## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From Period start date 1[st] August 2024 To Period end date 31[st] July 2025 Charity name: Broome and Ditchingham Preschool**
## **Charity registration number: 1037364**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To provide preschool education and social
development for children aged 2-4.|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17
and 1.19|The Preschool provides a term-time
preschool service for children aged 2 to 4
from Broome, Ditchingham and
surrounding villages. Places are available
with funding from Norfolk County Council or
through private fees.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have had regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit and are
confident that the preschool complies with
these requirements.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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SORP
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|N/A|
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|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|N/A|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The Preschool is overseen by volunteer
trustees.|
|Other||N/A|
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|In September 2024, the Preschool had 25
children on role and rising to 30 in January
2025. We offered a maximum of 27 hours a
week per child.
We offered a dedicated space for families
and children with flexibility and longer
hours.
We developed our outdoor space further to
include more nature based learning.
We put in place a Sensory Food Education
initiative that supported children to be
interested and curious about a variety of|
fruit and vegetables. This introduced children to foods they may not have seen before and gave them an opportunity to try without any pressure to like. We developed our snack menu further to include a 3 week menu that offered a wider range of healthy foods. We included regular cooking based activities that encouraged the children to learn through baking with healthy foods. We also reviewed our policy and procedures to support families in providing healthy lunch boxes and fresh water to drink. We hope this has supported young children in our community to become healthier and have a positive relationship with food and making healthy choices. **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: **N/A** Achievements against objectives set Para 1.41 **N/A** Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives set Para 1.41 **N/A** Investment performance against objectives Para 1.41 **N/A** Other
## **Financial Review**
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|At the end of the financial year, the charity
had income of £93,329 and expenditure of
£75,155. This led to an operational surplus
of £18,174, and the charity retained a
positive balance of£49,527including free
reserves. This was pleasing and provided
us with financial stability. The increased
income is a result of changes to funding
and increase in children attending and
hours we are open for.|
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|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The Preschool aims to hold reserves
equivalent to a minimum of three months’
running costs (approximately £15,000).
This is to enable us to pay staff, bills and if
necessary, reimburse fees in the event of
unforeseen closure.
We also aim for our reserves to provide us
with a financial ‘buffer’ whereby we can
subsidise staff salaries / rent etc if numbers
of children are low.
We review our reserves levels and position
annually as part of our AGM.
At year end for 2023- 2024, reserves levels
were £15,000.This was equivalent to our
reserves target, and trustees agreed that
surplus income from the activities could be
designated to bolster this amount each
year further, due to increased monthly
expenditure on salaries of 10% and
increased rent.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£15,000 August 24 in CAF|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|NA|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|None|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|None|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: **N/A** The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) Para 1.47 **N/A** Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted Para 1.46 **N/A** A description of the principal risks facing the charity Para 1.46 **N/A** Other
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Unincorporated charitable association.|
|Trustee selection methods
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 1.25|Trustees are voted in each year at the
Preschool’s AGM for one year. Retiring
officers and committee members are
eligible for re-election.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
**N/A** Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees Para 1.51 **N/A** The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works Para 1.51 **N/A**
Relationship with any related parties Para 1.51 **N/A** Other
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Broome and Ditchingham Preschool|
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|Other name the charity uses|NA|
|Registered charity number|1037364|
|Charity’s principal address|Ditchingham Village Hall - Platinum Jubilee Annexe
Loddon Road
Ditchingham
BUNGAY
NR35 2QN|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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**whole year**|**Na**
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||Tonya Fisher|Chair|October 2022||
||Lauren Raven|Treasurer|September 2022||
||Suzanne
Goodfellow|Secretary|March 2020||
||Simone Heywood|Trustee|August 2022||
||Laura Myatt|Trustee|January2020||
||Ruth Dunning|Trustee|September 2022||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name**
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|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for**
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets NA held in this capacity Name and objects of the NA charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for NA safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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**Name**
**Address**|**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of adviser**
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**Address**|
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## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
**None**
## **Other optional information**
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## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** Tonya Fisher **Signature(s)** Lauren Raven Tonya Fisher **Full name(s)** Lauren Raven **Position (eg** Treasurer Chair **Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** 22/01/2024
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75.155
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49,527
31,903
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31.353
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I port on ihe charity trustees on my examination of the accounts foi the year ended 31 July 2025.
Re5ponsibil+ties and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible lor the PTeparatlon of the accounts in accordance with the requiremenis
I report in respect of mv examination of thc Trust's accounts carfied out under s. 145 of the 2011 Act and ift carrying out mv
exani?3tian .' h3ve follawed 311 the applicable Direction• given by the Charity Commission under s. 145lSllb) of the Ae.
noepena¢nE txaminer5 suzemenz
have completed my Èxaminètion. l confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the
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,'=c-.
the accounts do not accord with those records; or
the attounls dn not rnmDlv wsth the aonlirablp re(JiJirp.m(o.nts rnnreming thp fnrm and rnntpnt nf accounl.s set out in the
Chofities {•iccounts ond Reportsl Regulotion$ 2008 other than any iequireinent that the a?I
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INCOMÉ IUND5
IfJlAI FUN(
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IncorninR resources
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JJS¥
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89.522
89.52?
72.024
Other
$49
549
37
7511
Restsvi Ces expended
71.739
71.739
65,537
Total Re50urees expered
75,155
75.155
68,858
Net movement in funds
1&174
1&174
6361
Total funds brought forward
31.353
31353
25.092
Total funds carrted lorward
49,527
49537
31.3S3
Vd8e>¥il
Balance Slieet
Broome & Ditchingham Preschool
As at 31 July 2025
Current assets
l)¢bt¢Y5
5.095
S,IU4
Total cufftnt assels
49,527
31,903
Creditors: amounts falling due wlthln one year
Other taxes and soclal 5e£urity
Total creditors.. amtsunts fallin8 due within one year
Net current assets Iliabilitiesl
49.521
31,jSj
49.$27
Fiinrt% nf thp C.hHritv
Unrestrided funds
49.527
31.353
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