2025-09-01-accounts - Wildlings

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	From	Period start date			To	Period end date
		02	09	2024		01	09	2025

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

Wildlings

Other names charity is known by

n/a

Registered charity number (if any)

1036793

Charity's principal address

Ambergate Methodist Church Devonshire Street Ambergate Postcode DE56 2GJ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
Neil Hunt	Chair	23/5/21 - present	Management Commitee
Stacey Murray	Treasurer	23/5/21 – present	Management Committee
Kathryn Wilderspin	Secretary	23/5/21 - present	Management Committee
Ellie Holland	Commitee member	23/5/25 -present	Management Commitee
Laura Padner	Commitee member	23/5/25 - present	Management Commitee
Charlote Wyer	Commitee member	23/5/24-present	Management Commitee

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

TAR

March 2012

Name Dates acted if not for whole year N/A

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address N/A Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution Type of governing document

(eg. trust deed, constitution) Registered charity How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Committee members are made up of parent volunteers, who self select and then Trustee selection methods undergo a discussion with the committee Chair to consider suitability. All (eg. appointed by, elected by) decisions on the appointment of new committee members are agreed by the full committee. New committee members are elected by members present at our AGM. Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

TAR

March 2012

To enhance the development and education of children primarily under statutory school age by offering appropriate play, education and care facilities.

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document a) Offering appropriate play, education and care facilities, family learning, together with the right of parents to take responsibility for and to become involved in the activities of such group, ensuring that such groups offer opportunities for all children whatever their race, culture, religion, means or ability. b) Encouraging the study of the needs of such children and their families and promoting public interest in and recognition of such needs in the local areas. c) To promote such other charitable purposes as may from time to time be determined. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include Guidance on public benefit is included in the induction process for new within this section the statutory committee members and covered within the agenda of the committee declaration that trustees have had meetings regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information) You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about: • policy on grantmaking; • policy programme related investment;
• contribution made by volunteers.

TAR

March 2012

Section D Achievements and performance

TAR

March 2012

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The committee have continued to support staff through the addressing staff concerns.
Providing high quality early years play and education for children of families in the local area with more children on role this year than in previous years.
Wildings has earned strong reputation with widespread interest in and support for its child-led ethos and outdoor approach, it is a leading provider in the area with a waiting list for spaces.
The outdoor provision continues to go from strength to strength. Wildlings has started to build up its profile in the world of early years professional development. It now employs two Level 3 Forest School leads and offers woods sessions three times a week.
The setting has redone its outdoor space within the hall setting to enable the outdoors ethos and provision to be consistent across both settings.
The setting has focused on early language development and has trained staff in this area.
The setting has had a successful year fundraising, with an easter and christmas fayre, sponsored bunny bounce and taking part in a local carnival.

TAR

March 2012

TAR Match 2012

Section E Financial review

The charity aims to ensure that there are sufficient funds at all times to meet all Brief statement of the charity’s costs in the event of closure. policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in n/a 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);
how expenditure has supported key objectives of the charity;

the

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)

Kathryn Wilderspin Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair Current Secretary etc) Date 29.06.26

Full name(s)

TAR

March 2012

Financial Activities

Wildlings

2 September, 2024-1 September, 2025

	TOTAL
Income
Childcare Fees	77,751.10
L A Grant	153,614.14
TrainingIncome	5,483.33
Total for Income	£236,848.57
Cost of Sales
PAYE and NI	18,925.09
Pension Contributions	7,280.26
Wages	144,537.78
Total for Cost of Sales	£170,743.13
Total	£66,105.44
Expenditures
Advertising/Promotional	20.00
Bank charges	502.53
Computer Costs	3,328.55
DBS/Ofsted/ICO	462.60
fraud	0.00
Garden refurbishment	1,233.85
Gifts	40.00
Groups and Outings	235.00
Insurances	1,447.78
Office/General Administrative Expenses	27.49
Other Miscellaneous Service Cost	20.45
Other Professional Services	1,954.70
Phone Costs	261.56
Printer/Copier	880.11
Rent	17,458.00
Repair and maintenance	698.90
Snacks and Milk	1,617.98
Staff Training	1,368.00
Supplies/Stationary/Resources	6,617.33
Total for Expenditures	£38,174.83
Net Operating Income	£27,930.61
Other Income
Fund Raising	11,076.83
Interest earned	363.31
Total for Other Income	£11,440.14
Other Expenditures
Fundraising Costs	3,042.15
staff wellbeing	330.35
Total for Other Expenditures	£3,372.50
Net Other Income	£8,067.64
Net Income/(Expenditure)	£35,998.25

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Charity Name Wildlings	Charity Name Wildlings	Charity Name Wildlings

1stSept 2025	Charity no (if any)	1036793

(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

Report to the trustees

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended DD / MM / YYYY .

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”).

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 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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.

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.

Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Signed: Jane Hancox Date: 18/4/2026

Name: Jane Hancox

Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:	The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers MICB PM.Dip No 394353

	182 Paper Mill Gardens Portishead

Oct 2018

IER

Bristol BS20 7QY

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 .

Oct 2018

IER