2025-04-05-accounts

Annual Trustees Report 2024-2025

Blofield Pre School Playgroup

Blofield Pre School Playgroup is held in the local village hall. We operate as a four day preschool, term time only, on a Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. We are responsible for the care and learning of 47 children aged between 2 and 4 years. We operate under the guidance of Ofsted and work within the Early Years Framework.

We employ a full-time manager and we have an additional 8 childcare practitioners (a combination of full and part time staff). We also employ an administrator. We have staff qualified up to level 6.

We hold Stay and Play mornings and parent/carer 1:1s to allow parents to get an insight into their children’s early years and offer an open platform for any questions to be asked. These are well received, and we will continue with these in the future. We also offer lots of opportunities for caregivers to be involved in fundraising and activities to foster a sense of community around the nursery.

The income for the setting is from the Nursery Education Grant, Childcare vouchers, parental fees and fundraising. We have still managed a few fundraising activities this year which have included a sponsored movement, a quiz night, the smartie tube challenge, and a raffle. All of which were shown amazing support from the local community.

We believe we are a modern preschool offering a wide range of toys and equipment with full access to the Early Years Foundation stage curriculum. Our team are highly motivated to nurture each individual child and prepare them for their next step of starting school. Strong links are forged within the community and we have strong links with the village primary school.

As trustees we are committed to providing excellent standards of care and education to our children. We continue to support staff development and training and we work closely with our families, enabling us to offer the children a good start and help individuals grow and develop into confident learners whilst they are in our setting.

Rebecca Moore

Blofield Preschool Chair

Blofield Pre School Playgroup Receipts and Payments Account for the Financial Year ended Last Year (2023/2024) £ Nursery Education Grant 94,259 Fund Raising 2,244 Fees from Parents 38,772 Donations 0 Milk Refund 0 Interest Received 75 Grants 3,520 Other 335 Wages 98,994 Premises 11,176 Well-Being 290 Equipment 7,632 Insurance 610 Administration 46 Consumables 2,942 Fees 3,085 Other 2,016 Surplus/(Deficit) Opening Cash Funds 31,318 Closing Cash Funds Last Year 2024/2025 £ Business Premium Account 0 Business Stepsaver Account 0 43,733 Cash Float 0 Community Account (Caf Cash Account) Reg No Receipts 139,204 Payments 126,790 12,415 43,733 Statements of Assets and Liablities as at Cash and Bank 43,733		This Year (2024/2025) £ 123,309 1,452 24,921 0 0 74 0 570 114,362 13,099 100 6,807 630 135 2,601 1,956 1,754 43,733 Last Year 2024/2025 £ 0 0 52,614 0 1039666 150,326 141,445 8,881 52,614 52,614

Lorraine De'Ath FAIA Accountant

12 Memorial Way Lingwood Norwich Norfolk NR13 4DU

Blofield Pre-School Playgroup Registered Charity Number: 1039666 Receipts and Payments Account For the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Independent Examiners Report

I report on the accounts of the Blofield Pre-School Playgroup for the year ended 31 March 2025 which are set out on the following pages.

Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner

As the Charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that an audit is not required for the year (under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act)) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

• Examine the accounts (under section 145 of the Act);

• To follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Act); and

• To state whether any particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of Independent examiner’s statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts.

Independent Examiners Statement

I have completed my examination and can confirm that during the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material aspect, the trustees have not met the requirements to ensure that:

2. proper accounting records are kept (in accordance with section 130 of the Act); and

3. • accounts are prepared which agree with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Act

4. the accounts did not comply with the application requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set 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: or

5. to which, in my opinion, any attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

________ Lorraine De’Ath FAIA – Association of International Accountants - 412535 International Public Accountant – Practice number 4179 Date – 16 December 2025