## **Sconce Hills Pre-School Playgroup** Charity Number 1040604 ## **Financial Statements for the year ended** **31 March 2025** ## **Sconce Hills Pre-School Playgroup** Charity Number 1040604 ## **Index** Trustees report 3 Independent examiner's report 5 Profit and Loss Account 6 Balance sheet 7 Sconce Hills Pre-School Playgroup Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ended 31st March 2025 Charity Name: Sconce Hills Pre-School Playgroup Registered Charity Number: 1040604 Principal Address: Christchurch, Boundary Road, Newark, NG24 4AJ Trustees: Lorna Allen (chair person) Sallie-Jayne Hewitt Sarah Dyas Structure, Governance and Management The Charity operates under the rules of its constitution adopted 7 May 1991. The committee are elected from parents using the pre-school. Objectives and Activities The charity’s objectives are to advance the education of children below compulsory school age. To meet these objectives the charity operates a pre-school at the Christchurch on Boundary Road, Newark. During the year it was open 5 mornings a week and 3 afternoons. Children of all backgrounds are given the same opportunities to play, learn, make new friends in a safe, educational environment, learning to play together as well as independently. We take the children on regular outings to our local library for singing sessions, we also visit local parks and interact with other activities within our community. The majority of the children who attend playgroup receive the two year government funding as they come from low income families. The children are given opportunities to learn and gain experiences here that they may not receive at home. Achievements and Performance. We have been proud to offer our children a wide range of enriching experiences, all provided free of charge with no additional consumable costs, unlike many other settings. This included daily snacks, trips to the cinema café, a seaside-themed day at playgroup with fish and chips, ice cream, and paddling pools, as well as visits to local parks and the fire station. The children also enjoyed weekly yoga sessions. We believe strongly in giving children from disadvantaged backgrounds the best possible start in life, and these opportunities reflect that commitment. . Sallie-Jayne Hewitt (Jan 22, 2026 21:15:17 GMT) Sallie-Jayne Hewitt (trustee) Date ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES ON THE PREPARATION OF THE UNAUDITED STATUTORY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF SCONCE HILLS PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** ## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Sconce Hills Pre-School Playgroup.** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity for the year ended 31 March 2025. ## **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 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 examiner’s statement- matters of concern identified** 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: - accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or - 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 to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ## Francesca McClory ## MAAT Unit 14, Halifax Court, Fernwood Business Park, Balderton, Newark, NG24 3JP Date: 18/01/2026 ## Francesca McClory Francesca McClory (Jan 23, 2026 08:03:57 GMT) Page 3 Charity Number 1040604 ## **Sconce Hills Pre-School Playgroup** ## **Profit and Loss Account** ## **For the year ended 31st March 2025** |**INCOME**
**Session Fees**
Parent income
Government Funding
Insurance claim
Fundraising
Interest received
**TOTAL INCOME FOR THE YEAR**
**Staff Costs**
Wages
Supply cover
DBS checks
Uniforms
Training
**Cost of Premises**
Rent and Council Tax
Insurance
Materials and Stationery
Repairs and renewals
Equipment and Toys
Professional fees
Catering
Telephone
Depreciation
Sundries
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR**
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
**Cash funds last year end**
**Cash funds this year end**|3,385
75,998
-
415
208
80,006
56,858
-
149
-
468
57,475
12,857
12,857
736
1,551
1,222
810
2,095
959
110
36
465
**Unrestricted**
**2025**|3,385
75,998
-
415
208
80,006
56,858
-
149
-
468
57,475
12,857
12,857
736
1,551
1,222
810
2,095
959
110
36
465
**Unrestricted**
**2025**|80,006
78,316
**1,690**
**32,219**
**33,909**|5,580
67,529
1,167
360
139
74,775
49,731
512
134
276
462
51,115
10,944
10,944
685
1,031
329
1,303
1,762
791
128
-
464
**Unrestricted**
**2024**|5,580
67,529
1,167
360
139
74,775
49,731
512
134
276
462
51,115
10,944
10,944
685
1,031
329
1,303
1,762
791
128
-
464
**Unrestricted**
**2024**|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||74,775| |||||||| |||||||68,552| |||||||**6,223**| |||||||**25,996**
**32,219**| Page 5 ## **Sconce Hills Pre-School Playgroup** ## Charity Number 1040604 ## **Balance Sheet** ## **For the year ended 31st March 2025** |**Fixed Assets**
Computer Equipment
**Current Assets**
Petty Cash
Reserve account
Current account
**Liabilities**
Accruals- Accountancy and independent examination
PAYE and pension creditors
Unpaid wages
**The funds of the charity:**
Net income/(expenditure)
Cash funds last year end
**Cash funds this year end**
Sallie-Jayne Hewitt (trustee)
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Date
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Sallie-Jayne Hewitt (Jan 22, 2026 21:15:17 GMT)
22/01/2026|183
-
183
-
399
637
15,729
10,521
21,698
27,360
37,826
38,518
1,555
1,440
2,545
4,562
-
297
4,100
6,299
**33,909**
**32,219**
1,690
6,223
32,219
25,996
**33,909**
**32,219**
............
...........
**Unrestricted**
**Unrestricted**
**2025**
**2024**|183
-
183
-
399
637
15,729
10,521
21,698
27,360
37,826
38,518
1,555
1,440
2,545
4,562
-
297
4,100
6,299
**33,909**
**32,219**
1,690
6,223
32,219
25,996
**33,909**
**32,219**
............
...........
**Unrestricted**
**Unrestricted**
**2025**
**2024**| |---|---|---| |||38,518
6,299| |||**32,219**| |||| |||**32,219**| |||| Page 4