## Trustees Annual Report Year Ending 31[st] July 2024
The trustees of Little Acorns Preschool are pleased to report our annual report for the year ended 31[st] July 2024 together with our audited financial statement for the year.
## **Reference and administration details**
**Charity Name:** Little Acorns Preschool Playgroup, Ingham **Charity Registration Number** : 1044210 **Address of Charity:** Ingham and Cammeringham Village Hall The Green Ingham LN1 2XT
**Trustees:** E Mayes (Chair) J Hylton (Secretary) J Cook (Treasurer) R Mayes E Pringle **Independent Examiner:** M C Skayman, AAT Short Lane, Ingham, LN1 2YA
## **Objectives and Activities**
Little acorns preschool playgroup is a committee organised playgroup which provides Ofsted registered childcare, education and play for pre-school age children and a breakfast and afterschool club for the local primary school.
## **Achievements and Performance**
We have remained financially viable, exceeding financial performance compared to previous recent years and able to continue to provide safe and excellent quality childcare, proven by our latest Ofsted report.
## **Financial Review**
This year we made a profit of ££22,301.41. In the new financial year, we have already been able to use this money to purchase new furniture as well as new indoor and outdoor equipment and further improve our quality of care with more staff training. There are no causes for concern and we do not feel there has been any fraudulent activity. We have further developed our policies to improve account records.
|||**Income**|**Income**|**Income**|**Income**|**Income**|**Income**|**Expeniture**|**Expeniture**|**Expeniture**|**Expeniture**|**Expeniture**|**Expeniture**|**Expeniture**|**Expeniture**|**Expeniture**|**Expeniture**|**Expeniture**|**Expeniture**|**Expeniture**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Month**|**Total**
**Received**|**Grants**|**Fees**|**Donations**|**Fundraising**|**Toddlers**|**Misc**|**Total**|**Wages**|**Training**|**Rent**|**Insurance**|**Subs and**
**Accrediation**|**Payroll &**
**Accountancy**|**Fundraising**
**outlay**|**Refreshmen**
**ts**|**Equipment**|**Activities**|**COVID Grant**|**Sundries**|
|August|£180.75|£0.00|£168.75|£0.00|£12.00|£0.00|£0.00|£4,238.66|£3,868.90|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£25.00|£70.00|£0.00|£49.76|£0.00|£225.00|£0.00|
|September|£4,628.69|£0.00|£4,589.69|£0.00|£39.00|£0.00|£0.00|£3,963.44|£3,322.53|£0.00|£20.00|£0.00|£0.00|£25.00|£0.00|£0.00|£595.91|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|
|October|£5,515.79|£3,165.79|£2,338.00|£0.00|£12.00|£0.00|£0.00|£6,516.81|£4,005.44|£0.00|£1,402.95|£821.17|£0.00|£0.00|£206.99|£30.50|£49.76|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|
|November|£5,924.11|£3,779.11|£1,346.25|£78.75|£720.00|£0.00|£0.00|£4,747.83|£4,218.11|£0.00|£20.00|£0.00|£0.00|£25.00|£0.00|£0.00|£449.72|£0.00|£0.00|£35.00|
|December|£3,823.70|£2,435.45|£873.25|£193.50|£321.50|£0.00|£0.00|£3,734.49|£3,284.73|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£25.00|£0.00|£0.00|£49.76|£300.00|£0.00|£75.00|
|January|£8,141.78|£4,763.63|£3,006.25|£0.00|£371.90|£0.00|£0.00|£3,519.57|£3,469.57|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£50.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|
|February|£4,747.47|£3,434.97|£1,228.50|£0.00|£84.00|£0.00|£0.00|£4,184.61|£3,130.67|£0.00|£280.50|£0.00|£0.00|£25.00|£0.00|£183.37|£121.07|£294.00|£0.00|£150.00|
|March|£9,484.39|£5,721.04|£3,083.50|£0.00|£679.85|£0.00|£0.00|£6,066.55|£4,423.04|£0.00|£1,218.15|£0.00|£0.00|£358.50|£0.00|£0.00|£66.86|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|
|April|£6,150.06|£4,597.77|£1,236.50|£0.00|£315.79|£0.00|£0.00|£3,557.88|£3,259.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£173.31|£54.25|£0.00|£0.00|£71.32|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|
|May|£9,503.30|£6,575.80|£2,622.00|£0.00|£130.00|£175.50|£0.00|£5,810.29|£5,074.31|£0.00|£363.00|£0.00|£0.00|£25.00|£0.00|£0.00|£77.98|£270.00|£0.00|£0.00|
|June|£10,616.55|£9,861.74|£540.00|£0.00|£214.81|£0.00|£0.00|£5,243.80|£4,912.70|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£71.00|£212.11|£0.00|£47.99|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|
|July|£10,704.58|£7,486.08|£1,797.50|£77.50|£1,343.50|£0.00|£0.00|£5,535.83|£4,010.19|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£0.00|£48.00|£37.24|£0.00|£202.72|£569.00|£0.00|£668.68|
|**Total =**|£79,421.17|£51,821.38|£22,830.19|£349.75|£4,244.35|£175.50|£0.00|£57,119.76|£46,979.19|£0.00|£3,304.60|£821.17|£173.31|£731.75|£526.34|£213.87|£1,782.85|£1,433.00|£225.00|£928.68|
|**TOTAL**
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
July||**Income**
**Expenditure**
**Bank Balance**
£180.75
£4,238.66
£4,628.69
£3,963.44
**Opening**
£5,515.79
£6,516.81
01/08/2023
£31,083.00
£5,924.11
£4,747.83
£3,823.70
£3,734.49
**Closing**
£8,141.78
£3,519.57
£4,747.47
£4,184.61
31/07/2024
£53,384.41
£9,484.39
£6,066.55
£6,150.06
£3,557.88
£9,503.30
£5,810.29
Difference
£22,301.41
£10,616.55
£5,243.80
£10,704.58
£5,535.83
£79,421.17
£57,119.76
£22,301.41
£22,301.41|||||||||||||||||||
16/06/2025, 13:35
Gmail - RE: Little Acorns
## **Little Acorns Preschool Treasurer **
## **RE: Little Acorns**
1 message
**Carol Skayman** 12 June 2025 at 15:17 To: Little Acorns Preschool Treasurer
Good afternoon Jodie
I have finished looking at the books.
Your yearly summary did not add up even thought the bank balanced so I worked out why and corrected the individual months.
I have attached the corrected file so you can update your copy of the records so it all works in the future if anyone looks back.
Apart from that everything else was in order so I will return the books to playgroup at my first opportunity.
Do you have anything you need me to sign for the charities commission?
Kind regards
Carol
## **From:** Little Acorns Preschool Treasurer < littleacornspreschooltreasurer@gmail.com > **Sent:** 09 June 2025 09:58
**To:** Carol Skayman < carol@rosefarms.co.uk > **Subject:** Little Acorns
Hi Carol
I hope you’re ok and had a good weekend.
Please could I just check that you received the file ok?
Many thanks
Jodie
**Copy of Little Acorns Cashbook Accounts 2023-2024 v2.xlsx** 100K
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ik=3c120ad53e&view=pt&search=all&permthid=thread-a:r-5932074797389708513%7Cmsg-f:1834733142423904454&simp… 1/1