Section A
Fe Trustees’ Annual Report for the period COMMISSION Period start date Period end date A= A From ot 09 2028 To 31 08 2024
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Reference and administration details
Registered charity number (if any)[1044ai2,
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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)
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Section B Structure, governance and management
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Description of the charity’s trusts Type of governing document} Gonetitution Trustee selection methods Elected
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Additional governance issues (Optional information) You may choose to include The overall management and control of the pre-school rests with the additional information, where b f g ; P relevant, about: members of the management committee. ° policies and procedures Pre-school is a body in membership of the pre-school learning alliance. adopted for the induction and training of trustees; The management committee, when elected, are provided with clear ; . guidelines and information of responsibilities and roles.
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e the charity's organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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e relationship with any related parties;
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e trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C
Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the
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To provide early years care and education for children aged 2 years to school age.
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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)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
You may choose to include To enhance the development and education of children primarily under further statements, where statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide relevant, about: for the needs of their children through community groups. e policy on grantmaking;
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e policy programme related investment;
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e contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D
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Achievements and performance
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Section D
Achievements and performance
Summary of the main during the year
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Increased support to children of low income families by providing
financial support.
Maintaining high staff ratio to provide extra support to children with
specific needs.
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Continuing staff professional development to support health and safeguarding within the setting.
Section E Financial review
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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
etc) Date 24/00/25
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Accounts for the Year Ended 31 August 2024
for
Little Explorers Pre-School
Little Explorers Pre-School for the Year Ended 31 August 2024
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|General|information|1|
|Independent|examiner's|report|2|
|Receipts|and|payments accounts|3|
|Statement|of assets|and|liabilities|and|trustees|approval|4|
|Notes|to|the|accounts|5|
|Schedule|of equipment|6|
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Little Explorers Pre-School for the Period Ended 31 August 2024
CHARITY NUMBER: 1044412
TRUSTEES: Mrs S Allen Chairperson MissJ Pinches Treasurer Mrs M Heighway Secretary 01/09/23-11/06/24 Miss R Cashmore Secretary 11/06/24-31/08/24 Miss C Everton Mrs L Furniss Mrs W Lloyd
ADDRESS: Station Road Ditton Priors Bridgnorth Shropshire WV16 6SS
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER: Bennett Williams & Co 24 Bennett Street Kidderminster Worcestershire DY11 6XU
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| pun! CHARITY COMMISSION! Independent examiner's ik | FOR ENGLAND AND WALES report on the accounts
SectionA
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SectionA . Independent Examiner’s Report .
Report to the trustees/ |
members of Little Explorers Pre-School
On accounts for the year | 31 August 2024 Charity no | 1044412
ended (if any)
| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/08/2023.
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of
basis of report the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 201\1
(‘the Act”).
| 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, | have
followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission unde
section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent | have completed my examination. | 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:
° accounting records were not kept in
accordance with section 130 of the Act or
° the accounts do not accord with the
accounting records
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| 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.
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signed: [ Gannett Wolo + Ce pate: /v/acsa[24 |_|
Name: | Bennett Williams & Co ||
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
(if any):
Address: | 24 Bennett Street, Kidderminster, il
Worcestershire, DY11 6XU if
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Ey, CHARITY COMMISSION eS FF, - FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Little Explorers Pre-School 1044412 - Receipts and payments accounts | CC‘ For the period] 1st September T 31st August from 2023 ° 2024
Section A Receipts and payments
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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the poorest to the nearest £ tothe nearest£ tothe nearest £ to ther eps
Al Receipts
Funded places ee | [_64)320]
Fest~—<—~Sss~sYSC“‘LBMBYCT TT | [1i}653] |
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GrantsS™~—<CSsSsS—S—s—sSTSC“‘é BOLTSTT [TC] |
Fundraising and donations Psgez2}{ JT | [4,892]
Bankinterestreceived| = 4] {TP [|16 ||
for AR) ee eee
A2 Asset and investment
sales, (see table).
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A3 Payments Notes
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staffcosts =~] ~SS5602] [| («| 602] | [69,773]
es ee | [2,783]
Administrationcosts+ | SS 3,530/ (| | | [3,422]
insurance—C“‘dY BATT TT | [4,359] ||
Miscellaneous,S| SST (| ||607 |
Sub total __ 79,306 |84,680|
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Equipment — CT OAT| TT |
| [ CTT] 636
Property 4,042
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Net of receipts/(payments) (6,304) (6,304)) |—‘(4,477)
AS Transfers between funds ee aan
Cash funds this year end 20,864 _20,864
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Section B Statement Statement of assets and assets and and liabilities at the end the end end of the the
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Section B Statement Statement of assets and assets and and liabilities at the end the end end of the the period Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds Categories Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ bt cash fund 6209][ [|__| Deposit Account eS) ee Petty Cash Account 1) 9 Total cash funds 20,864 Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds Detalis to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ oO — II is Fund to which . Current value Cost (optional) ‘scent Details asset belongs (optiona —— ———I= Fund to which . Current value ; asset belongs (optional Details Cost (optional) . charity’s own use Property 65,368// | -| Fund to which Amount due When due Details. liability relates (optional) (optional -_ ——I = Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees Signature Print Name Datevot approval
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|3.|Consumables|
|Paint,|clay|and|paper|etc|1 es Ne Lz|
|Food and drink|0 es|||| 710|
|Toys,|games|and small items|<3|||||396 ||
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|Postageandstationery||59]|[| [I|||[|]|98|||
|OFSTED registration|ee)|ee|[|35|||
|Telephoneand|broadband|ee |eee|||758 ||
|Preparation|of accounts|
|Lease|and|salaries|| ee|||||804 ||
|of|photocopier|Pasas}|(7|L|1546|||
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|Advertising|1539)|
|Sub|total||3,530|—_3530||[$422||
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|uniforms,|SSC~<“—~S~sYSC“‘~‘izdCESCSC“‘(SCSC‘‘SCOC‘C‘C™‘C|[2087|
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Little Explorers Pre-School for the Period Ended 31 August 2024
| Scheduleof Propertyand Equipment | Scheduleof Propertyand Equipment | |||
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| £ | £ | £ | ||
| Date | Description | Disposals | Additions | Cost |
| Property 2020 |
Architectfees | 1,140.00 | ||
| 2020 | Shropshire council planningfees | 487.00 | ||
| 2021 | Architectfees | 650.00 | ||
| 2021 | Building regulations | 277.20 | ||
| 2021 | Construction ofclassroom | 51,000.00 | ||
| 2022 | Construction ofclassroom | 9,000.00 | ||
| 2021 | Flooring | 1,178.00 | ||
| 2023 | Building regulations | 435.60 | ||
| 2023 | Construction ofclassroom | 1,200.00 | ||
| - | - | 65,367.80 | ||
| Equipment 2000 |
Brioequipment | 58.16 | ||
| Variouswooden toys | 409.30 | |||
| Portable playbox | 469.94 | |||
| 2001 | Superlightmats | 137.99 | ||
| 14/05/02 | Various letter/toy sets | 132.54 | ||
| 10/09/02 | Curriculartrolley | 281.94 | ||
| 2 chairs, size 3, red | 15.86 | |||
| 3 tables | 170.14 | |||
| 2 shallowtotetraysaver packs | 35.13 | |||
| 02/10/04 | 3 chairs, size A, 28cm green | 35.78 | ||
| 3 chairs, size A, 28cm yellow | 35.78 | |||
| 11/10/04 | 3 chairs, size A, 28cm blue | 35.78 | ||
| 3 chairs, size A, 28cm red | 35.78 | |||
| 25/10/04 | 4low level, easy access units | 657.77 | ||
| 17/07/07 | 2 active world trays | 33.10 | ||
| 04/09/07 | Holding band | 64.57 | ||
| 30/11/07 | Double tote storage unit | 176.19 | ||
| 18/12/07 | 36 tray-low level storage units | 528.57 | ||
| 29/01/08 | Titan size 6 chairs - 6 red and 6 blue | 169.20 | - | |
| 18/03/08 | Rhyming object pieces set | 34.06 | ||
| 27/08/08 | Compost bin | 24.99 | ||
| Water butt | 29.99 | |||
| 07/10/08 | Picnic bench | 100.00 | ||
| 26/01/09 | Digital camera | 84.11 | ||
| 09/03/09 | 6 bay multi colour kinder box | 174.80 | ||
| 20/08/10 | Outdoor story chair | 150.00 | ||
| 2 active world trays and 2 stands | 276.96 | |||
| 21/11/11 | Darkden | 73.08 | ||
| 30/04/12 | Computer | 1,120.00 | ||
| 29/09/13 | Garden gametower | 29.99 | ||
| 14/04/14 | Leaflet holders | 137.98 | ||
| 14/10/14 | CD listening centre | 103.19 | ||
| 30/12/14 | Dru tub vacuum | 163.19 | ||
| c/f | 169.20 | - | 5,816.66 |
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| ScheduleofPropertyand Equipment £ |
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| Date | Description | Disposals b/f 169.20 |
Additions - |
Cost 5,816.66 |
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| 12/02/15 03/04/15 30/11/15 12/03/18 08/02/18 15/01/19 |
Changingshelf Shed Reading pod Outlastnursery introset Eamplest camcorder Ikea playkitchen |
44.89 | =o 00 3e0:36 , 804.00 - 60.00 90.00 |
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| 01/02/19 28/02/19 28/02/19 28/02/19 24/04/19 29/10/19 04/08/20 04/08/20 04/08/20 03/02/21 01/09/21 |
Ikea stuva storage 6 Firstwheel bikes 10Magnepad tablets ELSfunmagsset 100pcs RafikiArch Changingtable Ikeafilingcabinet Ikeatrofaststorage Ikeabookdisplay Nappy bin 2Tub Chairsgreen |
540.00 120.00 180.00 200.94 400.00 95.33 126.91 20.26 74.99 67.18 |
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| 01/09/21 | 2Tub Chairsyellow | 67.18 | ||||
| 31/01/22 | Dishwasher | 50.00 | ||||
| 31/03/22 | Shopping cart | 50.00 | ||||
| 17/02/23 | Ipad (refurbished) | 170.85 | ||||
| 21/02/23 | Ipad case | 12.74 | ||||
| Floor mat | 19.99 | |||||
| Rug | 64.99 | |||||
| Waste bin | 32.58 | |||||
| Wireless door bell | 25.99 | |||||
| 01/08/23 | Fencing | 600.00 | ||||
| 01/08/23 | Chicken Coop | 40.00 | ||||
| 01/08/23 | Fish tank | 35.00 | ||||
| 01/08/23 | Fish tank | 40.00 | ||||
| 09/10/23 | Dell OptiPlex 3040 computer | 154.99 | 154.99 | |||
| 09/10/23 | Dell Latitude 5400 laptop | 289.99 | 289.99 | |||
| 15/11/23 | Sumup Card reader | 49.98 | 49.98 | |||
| 22/01/24 | Toniebox | 121.12 | 121.12 | |||
| 05/02/24 | 2x Heightadjustable stand for large diameter, tuffspot mixing playtray |
100cm | 69.90 | 69.90 | ||
| 19/03/24 | 5 Piece kitchen set | 260.99 | 260.99 | |||
| 19/03/24 | 2 Sensory touch beanbag floor | cushions | 153.00 | 153.00 | ||
| 20/03/24 | Millhouse basic dressing up trolley | 170.39 | 170.39 | |||
| 21/03/24 | Accents unframed noticeboard | 1200 x 1200 | 81.59 | 81.59 | ||
| 21/03/24 | Millhouse unframed hessian board | 600 x 1800 | 164.39 | 164.39 | ||
| 06/04/24 | Walkie talkies | 22.99 | 22.99 | |||
| 12/04/24 | Mob shal tray kinderbox clear | 279.44 | 279.44 | |||
| 14/04/24 | Ikea Kallang n shelving | 60.00 | 60.00 | |||
| 21/04/24 | Greenhouse | 60.00 | 60.00 | |||
| 22/04/24 | 8x Stacking solid wooden early years chairs | 486.23 | 486.23 | |||
| 22/04/24 | 2x Forme 2wooden nursery chairs | 159.90 | 159.90 | |||
| c/f | 214.09 | 2,584.90 | 13,732.88 |
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| Schedule of Propertyand Equipment | Schedule of Propertyand Equipment | Schedule of Propertyand Equipment | |||
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| £ | £ | £ | |||
| Date | Description | b/f | Disposals 214.09 |
Additions 2,584.90 |
Cost 13,732.88 |
| 30/04/24 30/04/24 07/05/24 09/05/24 |
Rafiki indoorarchwayden 2.xReading rabbitsofas Sensorytray 5x High cornerrookie panels |
214.09 | 241.91 175.68 40.00 462.00 3,504.49 |
241.91 175.68 40.00 462.00 14,652.47 |
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| ee 214.09 3,504.49 80,020.27 |
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. | CHARITY COMMISSION _ Independent examiner's FOR ENGLAND AND WALES report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner’s Report
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Report to the trustees/ | 12" \°
members of | Little Explorers Pre-School
On accounts for the year | 31 August 2024 Charity no | 1044412
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| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/08/2023.
- Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of basis of report the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
| 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, | have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
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Independent | have completed my examination. | 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: ° accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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° the accounts do not accord with the
accounting records
| 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.
Name: | Bennett Williams & Co
Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):
Address: | 24 Bennett Street, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY11 6XU
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