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2025-08-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 09 2024 To 31 08 2025

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name 3-2-5 Pre-School Playgroup Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1037061 ~~|~~ Charity's principal address Burghclere Down Community Hall Berry Way Andover Postcode SP10 3RZ

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(if any)
1 Candice Appleton Chair
Tiffany Wise Treasurer
3 Katie Robson Member
4 Katrina Bull Member
5 Kelly Clement Secretery
6 Matt Clement Member
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Debbie Harrison and Emma Bishop – Co- Manager's

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Pre-School Learning Alliance Constitution

Association How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

Elected from Membership

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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

Past/Current parent/carers of children that attend or have attended the Preschool are chosen first. Volunteers from the local community considered should numbers require it.

The induction of trustees includes DBS checks and EY2 status

confirmation prior to full access to meetings inclusive of children’s information and finances.

Section C Objectives and activities

To enhance the development and education of children primarily under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups. Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

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Oversee the management of a charity funded pre-school providing sessional care for children aged 2 years 6 months to 5 years offering appropriate play and education. This is done via various methods of child-centred learning and in the moment activities.

The Trustees attend regular Committee Meetings, the key activities undertaken in the 2024-2025 academic year were to promote the Preschool as a safe and unique environment for the local community. Seeking financial grant and fundraising was also a key focus.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

The Trustee’s followed the guidance from the Government, NHS, Services for Young Children and the Alliance in order to end the academic year positively with a healthy intake, steady funds and a very supportive and creative team of staff.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Supported the provision running 5 days a week inclusive of lunchtimes to deliver Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) to a high standard by continuing to improve the child led approach and natural world play.

The management committee had one new member join, Tiffany Wise who agreed to take on the role of Treasurer and was given bank access in June 2025. This role has been covered by the Managers who are going through a handover process with Tiffany. In September 2025 two new members joined us; Kelly and Matt Clements, who we hope can aid with the remaining vacant roles for the new academic year. We continue to promote the preschool to new parents/carers with the hope of new members joining to provide support to the co-managers as and when required. Training

The staff have completed a number of statutory and enrichment training courses provided by the council and externally. Over the coming year, we will continue with the personal development of staff and management. Candice has continued as the Designated Safeguarding Officer alongside, Debbie and Emma as our DSLs. Laura Bacon-Smith who was originally on the committee, but became an employee as bank staff, also attended the DSL training. This role will be taken forward by a new committee member (Grace Sears). Funding and Fees -£141.015 ( Increased £15.206 than last year . This is due to an increase in the funding rate, more parents paying for extra sessions, and successful applications for DAF funding, Inclusion funding, and supplementary funding payments)

Policies and Procedures: Policies review and updates with new manager. DBS checks for committee and staff performed termly.

Training: Safeguarding course completed for DSO. Sign up to Noodle for staff training.

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Section D Achievements and performance

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Section E Financial review

An amount of £23,000 has been set aside from unrestricted funds which Brief statement of the is held in order to meet any unforeseen expenditure that may occur, for charity’s policy on reserves example to cover staff redundancies.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

None.

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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

~~ee~~ 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) Full name(s) Candice Zoe Louise Appleton Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 28/10/2025

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3-2-5 Pre-School Playgroup
01/09/2024
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Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted
funds		 Restricted Endowment
funds		 Total funds Last year
to the nearest
£		 to the nearest to the nearest to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Fundingand fees 141,764 - - - 141,764 125,809
Grants and donations - - - - -
Interest 503 - - - 503 647
Tax credit funding - - - - - -
Fundraising - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
Sub total(Gross income for
AR)		 AR)
142,268		 - - - 142,268 126,456
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total -
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Total receipts
142,268
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142,268
126,456
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A3 Payments
Rent 7,654 - - - 7,654 6,810
Staff costs 102,611 - - - 102,611 99,179
Insurance 707 - - - 707 627
Consumables 3,225 - 3,225 3,561
Fundraisingactivities - - - - -
Administration 11,115 - - - 11,115 6,640
Memberships and subscriptions 796 - - - 796 753
Travel and trips 2 - - - 2 1
Repairs and maintenance 17 17 685
- - - - - -
**Sub total ** 126,128 - - - 126,128 118,256
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Office equipment
-
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Sub total -
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Total payments
126,128
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126,128
118,256
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Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end		 16,140
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16,140
8,200
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- -
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72,906
60
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72,966
64,766
89,046
60
- 89,106
72,966
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B1 Cash funds		 Details
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
PAYE debtor
Bank
Cash
PAYE/Pension
Details
Details
Fencing
Office equipment
Pension contributions
Details
Trade creditors
Tax and social security
Signature		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
92,276
60
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-
92,276
60
Agreement Error
OK
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
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Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
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Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
Unrestricted
-
Unrestricted
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-
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Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
Unrestricted
2,922
Unrestricted
585
Unrestricted
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Print Name		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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Current value
(optional)
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Current value
(optional)
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When due
(optional)
Date of
approval

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of 3-2-5 Pre-School Playgroup On accounts for the year 31 August 2025 Charity no 1037061 ended (if any) Set out on pages (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 / 08 / 2025 .

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 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 which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Date: 28/10/2025 Signed: Name: Mark Wall ~~Ps~~ Relevant professional FCPA qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: M W Accounting Ltd Unit 5 Basepoint Business Centre, Caxton Close Andover, SP10 3FG

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight 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 .