# **Little Willows Pre-school** Registered Charity: 1050897 Wattisfield Road, Walsham le Willows, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk IP31 3BD 01359258702 emails: office.littlewillows@gmail.com or chair.littlewillows@googlemail.com # CHAIR’S REPORT 7th October 2025 The 24/25 Academic year has been another yet of challenges and successes. Over the course of the year we have said ‘Goodbye’ to a number of our staff and Committee Members. Our previous Manager Kylie left us after a period of Maternity leave and our Room Leader Devenne also left us just before Easter. We wish them both well in their future endeavours. We also saw a number of changes to the Committee leadership structure with Laura and Emma both seeping down from their respective periods as Chair. The role is not always an easy one and we are ever grateful for the time, skill and dedication they both put into their role. We are also saying goodbye to Tom, Abigail and Karen; the preschool would be unable to run without the commitment and guidance of our Committee members and so we want to say a huge thank you to you all. Going forwards into the new year and we hope to be able to act on the recommendations that we made in the early Summer as part of the 25/26 Forward Plan. This includes delivering on our commitment to a new, fit for purpose legal structure that lessens the personal responsibility of the Committee and allows us to bring in more expert guidance as well as freeing up more time to help our operations team with some of the fun stuff, like fundraising, events and parties! Over the year we have worked to implement a number of staff welfare improvements, including implementing a new Employee Assistance Programme, opening up the School staff room to the staff and, finally, making the office into, well, an office! This work will continue and we are currently looking at applying for funding for further improvement including the installation of a nursery cam system. We will be continuing to raise our profile within the Community; we will continue our Forest School expeditions as well as hopefully expanding this outdoor provision to include a dedicated Preschool Allotment Plot! Visits across the Village will continue with Vicar Cat welcoming the children for Harvest, Easter and Christmas events throughout the year. We want to **Little Willows Pre-school** Registered Charity: 1050897 Wattisfield Road, Walsham le Willows, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk IP31 3BD 01359258702 emails: office.littlewillows@gmail.com or chair.littlewillows@googlemail.com note our thanks to all those across the Community who continue to support the staff and children. I am positive that with our team of utterly committed staff, our new committee and with the Community alongside us, we will achieve the goals set out in the Forward Plan and have another successful and impactful year. I would like to close by again expressing my gratitude to the Committee, Staff, our supporters and most of all the Children of Little Willows for making the setting the positive and joyous place it continues to be, and somewhere I am always happy to volunteer my time to. Profit and Loss Littte Willows Preschool For Ihe vear ended 31 De￿rnber 202& Account 2024 Turnover E8rlv Year5 1))vemnMt FuTrJi Easter SpC￿l￿ed 8¢￿e FundraisirKJ nterest Inco Other Revenue Sessk)n fees - extra Sessts)n fee5 . non fw¥JwJ 2 year a￿S wrtdcarls Wr3pa￿ftd care T(tsl g).rKJ8. 2.517.02 161.91 186.83 7.292.gJ 2.tB4.IXI 2.182.&1 33.836.04 138,870.t6 Cost of Sales Cirect Wages T(tsJ Cost d Sal•s 107.797.93 107.797.99 Gr(w Prdlt 31 072.67 Adminbtratfve Costs Advertisw & ￿ket1 Bank Fees aassrcmjn assets aassrrKm c¥afts dc Cleaniry CnnsuttiTrJ Ger￿￿ Expenses InsutarKe Legal Expenses Litht. Prr￿r. HeatitYJ ical suptA PensK)ns Costs Postage. F￿￿t & Printir4J & Slati¢x 221.28 13.18 340.89 2.432 61 1.043. 1.891.31 733.55 7.&S3.05 1.¥23.29 234.57 3.827.&3 1￿.68 726.eo Repaws & Mantenance Salaries Snacks Staff TrainirrfJ SubscriptH)ns Telepfr￿ & Intemet Lknsform T(tsl *Aknlnlstratlv• Costs 4.ffi3.Tr) 3,CQ2.91 2,481.79 178.75 1.017.38 1.015.92 1555.781 33.￿.99 Prdlt 2.627.32 Prdlt on Ordna Actlvltlos Belm Taxatl 1627.32 Prdlt aft•r TautS¢ CHARITY COMMISSION FOR E￿LAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees Ljr￿E WILLDWS PRE-Sa4u)L On accounts for the year ended l DSL 902It Charity no {if any) lososqJ Set out on pages I reF()rt to the trustees on my examination of the acC￿Unts of the above charity (Ihe Trust°} for the year ended Responsibilities and basis of rnport As the charitys trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in ac£ordance with the requirements of the Charib'es Act 2011 (llhe Acr}. I reFM)rt in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Di￿￿10nS given by the Charity Commission under Se￿1￿ 145(5Mb) of Ihe ACL Independent examinerfs statement I have (x)mpleted my examination. I C(￿firM that no material rnatters have corne to my attention in Connecti(￿ wFth the examination (other than that disclosed below ") vhjich gives me cause lo believe Ihat in. any material respect.. the aC￿Unting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act. or the accounts did not accord with the accounting Trcords; or the accounts did not com ￿Y with the appliG9ble requirements conceming the form and content of accounts set ￿t in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulab'ons 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter cx)nsidered as parl 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 drayffl in this report in order to enable a prc*)er understanding of the aCt￿ntS to be reached. . Please delete Ihe in the b￿CketS rf Ihey do not apply. Signed: Date: 3011012£n Name: Et4ILY kAAYER3 Relevant professional quaiification(s) or body IICA IER Oct 2018 (If any): Address: FgL6R) q gB Wbffj15 REL o, fvRY ?1 EP14uAJQ Section B Disclosure Only complete if Ihe examiner needs lo highlight material matters of concem {see CC32. Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brlef detsils of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018