls year Last y,ear Independe,nl examine¢s feos 750 700 Assurance. servlces otherthan independent examination Tax advlsc)ry foes Other fees; (for example: flnancial advice. consultancy, accountsncy services) pald to the indttpéndeni examiner Section C Notes to the accounts leontl Note 8 Paid employeÈs Please compli?t• this note rf Ihe charity has ryloyees (transadions wilh Tnjstees doalt with In Note 28) 8.1 staff Costs> This year Last year Salarfes and v•ages Social securityi costs Pension Costs {defined contribution scheme) Other employee benefits 184,826 7,352 3,468 154,185 5,312 2,672 Total staff costs 195,646 162,169 This year: Please provid& details of expenditure on staff Wofking for charity whose contracts are with and are paid by a related party Last year: Not apdicatAe Please provide detsils of expenditure on staff worklng for the charity Ythose Icontracts are with and are paid by a related party Not apFlicatde Please give deitalls of the numbw of omployees wlMe totsl enwjoyee benoffts fexcluthng enyloy ') fell within each band of£lO.000 from £60,0￿ upward& If there arg nosuch transaction pension costs) please enter twue'in Ihe box pmvided No employees re￿ived employee benefits lexcluding employer pension costs) for the reporting period of more than £60.000 Number of emplo This ar Last Band £60,000 to £69,'999 £70,000 to £79, 999 £80,000 to £89,'999 £90.000 to £99. 999 £100.000 to £1C19,999 This ar Last ar Please provide the total amounl paid to key management personnel (includes Irustees and senior management) for their seNicgs lo the Charity. For specific amounts paid to trustses, 40.504 39,715 This year Number Last year Number 11.2 Average head count in the Far The parts of the charity in which the employees work 10 Total 11 10 Section C Notes to the accounts Icontl Note 9 Defined contributlon p8nsÈon scheme or defined benefrt scheme accounted for as a defined contribution scheme. 9.1 Pl￿se compl•te this note rfa defined contrlb¢rtlon p￿S1on SCI￿ne is owat￿l. This year Last year Amount of con'tributlons recognised In the SOFA as an expense 3.468 2,672 Please explaini the basis for allocatong the liability and expense of deflned contrilJution pension scheme between actlvilies and between iastricted arKI unrestricted funds. Not applicable- only one activity and unrestricted 12.2 Hease Complete this secdon where the charity partiupates in a d￿ned p￿lon plan butis unable to asc*rtain it$ share of the undetying assets and liabilities. Pleasè confir￿1 that although the scheme Is acciounted for as a defined contribution pllan, it is a defirted ￿nerrt plan. Please provideh such information as is available abou t Ihe plan's surplus or deficit ¥nd the impli¢atlons. if any. for NIA NIA year. rf different 12.3 Please cg,mplete this Secti¢￿ where the tharity participates in a rnufflvemployw definwlbenefit pension plan that is accounted for as a defined conts7bution plan. Descrite the extentto which the ¢harty n13e iiabie tes the plan lor other entities. obligations under the teims and condit10113, of tho multi*mployer plan. If thi$ 1$ d￿ferent for last year, provide details. Promdè an èxplanatlon of how any liability arising from an ￿reement with a multi*mployer plan to fund a delicot has been deterimlnèd. If thi5 15 different for last year. provide detalls NIA Section C Notes to the accounts Icontl Note 10 Tangible fixed assets Please complete this note rf the charity h8$ ary tangible fixed assets 10.1 Cost or valualion Freehdd laThJ & Iwlldngs Other land & I￿[[dIng5 Planl mxhlnery aThJ FixtUTes, fittiwwJs and equ1pi1￿t Total Al the beginning of the year Addrtions 637,*9 59,038 697,OlJ7 499 4(39 Revaluations DisposaL Transfers" At end of the ye'ar 637.969 59,537 697,51 10.2 Depreciation and Impalr￿￿nts 'Basis SL SLorRB R8 SLorRB SLorRB "' Rate 15% At beoinning of 'the year Disposals 195.653 47,010 242.6E Depreciation 12,759 1,879 14,6-38 Impairment Tr8p.è*fy￿' Al end ol the year 208,412 48,889 257,2CII 10.3 Net book iialue Net book value at the beginning ol the year Net bwk value at the end of the year 442.316 12,028 454,3£14 429,557 10,648 440,2()5 Section C Notes to the accounts (conti Note 11 Stocks Pleaso compllete this note rfthe charity holds any stock henls 11.1 Please stste the Carrylng amount of stock and work In progress analysed bet¥%pen actlvities. stock Donated goods Work in progress For distribution For re￿Ie For distribulion For resale Charltable activities: Opening 50 Add8d in perlod Expensed in pwiod Impair8d clo￿ng Other irading actlvltles: Opening Add￿ in perltsd Expensed in pwiod Impalrgd Closlnq Olher: Opening Added in peritsd Expensed in period Inipalred Closing Total this year 50 Total provlous year 50 This 18.2 Please'.speclfy the carrying amount of any stocks pledged as security for liabilities Sectio Notes to the accounts (contl Note 12 Debtors and prepayments pl&￿e comi)lete thls note if the charity has any debtors or prepayments. 12.1 Analysis of debtors This year Last year Trade debtors Prepayments and accrued income Other debtors 74 74 Total 74 74 Section C Notes to the accounts (cont) Note 13 Creditors and accruals Please complete this note If the charity has any creditors or accruals. 13.1 Analysis of credltors Amounts falling due within one year Amounts falling due after more than one yèar This year Last year This year Last year Accruals for grants payable Bank loans and overdrafts Trade creditors 199 181 Payments received on account for contracts or perforniaiice-related grants Accruals an(J deferred income 750 7CK) Taxation and social security Other credit()rs 3,694 1,140 5,783 2,825 Total 3,707 Section C Notes to the accounts {cont} Note 14 c.ash at bank and in hand 3010912025 3010912024 Short term l-ash investments {less than 3 months maturity date) Short term Éy£aposi*s Cash at bank and on hand Other Total 500,657 468,341 500,657 468,341 Section C Notes to the accounts Icontl Note 15 Events after the end of thg reporting period Please compliete this note events (notrequiring a￿Ustment to the accounts) have o￿urredafter the end of the reporting pwiod but bafore the accounts are authorised which relate to condilitv￿ thatarose after the avd ofthe reportingperfod. This year Ploase PTovldle details crf the natUTe of the event Nor* Providè an astimale of the financial effect of the event or a statement that such an estlmate canTrot be made nor 111 111 111 111 111 111 iiiii Iullklllll Iiiilli 1111 Klllll 1111 llWII 1111 Section Notes to the accounts (contl Note 18 Additional Disclosures The following are significant matters which are not covered in other notes and need to be included to provide a proper understanding of the accounts. If there is insufficiont room here, please add separate heet. None CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustse81 mombers of Leen Mills Preschool Playgroup On account• ft>r th• yoar ond•d 30" September 2025 Charity no (If any) 1036564 S•t out on pag 3to?7 I report to the trustee$ on my examination of Ihe accounts of the above chanly {Ihe Trust") for the year endeo 30 09.2025. As the charity's Iwstees, you are regponsible for the preparalion of the accounts in accordance the requir8menls of the Chanties Act 2011 ("Ihe Act"). Re8pon$lbllltl•8 and ba818 of r8port I report in resp￿t of my examination of the Trust's accounls carried out under sedion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying oul my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by Ihe Charity Commission under section 1451Sllb) of the Act. Independent examinerfs statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me ause lo believe that in, any material respect.. the a¢￿￿ntIng records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charrties Act." or the accounts did not acwrd with the accounting records," or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements conceming the form and Conlenl of accounts set out in the Charities IA¢count$ and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any reqU1￿ment that the accounts give a 'lrue and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in this reF)Ort in order to enable a proper understandin9 of the accounts to be reached. the accounting records were not kepl in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Ad.. or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records,. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements conceming the fom and content of accounts set out in tha Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, vièw which 18 not a matter considered as part of an independent examinalion. I have no ¢on¢ems and have come across no oth8r matters in connection with the examination to which attèntion should be drawn in this report in order t nabl• a propor understanding of Ihe ac¢ounl$ lo be reached. SIgn￿. Dats: 22NI May 2026 Nam•: Philip Johnson R•l•vant profeulonal qu•llllcatlonl•) or body Ilf any): ACCA Affiliate Address: 27 Hill Drive, Bingham Nottingham NG13 8GA