Charity No. 1048513
Walton Under Pre-School Group Annual Report 2024-2025
Charity Walton re-School Group Correspondence c/o Oliver Jones 11 Fielding Road Street Somerset BA16 9PG Telephone 07725612991 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 Current Committee/Trustees Oliver Jones (Chairperson as of Nov 2025, formerly Kay Aldous) Carly Cox (Treasurer) Tracy Bishop Sula Jones Laura Rendell Kirsty Summers Megan Applegate
The Chairperson of the Walton Pre-School Group presents the following report on behalf of the committee:
Structure Governance and Management
We adopted 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. Committee members/trustees are past and present parents of children who attend the Pre-School.
4 roles exist to manage the Pre-School on a day-to-day basis:
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2 Joint Supervisors (each with an additional responsibility, one for Safeguarding and one for SENCO)
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2 Early Years Practitioners
The day-to-day staff are qualified to NVQ3 level apart from one who is NVQ2 trained. 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.
2 other roles exist to support administrative duties and on accounts.
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 £7,635 up to August 31[st] , 2025.
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 sets the standard for continued success, felt through the optimism and dedication of our hard-working staff and committee volunteers.
Fundraising efforts contributed to the renovation of an outdoor learning space in the summer of 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 continues to be strong, 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 2025
| INCOME Local Authority Funding Pre-School Fees/Lunches Raffle & fundraising Income Grants/Donations Other Bank Interest EXPENSES Salaries Toys & 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) |
31 Aug 2025 31 Aug 2024 £ £ 68758 51799 7395 8084 1895 3018 649 205 0 0 398 174 79,095 63,280 44482 35845 797 138 200 0 374 192 352 0 58 149 0 37 245 96 0 0 45 0 67 40 649 205 767 145 50 50 707 763 7109 4985 13338 0 930 894 844 771 446 147 71460 44457 7,635 18,823 |
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WALTON UNDER FIVES ANNUAL ACCOUNTS BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 AUGUST 2025
| Note Fixed assets 1* Current assets Debtors and prepayments 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 2024 (Loss)/Profit for year NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS 1 FIXED ASSETS** Cost at 1 Sept 24 Additions Depreciation at 1 Sept 24 Charge for period Net Book Value as at 31 Aug 25 |
31-Aug-25 £ 2527 596 18379 38226 200 0 59928 52293 7,635 59928 6,738 2,133 8,871 5,898 446 6,344 2,527 |
31-Aug-24 £ 840 50 38787 12828 399 -610 |
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| 52,293 | ||
| 33470 18823 |
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| 52,293 | ||
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees WALTON PRE SCHOOL GROUP
On accounts for the year 31 August 2025 Charity no 1048513 ended (if any)
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I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended DD / MM / YYYY .
Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report 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.
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Independent [The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to
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examiner's statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed body]]. Delete [ ] if not applicable.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out 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.
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Signed: Date: 07/05/2026 Name: KERRY BROUGHTON MAAT Relevant professional ASSOCIATION OF ACCOUNTING TECHNICIANS qualification(s) or body (if any):
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