## **Charity No. 1048513**
## **Walton Under 5’s Toddler and Pre-school Group**
## **Annual Report 2023-2024**
**Charity** Walton Under 5’s Toddler and Pre-School Group **Correspondence** c/o Kay Aldous 4 Badgers Green Road Walton, Street Somerset BA16 0PT **Telephone** 07701062154 **Governing Document** PLA Constitution 2011 (adopted October 2020) **Objectives** To enhance the development and education of children primarily under the statutory school age **Area of Benefit** Providing education for a rural location and surrounding area **Area of Operation** Charity operates in locations in England and Wales SOMERSET – MENDIP – WALTON **Registration History** 08 August 1995 Registered **Classification What:** Education/Training **Who:** Children/Young People **Committee/Trustees** Kay Aldous (Chairperson - as of October 2024) Carly Cox (Treasurer - as of October 2024) Tracy Bishop (Secretary) Kirsty Summers Megan Applegate Oliver Jones Sula Jones
The Chairperson of the Walton under Fives Toddler and Pre-School Group presents the following report on behalf of the committee:
## **Structure Governance and Management**
We adopt the Pre-School Learning Alliance Constitution 2011. (Updated at our AGM in October 2020).
The Pre-school is committee/trustee led. The Trustee appointments are reviewed annually at the AGM. Committee members/trustees are past and present parents of children who attend the Pre-School.
In August 2023, the Committee decided to restructure the Pre-School staffing following the resignation of Cassie Needle, the Pre-School Manager. The Committee believed the restructure was in the best interests of the Pre-School from both operational and financial perspectives.
From the existing staff, the Committee assigned 4 roles to manage the Pre-School on a day-to-day basis:
- 2 Joint Supervisors (each with an additional responsibility, one for Safeguarding and one for SENCO)
- 2 Early Years Practitioners
All our staff are qualified to NVQ3 level apart from one who is NVQ2 trained. The restructure has been a great success and the Pre-School runs smoothly and without incident.
In the event of emergencies or staff sickness, where the current staff are unable to cover, we use bank staff and parent volunteers. All staff and volunteers are DBS checked.
Training for the committee/trustee members is provided by Somerset County Council and other outside agencies e.g. Fire Service and British Red Cross. We also use NoodleNow online for staff and committee training.
We are inspected by Ofsted and meet the code of practice as set out by the Council.
The Pre-School is situated in Walton Village Hall; this helps to keep us at the centre of the community. We extend our thanks to the Walton Village Hall Trust for their continued support of the Pre-School. Risk assessments of the building and activities fall in line with our Ofsted requirements.
## **Financial Report**
The Pre-School made a profit of £18,823 up to August 31[st] , 2024.
Please see the attached accounts for full details.
## **Objectives and activities**
To enhance the development and education of children primarily under the statutory school age
## **Achievements and performance**
In March 2023, OFSTED conducted an inspection of the Pre-School, the first since July 2017 when it received a ‘Good’ rating. The Pre-School was awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating.
The outcome of the OFSTED report set everyone involved up for continued success in this year, which we have felt through the optimism and dedication of our hard-working staff and committee volunteers.
The Pre-School is in the strongest financial position it has experienced in many years. Our fundraising efforts to-date have contributed to the planned investment in the renovation of the outdoor learning space during 2025, providing the children with a safe and engaging environment to enhance their development. We are all very proud of this achievement and thank our fantastic staff and volunteers for all of their hard work.
The Pre-School’s reputation has gone from strength to strength, putting us in high standing within the Community and ensuring we have new families joining us on a regular basis.
We look forward to continued success and further growth next year.
## **WALTON UNDER FIVES ANNUAL ACCOUNTS PROFIT & LOSS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024**
|**INCOME**
Local Authority Funding
Pre-School Fees/Lunches
Raffle & fundraising Income
Grants/Donations
Other
Bank Interest
**EXPENSES**
Salaries
Consumables
Training & Travel
Food & Drink
Sweatshirts/T Shirts/ Bags
Hygiene
Postage
Stationery & Printing Ink
Advertising
Telephone
Misc
Items funded by grant
Fundraising Expenses
Offsted Registration Fee
Membership/Website Fees
Rent
Maintenance
Insurance
Book keeping & Accountancy
Fixtures & fittings
**NET PROFIT/(LOSS)**|**2023/24**
**2022/23**
**£**
**£**
51799
54407
8084
11618
3018
2374
205
648
0
20
174
53
63,280
69,120
35845
50053
138
1750
0
855
192
339
0
135
149
109
37
4
96
146
0
177
0
0
40
47
205
0
145
479
50
50
763
432
4985
4804
0
318
894
862
771
775
147
143
44457
61478
18,823
7,642|
|---|---|
## **WALTON UNDER FIVES ANNUAL ACCOUNTS BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 AUGUST 2023**
|**Note**
**Fixed assets**
***1**
**Current assets**
Debtors
Bank: current account
Bank: bonus account
Petty Cash
**Current liabilities**
Creditors and accruals
**Net Assets**
**P&L Account Reserve**
B/Fwd as at 1 Sept 2022
(Loss)/Profit for year|**31-Aug-24**
**£**
840
50
38787
12828
399
-610
52,293
33470
18823
52,293|**31-Aug-23**
**£**
812
492
19306
12655
205
0|
|---|---|---|
|||33,470|
|||25,828
7,642|
|||33,470|
|**NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
**1**
**FIXED ASSETS**
Cost at 1 Sept 23
Additions
Depreciation at 1 Sept 23
Charge for period
Net Book Value as at 31 Aug 24|6,563
175|
|---|---|
||6,738|
||5,751
147|
||5,898|
||840|
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Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trustees
WALTON UNDER FIVES
On accounts for the year
ended
31 AUGUST 2024
Charity no 1048513
(if any
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charty { the Trust-) for the year ended 3110812024.
Responsibilities and
basis of report
As the charity's trustees, you are resp)nsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance wrth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
(Yhe Act").
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Acl and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charily Commission
under sedion 145(51(b) of the Act.
Independent I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have
examinerfs statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me
cause to believe that in, any material respect..
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130
of the Charrties Act.. or
the accounls did not accord with the accounting records, or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements
concerning the form and content of accounts set oul 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.
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 in
order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
Date:
1010212025
Name:
KERRY BROUGHTON
Relevant professional AAT LEVEL 4 DIPLOMA IN PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING
qualificationls) or body I
(if any):
Address:
MUNDY AND CO
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STREET, SOMERSET, BA16 OHY
IER
Oct 2018
Section B
Disclosure
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(see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts. directions and
guidance for examiners).
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Oct 2018