1 ||Trustees' Annual Report for the period|Trustees' Annual Report for the period|Trustees' Annual Report for the period|Trustees' Annual Report for the period|Trustees' Annual Report for the period|Trustees' Annual Report for the period|Trustees' Annual Report for the period|Trustees' Annual Report for the period| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||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 |2
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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 1 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 2 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 3 Section D Achievements and performance TAR March 2012 4 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 5 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 7 ## 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**| **1/1** **Cash Basis Saturday, 18 April 2026 12:01 PM GMTZ** ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** |**Report to the trustees**
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**(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**
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Portishead| **Oct 2018** 1 **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** 2 **IER**