Bredon Playgroup, Church Rooms. Dock Lane, Bredon, Tewkesbury, GL20 7LG. Tel: 01684 7735361 bredon mail.com Charity no. 10531491 Ofsted Register no. 205313 rou Trustees Re rt for Year Endin 31st Au ust 2025 AIMS: Bredon Playgroup is a community pre-school run by an experienced staff team and managed by a committee of parents. We are a self-financing organisation and a registered charity. Our aim 15 to provide.. High-quality and consistent early years education. ensuring that every child makes good progress and no child is left behind. A secure foundation for learnin8 and development through opportunities tsilored to each child's individual needs and Inte￿$t$, with regular assessment and review. Strong partnership working between practitioners, parents and carers. Equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice. ensuring every child is included, valued and supported. In delivering these aims, we provide a safe. stimulating and nurturing environment where children can learn throu8h play. We support children to express themselves, develop key skills and grow in social confidence. By fostering these foundations, we help children transition to school with confidence. enthusiasm and independence. OBJEcfivES: Our key objertSves for the 2024125 year included: Extendin8 openin8 hours from September 2024 to include an 8-45am start each day and 3-00pm finishes on Mondays and Thursdays. This is intended to encourage funded two-year-olds to attend for longer sessions, thereby increasing income. Monitoring the financial impact of increases to the National Living Wage and Employer National Insurance Contributions from April 2025. - - uptake of funded en�tlement hours. - Recrui�ng addi�onal commi�ee members and trustees, including DBS and EY2 compliance. - SENCO and ECAT qualifica�ons, alongside statutory training. - Con�nuing to explore addi�onal income streams to reduce reliance on fundraising ac�vi�es. - a�endance from children not accessing their full Nursery Educa�on Funding (NEF) en�tlement. - Con�nuing close monitoring of day-to-day expenditure. - Managing reserve funds in line with the playgroup reserves policy. ## **REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES & ACHIEVEMENTS:** ## **During 2024/25, Bredon Playgroup achieved the following:** - The extension of session hours on a Monday and Thursday has been well received with the majority of children staying un�l 3pm. - Despite another huge increase in NLW and changes to employer na�onal insurances contribu�ons we were able to finish the year in a posi�ve financial posi�on and replenish the reserves fund. - - all 3 children. - iden�fica�on of addi�onal needs and close partnership working with parents to implement appropriate support measures. - We successfully recruited a new member to the Board of Trustees, strengthening the team and bringing fresh new ideas to the fundraising commi�ee. A further member is in the process of comple�ng the necessary DBS and EY2 compliance. - Con�nued strong links with the Early Years team and SENDCo at Bredon Hancocks First School ensured another successful transi�on to school for all children who moved on in September. ## **FUTURE PLANS:** ## **Our plans for the year 2025/26 include:** - Launch the new website and ac�vely promote available spaces and revised opening hours through local media and community adver�sing. Understand what the new costs associated with the new website are and that they remain compe��ve. - - - Con�nue to evaluate and strengthen the transi�on to school process, maintaining close collabora�on with the Recep�on Teacher, Head Teacher and SENDCo. - Maintain a strong focus on the ongoing development of playgroup prac�ce in response to both individual and group needs of the children. - Recruit addi�onal commi�ee members to join the Board of Trustees, including comple�on of DBS and EY2 requirements. - Maintain rigorous budget monitoring and control, while exploring new fundraising opportuni�es and ini�a�ves. Con�nue to engage posi�vely with parents and communicate clearly that government funding is intended to support the delivery of the Early Years Founda�on Stage (EYFS) only and does not fully cover the wider opera�onal and running costs of the se�ng. ## **FINANCES:** - **Summary for 2024/2025:** |**Income v Expenditure**|**Income £**|**Expenditure £**| |---|---|---| |Fees/Funding|110360|| |Sale of uniform|501|| |Fundraising|5480|| |Services and Supplies|43|| |Grant|0|| |Sponsorship & Dona�ons|6520|| |Wages/PAYE/Pension||91991| |Rent/Insurance||10020| |Purchase of Uniform||417| |Services & Supplies||258| |Expenses||3928| |Training||415| |Fundraising Expenses||1671| |Telephone/Broadband||639| |**Total**|**122904**|**109338**| |**Net income**|**+13566**|| - **Total cash summary at 31[st] August 2025:** ||**£**| |---|---| |Current Account|29700| |Savings Account|53650| |Pe�y Cash|600| |**Total Cash**|**83950**| ## **POLICY ON RESERVES:** obliga�ons can be met should the se�ng need to close. Our reserves aim to cover: - One full term of opera�ng costs; - Salary payments during no�ce periods; - - - Replacement of high-cost equipment; and - Costs associated with any temporary or permanent reloca�on of premises. The target reserve fund for 2024/25 was calculated at £65,000. The financial posi�on at the end of the year exceeded this target by £18,950. This surplus will help maintain a stable financial posi�on for the beginning of the 2025/26 financial year where children numbers are looking lower than an�cipated. ## **FUNDRAISING:** Our principal sources of income remain Nursery Educa�on Funding and fees, supplemented by fundraising ac�vi�es. Fundraising events con�nued to receive excellent support from both playgroup families and the wider local community. Unfortunately, the DfE’s reitera�on of guidelines around addi�onal charges has seen a reduc�on in the income that came from our ‘consumables charge’. Although this charge was always voluntary, the government’s promo�on of “free” early years educa�on has meant fewer parents are making the voluntary contribu�ons that are essen�al to the ongoing sustainability of the se�ng, pu�ng further pressure on fundraising income. Money raised from the fundraising events this year allowed us to fund the Animal Experience that the children enjoyed in the summer term. Along with replacing the woodland workshop trolley, outdoor toilet and 2 sets of tables and chairs. |**Event**|**Income £**|**Expenditure £**|**Net Income £**| |---|---|---|---| |Autumn Party|429|61|368| |Christmas Show|2534|160|2374| |Spring Fundraising|916|55|861| |Summer CC ac�vi�es|1734|436|1298| |Misc Fundraising|719|0|719| |**Total**|**6332**|**712**|**5620**| The primary purpose of fundraising is to enable con�nued investment in resources, replacement of worn or damaged equipment and improvements to the playgroup environment. However, it is becoming increasingly necessary for fundraising income to contribute towards general opera�ng costs that are not fully covered by Nursery Educa�on Funding. ## **TRUSTEES:** The following Trustees were nominated and elected by the Commi�ee to serve throughout the year 2024/25: Chair – Robyn Wilson Secretary – Sarah Di�mann Treasurer – Catherine Roylance ## **CONTACT DETAILS:** Playgroup Manager -Tracey Ford Bredon Playgroup, Church Rooms, Dock Lane, Bredon, Tewkesbury, GL20 7LG. Tel: 01684 773536 bredonplaygroup@gmail.com Charity no. 1053149 Ofsted Register no. 205313 ## **PROFESSIONAL ADVISERS:** Bank: Santander Independent Accounts Examiner: Karen Hendry Insurance: Morton Michel Payroll: PATA UK **1053149** **Bredon Playroup** **CC16a** ## **Receipts and payments accounts** 01/09/2024 31/08/2025 **For the period from To** ## **Section A Receipts and payments** |**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Unrestricted funds**
**to the nearest £**
**A1 Receipts**||**to the nearest £**
**Restricted**
**funds**|**Endowment funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |Fees & Funding|**110,360**|**-**|**-**|**110,360**|**90,638**| |Sale of Uniform|**501**|**-**|**-**|**501**|**554**| |Fundraising|**5,480**|**-**|**-**|**5,480**|**6,209**| |Services and Supplies|**43**|**-**|**-**|**43**|**82**| |Interest|**556**|**-**|**-**|**556**|**488**| |Grant|**0**|**-**|**-**|**0**|**1,500**| |Sponsorship& Donations|**6,520**|**-**|**-**|**6,520**|**2,191**| ||**0**|**-**|**-**|**0**|**0**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**123,460**
|**-**|**-**|**123,460**|**101,662**| ||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||| ||**0**|**-**|**-**|**0**|| ||**0**|**-**|**-**|**0**|**0**| |**_Sub total_**|
**0**|**-**|**-**|**0**|**0**| |**_Total receipts_**
**123,460**
**A3 Payments**|||||| ||
**123,460**|**-**|**-**|**123,460**|**101,662**| ||||||| |Wages & PAYE & Pension|**91,991**|**-**|**-**|**91,991**|**78,831**| |Rent/Insurance|**10,020**|**-**|**-**|**10,020**|**8,314**| |Services and Supplies|**4,825**|**-**|**-**|**4,825**|**3,136**| |Training|**415**|**-**|**-**|**415**|**409**| |Fundraising|**1,671**|**-**|**-**|**1,671**|**1,769**| |Uniform|**417**|**-**|**-**|**417**|**654**| ||**0**|**-**|**-**|**0**|**0**| ||**0**|**-**|**-**|**0**|**0**| |**_Sub total_**|
**109,338**|**-**|**-**|**109,338**|**93,113**| ||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|||||| ||**0**|**-**|**-**|**0**|| ||**0**|**-**|**-**|**0**|| |**_Sub total_**|
**0**|**-**|**-**|**0**|**0**| |**_Total payments_**
**109,338**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**14,122**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**0**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**69,828**
**_Cash funds this year end_**
**83,950**|||||| ||
**109,338**|**-**|**-**|**109,338**|**93,113**| ||||||| ||
**14,122**|**-**|**-**|**14,122**|**8,550**| ||**0**|**-**|**-**|**0**|**0**| ||**69,828**|**-**|**-**|**69,828**|**61,279**| ||
**83,950**|**-**|**-**|**83,950**|**69,828**| ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**|**Details**|**to nearest £**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**|**to nearest £**
**Restricted**
**funds**|**Endowment funds**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Current Account|**29,700**|**-**|**-**| ||Savings Account|**53,650**|**-**|**-**| ||PettyCash|**_600_**|**-**|**-**| ||**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|**83,950**|**-**|**-**| |||OK|OK|OK| |||**to nearest £**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**|**to nearest £**
**Restricted**
**funds**|**Endowment funds**
**to nearest £**| |||**-**|**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**|**-**| |**B3 Investment assets**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf
of all the trustees|**Details**|**Fund to which asset**
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**belongs**|**Cost (optional)**|**Current value (optional)**| ||**Toys & Educational Equipment**||**-**|**-**| ||**Furniture & fittings **||**-**|**-**| ||**Computer**||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||**Details**|**Fund to which liability**
**relates**|**Amount due**
**(optional)**|**When due (optional)**| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|| |||||| ||Signature
|Print Name||Date of approval| ||R Wilson|Robyn Wilson||27.06.26| ||C Roylance|Catherine Roylance||27.06.26| CHARITY (OMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Report to the trustees Bredon Playgroup On accounts for the year ended 31$1 August 2025 Charity no (if any) 1053149 Set out on pages (remember to include the Daqe numb8r8 of additional she8ts., I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 3110812025. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's tnjstees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 1"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{5llb} of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters hav8 examiner's statement come to my altention in connection wilh the examinalion which gives me cause to believe that in. any material respecl.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act., or the accounts did not accord wilh the accounting records., or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements Con￿rning the fom 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 malter considered as part of an independent examinalion. I have no concems 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. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: KAHendry Date: 2410612026 Name: Karen Hendry Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): IER Oct 2018 Address: 22 Hurcombe Way, Brockworth. Gloucester, GL3 4QP Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts= directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018