## **ROYSTON METHODIST PLAYGROUP T/AS LITTLE NIPPERS PRESCHOOL** ## **Royston Lifelong Learning Centre Station Road, Royston BARNSLEY South Yorkshire, S71 4EP** ## **Telephone: 07818197069** ## **OFSTED registration number: RP907518 Charity Commission Registration Number: 1036930** ## **List of Trustees** Michael Jones Appointed 19/3/2026 Peter Taylor Appointed 19/3/2026 Dean Wood Appointed 22/5/2026 ## **Trustees Report 2023 to 2024** The Trustees confirm the charity’s objectives meet the Public Benefit requirements of the Charities Act 2011. The charity’s reserves policy is to maintain sufficient reserves to cover at least 3 months expenditure. The reserves are needed to meet the working capital requirements of the Charity and the Trustees are confident that at this level they would be able to continue the current activities of the Charity in the event of a delay or small reduction in the funding received. The organisation is a registered Charity; the governing document is a Trust Deed dated 26 April 1993. The organisation is managed by the Trustees. The Trustees manage the Charity and its staff. The principal staff are appointed by the Trustees to manage the day to day operations of the Charity. Trustees are appointed in accordance with the Trust Deed. One Trustees will retire by rotation, as required by the Trust Deed, at each annual general meeting, and if eligible, they can offer themselves for re-election. New Trustees will be selected from suitably qualified individuals in the industry, and will be appropriately trained and instructed by the existing Trustees. Little Nippers continue to have a highly experienced team of Early Years Childcare Practitioners. All staff are qualified to Level 3 in Childcare and Education. We are an inclusive setting and welcome all children and their families. We consider children's interests and use the Early Years Foundation Stage to observe, assess and plan activities to support children's development. We work very closely with our Parents/Carers, we send home regular questionnaires, so we know how to improve our setting, we have regular parents’ evenings to discuss their child’s development and progress. We have an open-door policy so parents can see their child’s keyworker, whenever they wish. We have had another successful year, all of our sessions have been filled by new children. The 30 hour funding for Working parents for 3 to 4 year olds have continued to be successful this year. We have had limited spaces available for two year olds as the disadvantaged funding has been successful too. From April 2024 the government expanded the funding for 15 hours for children from 9 months old and two year olds, we have several children on our waiting list for after Easter 2024 and September 2024. This year we have advertised for another qualified, experienced staff member which we successfully employed. We also employed a new cook, we changed some of our lunch menu to adhere to the new EYFS standards for more healthier meals, the children seem to be enjoying them. We improved our roleplay area for the children, with a lovely TTS kitchen, with sink, fridge, washing machine, the children have loved it. We purchased new resources to support our new curriculum so children can achieve their learning goals. Staff have continued to update their mandatory training, attending other training to support their job roles. Staff have attended more SALT training this year to support children with communication difficulties. Our garden area has had a lot of replacement of resources due to the bad weather we have had. We have brought extra resources to support the needs of children with development delays and are in receipt of EYPP funding. Our Early Years consultant has attended a few times this school year as we are due our Ofsted inspection in late 2024, beginning of 2025, she has supported staff with all the changes of the EYFS, on how to support children’s learning. ## **The Trustees of Little Nippers Preschool.** ROYSTON METHoDisf PiAYGROUP Llttle Nlpper5 •Iw and P*yments Account forthtyear Ended 3lstAugust 2024 It¢celpts BMBC Non- Funded Income Bank Interest l Buslness Rtserve Alc I 116455.55 154.45 14.Z2 116624.22 P•ymeb Food Resources Wages & PAYE Rent and Aate5 Repairs & ftenewals Post & Stationery Litences Insurance Training Accountsn Telephone 8ank Charles Sundrfes 4294.26 18801.35 89315.83 517Z.48 833.05 IC￿.82 o.IK) 1830.96 660.97 505.29 289.88 121988.89 L055 fort￿ Year -5364.67 IIOYSTON MEfNQDIST PiAYGAOiIP Lltd¢ Nlppprs fttfelpts and Payments Accovnt lor thÈYear Ended 31stAu¢ust2024 Alc 93364063 Re￿Ipts Non- Funded Income om W4Bes Resources Food Printing & Statlonery Repairs & Renewals Sundries Cleining o.co Lwfory o. ROYSTON METHODIST PLAYGROUP Uttlt Nlppeys R•celpts and Payments Account forthe Year Ended 31stAueyst 20Z4 Alc 93363737 R•eelpts BMBC Non- Fundèd Income Bank Interest l Business Reservewc I 116455.55 154.45 14.22 116624.22 Paymek Food Resources Wagès & PAYE Rent and Rates Repalrs & Renewals Post & Stationery Licentes Insvronce Tralning Ac£ountarKy Telephone Bank Char8e5 Svndries 4294.26 18801.35 89315.83 5172.48 833.05 200.82 1830.96 660.97 505.29 289.88 121988.89 Lw forthE Yur -5364.67 ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF ROYSTON METHODIST PLAYGROUP** I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2024. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 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 Examiner’s Statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. 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. D J Brownhill FCA FMAAT Integra (Angus Nordon) Ltd 47 Market Street Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 4LR 25 June 2026