WESTTOWN PRESCHOOL
Charity Commission Registered No: 1053421
ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS
For the period
I" August 2024 to 31" July 2025

West Town Preschool Playgroup
Trustee Annual Report
For the year ended 31. July 2025
The trustees present their report and independently exarnined financlal Statements for the year
ended 31" July 2025.
Reference and Admln15trathe Detsll5:
Re815tered Name:
West Town Pre-school w￿￿rOuP
Charlty No:
1053421
OperatSonal Address:
West Town Primary Academv
Midland Road
West Town
Peterborou8h
PE3 6DD
Trustees at date of Report:
Chairperson
Vlce Chalr
Members
Izabela Woznlak
Geraldlne Powell
Julanta Ahmed
Munawar 81
Sally Jacklin
Inna Klochko
Fakhra Kousar
15rnat Nawaz
Other Trustees who serrfed In the year:
Grazyna Gruchel
Left 18 Novernber 2025
Bankers:
Santander Bank
Independent Examlner:
Mark J Ruffie5 & Co
4 Baron Court
Werrington
Peterborough
PE4 7ZE
Structurn Go￿rnan￿ and Management
Thls 15 a membership or8anisatlon governed by model PrL￿￿h0ol Leamlng Alllance Constltutlon
2011, whlch was adopted at the Annual General Meeting held on 28 June 2021. Members can be
parents or guardlans of all children who attend playgroup or other interested individuals approved by
the Committee. Committee member5 are appointed / conftmied at the Annual General Meeting. All
Committee members 8lve their time on a voluntsry basls and re￿1ve no remuneration or other
benefrt5.

West Town Preschool Playgroup
Trustee Annual Report
For the year ended 31" July 2025
ObJe¢ts and Actlvltles
The aims of the Preschool are to enhan￿ the development and education of thildren primarily under
statutory school age by encouragin8 parents to understand and provide for the needs of thelr children
throu8h community8roups and by:
al offering approprlate play. educatlon arKI care facllltles. famlly learning and extended hours
groups, tO8ether wlth the rl8ht of parents to take responsibility for and to become Involved in
the actlvltles of such groups, ensuring that such 8roups offer opportunltles for all chlldren
whatever thelr race, culture, religion, means orabillty.
b) encouraging the study of the needs of the chlldren and thelr famllle5 and promotlng publlc
interest In and recognitlon of such needs in the local areas.
c) instl8atln8 and adherfng to and furtherfn8 the alms and objects of the Prtrschool Leamlng
A1113nce.
In settln8 the objertlves and plannlng the actlvltles of the Pre4chool the Committee and employee$
carefully conslder the Charlty Commlsslon's 8uidance on publlc benefrt
A¢hlevements and Performance
The pre-school has contlnued to malntain a strong and collaboratlve relatlonshlp wlth the school,
worklng closely wlth the Safeguardlng Officer, SENCO and re￿ptIOn class teachers. Child numbers have
increased, wlth all pre-school rooms fully booked and staffing leve15 rernainin8 approprlate for requlred
ratlos.
Staff developrnent has been a prlorlty throughout the year. Two staff members achleved Level 2
quallflcatlons and one completed Level 3, wlth the rest of the team already quallfled at Level 3 or
above. All staff remaln up to date wlth e55ent131 tralnln& Includln8 Flrst Ald. Food Hyglene,
Safeguardlng and the Prevent DLrty. The SENCrys dose work wlth the Early Years Team has
strengthened support for children wlth additional needs and enhanced stsff confidence and skills. Staff
continue to access fvrther tralnlng throu8h the Earfy Years Alllance to support thelr professlonal
development.
A strong key-person system has supported chlldren's learning and development. ensurlng clear next
Steps and strong relationships. The Curriculum continues to reflert and celebrate cultural and reliBiOUS
events, providing children with the opportunlty to leam about events around the world and to
elebrate each otherfs festivals tO8ether.
Partnership work with Ckcupatlonal Theraplsts, Physiotherapists. Health Visitors, Speech and Language
Therapists and Portage has helped ensure timely and effertive support for children with additional
needs. SEN funding has been used to provlde tsrgeted support and equipment. Staff are identifyin8

West Town Preschool Playgroup
Trustee Annual Report
For the year ended 31° July 2025
developmental concerns earlier. enabling children to receive assessments and support before starting
school.
Parental Snvolvement has continued to grow, wlth Stay and Play sesslons. Motherfs Day and Fatherfs
Day events, and end-of-year graduatlon celebratlon& Parert consultstlons have taken place both in
person and by phone.
Transltion to school has been greatly strengthened through dose collaboration with the receptlon class
teacher. helping chlldren-partlcularly those with additlonal needs-settle more confidently and
ensurlng InformatSon Is shared effectlvely wlth famllles.
In July, the settlng was awarded a 'Good' rnting by Otsted. Inspectors hl8hllghted how happy and
settled the chlldren are, noting thelr good table manners. and increasing independence In feedln8
themselves. The report also praised staff as excellent role models and reco8nised that planned
attivltles effectively support and promote chlldren's speech and language
Reserves polky
Throughout the year, the Preschool flnances remalned over the designated reSen￿S level of £133,122.
Thls re5eTve Indudes fund5 necessary for potentlal redundancy pa￿Ents In the Lwent of an unplanned
closure. alon8 wlth an addltlonal £IIXI,(NJO eamlarked for future prembes costs If the lease Is not
renewed.
Flnanclal R•vl•w
The Trustees are responsible for ensurfnB the financlal statements gtve a true and falr vlew of the
CharlVs financlal position. Thls Includes maklng sensible, well-informed Judgements, protectlng the
Charitvs assets, and puttlng measure5 In place to prevent and detect fraud or Irre8ularlties. The
Trustees remaln commltted to usln8 all funds responsibly and In support of the Charivs alms.
The flnanclal Statements have been prepared on an accruals basis In accordance wlth the Charltles
SORP IFRS 102) and the Charltles Act 2011. Thls approach provides a dear and conslstent picture of the
Charitys income, expenditure and financlal posStSon for the year.
Flnanclal Perfom)ance
Total income for the year was £274.824, an Increase of £4.079 compared to the previous year. Thls
was lar8ely driven by:
Nursery Education Funding: £226.698 (up from £211.215)
Local Authority Funding: £15,310 (down from £29.604)
Fee5 for Parents: £23.514 lup from £16.435)
Higher Inte￿st rates also provide interest incorne of £8,262. The rate5 have been dropplng thls
year.

West Town presch￿ Playgrnup
Trustee Annual Report
For the year ended 31" July 2025
Total expenditure for the year was £266,867. an In¢￿aSe of £67,365 from the previous year. The
main drlver was a £51.871 increase In stsfflng tosts (from £153.405 to £205,576), reflertlnB both an
Increase In headcount {from 9 to 12) and the irnpart of the National Living Wage Increase.
Other key areas of spendin8 were:
Preschool Resources & Artfvltle5: £9,868 (down from £10S17). Part of the expenditure In thls
category was capltsllsed. meanlng It appears on the balance sheet rather than In the Income
statement.
Premises: £25027 lup from £13,8191
Support Costs: £12,340 (up from £9.4S3- Includes professlonal fees and admlnistration)
Desplte the Increased expendlture, the preschool athieved a net surplus of £7.957.
Bal•nc• Sh•et and R￿1¥•*
At 31 July 2025, the preschool held:
Equlpment {flxed a55ets): £21,163 (up from £3,118), reflectln8 Investment In new Indoor and
outdoor learnin8 resources
Cash at bank and In hand: £349,549
Debtors and prepayments: £70
Credltors and accruals: £4,811
The Charity carried forward £365971 into the financlal year.
The Preschool remalns commltted to malntainlng a strong reserve position whlle Investing In the
quallty of provision for chlldren.
Thls Report has been approved by the Truste￿ and has been si8ned on thelr behalf by:
Slgnature:
Full Name:
Date:
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WEST TOWN PRESCHOOL
CHARITY COMMISSION REGISTERED NO: 1053421
NOTES TO THE AccouKrs
For the Period I" August 2024 to 31st July 2025
NOTE I- BASIS OF PREPARATION
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the applicable accounting standards and comply
with SORP FRS102 and with the Charities Act 2011.
The charity constitutes a public benefft entity as defined by FRS 102.
There are no material uncertalntles related to eventsorcondltlonsthat cast doubt on the charltvs ablllty
to contlnue as a going concern.
The accounts present a true and falr vlew and the accounting pollcles adopted are those outllned In Note
No materlal prlor year errors have been identified in the reportin8 period.
NOTE 2 - ACCOUNTING POLICIES
2.1 IN
Reco8nltlon of Income
These are Included In the Statement of Flnancial Artivities ISOFAI when the
charlty becomes le8ally entitled to the resources and the amount can be
quantlfied wlth reasonable accuracy.
Offsettlnl
There has been no offsettin8 of assets and Ilabilities, or Income and
expenses, unless required or permitted under FRS 102 SORP or FRS 102.
Grant5 and Donatlons
Grants and donations are only included In the SOFA when the charity has
unconditional entitlement to the resources.
Volunteer Help
The value of any voluntsry help Is not included in the accounts.
Income from Interest
Thls Is included In the accounts when recelvable.
2.2 EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIE
Resources Expended
Expenditure and Ilabilities are recognised In the period to which they relate.
Governance Costs
Governante costs comprise all costs involving public accountabllity of the
charity and its Complian￿ with regulation and good practice. This includes
cost of the preparation and examination of statutory accounts, the costs of
trustee meetings and cost of any legal advice to trustees on governance or
constitutional matters.
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WEST TOWN PRESCHOOL
CHARrtY COMMISSION REGISTERED NO: 1053421
NOTES TO THE AccouKrs
For the Perfod 1st August 2024 to 31" Juty 2025
Support Costs
Support costs are those costs that, whilst necessary to deliver an activity, do
not themselves produ￿ or constitLrte a direct charitable activity. Support
costs include administration functions such as accountin& payroll, and IT.
2.3 FUNDS
All Incomln8 and out8oln8 resources are allocated to the fund to which they
relate.
Unrestrlcted Funds
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with charitable objectives at
the discretion of the Trustees.
Restrlcted Funds
Restrirted funds are those funds where the donor has placed a restrlctlon
of use that Is nam)wer than the general objects of the charlty.
2.4 ASSET
Tan8lble flxed assets for
use by charlty
These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost
at least £250. They are valued at cost or, If 8ffted, at the value to the charlty
on receipt.
Depredatlon
Depreclatlon of fixed assets is provlded at the rates shown below so as to
write off their costs over their expected useful Ilfe, as follow5:
Rate
20% p.a.
Basis
StraSght Ilne
Equlpment
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WESTTOWN PRESCHOOL
CHARITY COMMISSION REGISTERED NO: 1053421
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcfiviTIES
For the Perlod 1st Auiyrt 2024 to 3tstJuly 2025
i1NREStRicfED REsfRICTED
FUNDS ThIS
FUND5 THIS
YEAR
TOTAL FUNDS
THIS YEAR
TOTAL FUNDS
LAsf YEAR
MIN
In¢ome from:
Donations
Charltable a¢tlvltle5
Other tradit)8 activitles
Investments
Al
A2
266,530
32
8.262
266,530
32
8,262
262.078
8.667
Total
274
274
Expendlture on:
Ralsln8 funds
Charltable attkntles
Bl
{266,8671
1266,8671
1197,0771
Tot•1
266A67
266
Net In¢omIn￿oU100Ing re%wr
Transfers between lunds
N•t m0￿ment In funds
R•con¢lllatlon of funds..
Total funds bTOU8ht lorward
Total funds carrled fonvard
358,014
a65,971
358.014
365.971
284.346
358,014
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WEST TOWN PRESCHOOL
CHARITY COMMISSION REGiSTERED NO.. 1053421
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31ST JULY 2025
D FUNDS THIS
YEAR
FUNDSTHIS
YEAR
TOTAL FUNDS
ThSYEAft
TOTAL FUNDS
LAST YEAR
NOTE
EDA
Tan8lble Flxed Assets
21.163
21.163
3,118
Total Nxed Assets
21.163
21.163
3.118
Debtors and prepayments
Cash at Bank and In Hand
70
349y9
io
349.549
357,067
Totsl Curr•ntAM•ts
349.619
349.619
357 135
ED
Amount Falllng fhje WltPan One Year
li
I4￿11)
I4￿11)
12.2391
358 014
Restricted Sncomè fund5
Unrestrl¢ted funds
365,971
365,971
358.014
L•
358.014
The notes on pages 3 - 8 form part of these financlal statement&
Sl8ned on behalf of the Trustees:
518nature
Name
ate
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WEsf TOWN PRESCHOOL
CHARrrY COMMISSION REGisfERED NO: 1053421
NOTES TO THE Accoumrs
For the Perlod 1° Au8USt 2024 to 31$1 July 2025
NOTE 3- ANALYSIS OF INCOME
Totsl Thls
Year £
Totsl Last Year
Al Donatlons
Donations and
ift5
Grants from govemmentlother Charities
Total Donatlons
A2 CharStabl• Actlvhles
Nurser
Educatlon FuNJln
Local Authori
Fundi
Fees from Parents
Other Income
Total charltsbl• ArtlvSt1•5
A3 Other Tradln
Aciivllle5
Fundralsin
Total Tradln
ActI¥tt￿s
A4 Income from Investments
Interest Incomè
Funds £
Funds £
226,698
15,310
23.S14
226,698
15,310
23,514
211,215
29,604
16,435
4,824
262
32
32
32
32
8.262
8,262
8,667
Total I￿oM• from Inve￿ments
rat• mat•rfal hems of Inwn•
8262
8,667
Total Se
A6 Other
•r•te M•t•rl•l Items of Income
Total Oth•r
TOTAL INCOME
274M24
274
270,745
NOTE 4- ANALYSIS OF RECEIPTS OF GOVERNMENT GRANTS/OTHER CHARITIES
No 8overnment 8rants were reteived tn the reporting perlod.
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WEST TOWN PRESCHOOL
CHARITY COMMISSION REGISTERED NO: 1053421
NOTES TO THE AccouNrs
For the Perfod I" August 2024 to 31st Juty 2025
NOTE 5- ANALYSIS OF EXPENDrruRE
Bl Expendlture of Ra
Fundraisin
Ex
enses
Total Ex ndlture Ral
fund5
Funds £
Funds £
Totsl £
Prfor y•ar £
lunds
B2 Expendfture on CharStable A¢tlvltl¢s
Direct ChoritobleActivities
Wa
es Includln
PAYE and Penslons
Other Staff Costs
Preschool Resources & Activities
Premises
Consumable5
Other costs
Bank Char
De
reclation
1205,2761
2,426
1205,2761
2,426
9,868
25,827
2,781
1.770
797
5,550
1153,4051
1,8711
10,517
13,819
2,4411
3,953
633
831
2.7811
1.770
7971
Professlonal Fees
Admin15tration
10,3401
10.3401
7,825
Governance
Total Charltabl• ￿￿¥1th$
232
266￿61
232
67
154
B3 Other Tradln
Actlvltles
Tot*1 Trndln
A¢tl¥ltles
B4Se
arate Materfjal Item of E
ense
Total Separ*e Materlal It•ms of
Income
B5 Other
Total Other
TOTAL EXPENOITURE
266067
266￿6
197P77
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WEST TOWN PRESCHOOL
CHARifi COMMISSION REGISTERED NO: 1053421
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
For the Period i# August 2024 to 31" Juty 2025
NOTE 6- DETAILS OF CERTAIN ITEMS OF EXPENDITURE
Note 6.1- Fees for Examination of the accounts
Thls Year £
108
Last Y•ar £
Independent examinerfs fees
Assurance services other than audr( or
inde
endent examination
Tax advi50
fees
Other fees paid to independent examlner, e.g.
finanaal advice, consultancy, accountancy
services)
Total
NOTE 7- PAID EMPLOYEES
Note 7.1- Staff Costs
Thls Ye•r £
176.906
23,6C
4,766
Last Year £
133,581
16,850
2.974
Salarles and Wa
es
Soclal Securl
Costs
Work lace Pension Costs
Other em
lo
ee 8eneffts
Total
205,276
153005
No employees recelved employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) for the ￿portin8 perlod of more
than £60.CW.
Note 7.2- Average Head Count In the Year
Thb Year No
12
Last Year No
Charltable A¢tlvRle5
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WEST TOWN PRESCHOOL
CHARITY COMMISSION REGISTERED NO: 1053421
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
For the Perfod I" August 2024 to 31" Juty 2025
NOTE 8-TANGIBLE FIXED ASSErs
EquSpment
Cost or Valuatlon
At the be8innln8 of the year
Addltlon5
Dlsposals
At end of the year
Dèpre¢latlon
At be8innin8 of the year
DIsp05als
Depretlatlon
At end of Ihe year
Net book value
Net book value at the beglnnlng of the year
Net book value at the end of the year
4,156
23,595
27,751
5,550
6J87
3,118
NOTE 9- DEBTORS AND PREPAYMENTS
ThhY••r£
iart Y•ar É
Fees from Parents
Prepayments/Accrued Income
Totals
70
70
There are no debtors recoverable In more than l year Included in the above fl8ures.
NOTE 10-CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND
Th15Y•ar£
158,544
190,996
last Year £
Santander Current
Santander Savln
Pett Cash
Totals
174.145
182,734
188
357￿67
349.549
NOTE 11- CREDrroRS AND ACCRUALS
Thls Year £
2.952
350
La￿ Year £
1.544
Trade credltors
Accruals and deferred income
PAYE / Nl Contrfbutions
Totals
587
4WII
There are no credltors payable in rn0￿ than l year included in above figures.
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WEST TOWN PRESCHOOL
CHARITY COMMISSION REGISTERED NO: 1053421
NOTES TO THE AccouNrs
st
For the Period I" Au8USt 2024 to 31 July 2025
NOTE 12 - TRANSACTIONS WtTH TRusfEES AND RELATED PARTIES
None of the trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits from an
Èmployment with the charity or related entty.
No trustee expenses have been incurred.
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Thls IndepeThlent examiner5 report relates to the accounts of
WEST TOWN PRESCHOOL
Charity Commission Reglstered No: 1053421
Accounts are prepared for the period ended 31 July 2025.
Res
ectlve res
onsibilities of trustees and examlner
The tharity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit
Is not required for thls perlod under section 144121 of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an Independent
examlnation is needed.
It Is my responslblllty to:
examlne the actounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section
14515llbl of the 2011 Act;
to state whether partlcular matters have come to my attentS0n.
Basls of Inde
mln
rfs statement
An examlnatlon Includes a revlew of the accountlng records kept by the charlty and a comparlson of the accounts
presented wlth those records. It also Includes consSderatlon of any unusual Item5 or d15closures In the accounts, and
seeking explanations from you as trustees concernin8 any such matter5. The Pro￿dureS undertaken do not provlde
all the e￿dence that would be requSred In an audlt and consequently no opinion is 8iven as to whether the accounts
present a 'true and falr vlew, and the report Is limited to those matters set out In the statement below.
Inde
endent examl
In connectlon with my examination, no matter has come to rny attentlon:
111 whlch glves me reasonable cause to believe that In any material respect the requirements:
to keep accounting records In accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act;
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting
requirements of the 2011 Act ha￿ not been met;
Or
121 to whlch, In my opinion, attentlon should be drawn in order to enable a proper understandin8 of the
accounts to be reached.
Signed
Date
Mark Ruffles & Co
4 Baron Court
Werrington
Peterborough
PE4 7ZE