Berry Hill Under Fives Group
Five Acres High School, Five Acres, Coleford,
Gloucestershire, GL16 7QW
Telephone: 01594 810808
Email: Berr
hilluf @ ahoo.co.uk
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS
st
I September 2023
to
31" August 2024
Registered Charity Number: 1053461
OFSTED Registration Number: EY449671

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trustses
H'll UThlof Xves G(DOP
On accounts for the year
ended
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Charity no
(If any)
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Sot out on pages
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I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (Yie Trust.) for the year ended
Responslbilitles and
basls of report
As the charitys trustees, you are responsible for the preparalion of the
accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
('the Act.).
I report in respect of my examinatlon of the Trusfs accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and In carrying out my examination, I
have followed all the appllcable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5){b) of the Act.
Independont trhe charity's gross incom8 exceeded £250,000 and l am qualffl8d to
examlnerfs statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of
applicable listed bodyJ]. Delete [ ] if not applicable.
I have completed my examlnatlon. I confirm that no materlal matters have
come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that
disdosed below ') which give3 me cause to believe that in, any material
respect:
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130
of the Charities Act; or
the accounts did not accord wlth the accounting records; or
the accounts did nol comply with the applicable requirements
concerning the fonn and content of accounts set out in the Charitles
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that the accounts giv8 a 'true and fairf view which is not a matter
considered as part of an independent examlnation.
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in conneclion
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in
order lo enable a proper understanding of the ac￿Unts to be reached.
. Please delete the words in the brackets rfthey do not apply.
Slgned:
Date:
26is125
Name:
éx(JC TL)&￿￿ .
Relevant professlonal
qualificatlon(s) or body
IER
Oct 2018

(If any):
Address:
GLOS. 15
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of con￿rn
(see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and
guidance for examiners).
Glve here brfef detslls of
any ltsms that the
oxamlner wlshes to
dlsclose.
frJaThe .
IER
Oct 2018

CHARITY NAMe:_ BERRY HILL UNDER FIVES GROUP
CHARrry
M8ER:_ 1053461
Receipts and payments accounts for the period:.
Period start date :_ 1st September 2023
Period end date:. 31st August 2024
Prevlous year
Current year
£43,606.33
£63,539.66
£5,971.90
£15,614.98
£7,387.64
£1.747.94
£0.00
£1,000.00
£120.00
£60.00
£559.32
£278.01
£288.37
£720.70
879.58
1.357.5
£58,813.14
£84.318.79
ous year
urrent year
£43,458.45
£47,491.06
£4,383.31
£5,657.66
£1,951.96
£2,351.37
£99.00
£99.00
£8,250.00
£9.000.00
£274.66
£403.06
£991.18
£1.011.53
£118.16
£36.25
£287.39
£333.49
£124.52
£356.64
£34.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£324.33
£851.19
£60,296.96
£67.591.25
£68.69
£8.99
£60,365.65
£67,600.24
Nursery Education Funding (f ree f or 3 a 4)
Children's fees
Other grants-Deprivation, government
Grant - Epaphras Trust
Training
Fundraising (detai Is overleaf)
Interest on deposit account
Other Income (details overleaf )
TOTAL RECEIFrs
rev
Payment to staf f
HMRC (Tax and ￿ a student Loan Payments)
Pension
Training
Premises costs (rent. heat etc)
Subscriptions
Insurance
Admin costs (post. tel etc)
Session ref reshments (inc milk)
Consumables (paint. paper etc)
Fundraising costs (details overleaf )
Bank Charges
Other expenditure (details overleaf )
Sub total
Purchases of equipment and other assets
TOTAL PAYMwrs
NEf OF RECEIrfs AND PAYMwf (A IAINUS B=C)
Cash fvnds last year end
(D)
CLOSIN6 8ALANCE
(C+D)
£67,572.63
STATEMENT OF ASSEfs AND LIABILrrIES
-£1,552.51
£16,718.55
67,
£84,291.18
Current value
Cash funds (agree with the balance of the receipts and payments account)
Debrors (money owed to the charity on the period end)
Value of bui Idin9s and equipment (current estimated value)
Liabilities (loans and any other money owed on the period date end
£0.00
£8,000.00
£0.00
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Other IrKo
Uniform Sales
Children in need
Berry Hill li9hts domtion
Xrnas bre4kfast
Statior
8ery Hill lights
Xfflas lunch
Sports day refreshrnents
Event
£329.60
£46.50
£500.CQ
£60.50
£4.
£274.60
£35.75
£106.55
Easy fundraisiry
Valentines raffle
Christmos fundraisirg-caulif hwer Card$
Xmos drow
Rags to riches
Forest lottery
£34.81
£31.CK)
£18.10
£64.00
£45.60
£84.50
TOTAL £1,357.50
F¢Mthlslry Total £278.01
Other
undralsl
ndlture
Uniforrn
xN￿ lunch
Xmas equipmemt
Animal man vi$lt
8¢rry Hill li9hts
Party equipment
Leavers gfts (thildren)
£366.66
£38.50
£0.
£160.00
£262.60
£14.44
£8.99
TOTAL
£851.19
Totol
£o.crf)
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Trustees. Annual Report for the period
(OWIISSION
Period stsrt date
Period end date
Day
To 31
Day
Month
I Sepl
Year
2023
Monlli
Year
From
ug
2024
Section A
Reference and administration details
Charfty name
BeThy Hill Under FNes Group
Other names charlty Is known by
None
Registered charity number (If any)
1053461
Charlty's prlnclpal address
Five Acres High School,
Five Acres, Coleford,
Gloucestershire,
Postcode
GL16 7QW
Names of the charlty tru3tses who manage th6 charlty
Trustee Mm•
Offlc• (If any)
Dats8 actsd If not forwhol•
Nama of p•r•on (or body) •ntltl•d
toa
olnt tru8ts0
Ifan
Member
Member
Kenneth Creed
Kerry Hunt
10
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Names of the trustses for the charlty, If anyi (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name
Dates acted rf not for whole
ear
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Names and addresses of adviser8 (Opllonal infomiation)
T e of adviser
Name
Address
Name of chlef executlve or names of senlor staff members (Optlonal Informatlon)
Section B
Structure,
overnance and mana
ement
Descrlptlon of the charlty's trusts
Constitution
Type of goveming document
How the charity is constituted
Group of Trustee Members
Trustee selection methods
ie9 appointed by elected by
Elected by group members consisting of parentslcarers and current
trustees
Addltlonal governance Issues (Optional Infomiation)
The Charity Berry Hill Under Fives Group works with the Parent and
Toddler Association (PATA) where we access required courses for our
trustees which might benefit them with conducting their roles within the
charity.
You may choose to indude
additional infomiation, where
relevant, aboLrt:
policies and Pro￿dureS
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees;
the charity's organisational
StrUdU￿ and any wider
network wilh which the chanty
works.,
• relationship with any related
parties;
trustee8' consideration of
major risks and the system
and procedures to manage
them.
Section C
Ob'ectives and activities
The aim of the group is to embody the vision of PATA through the
enhancement of the development, care and education of children
primarily under statutory school age. Also; of children and young people
of school age by encouraging parents lo understand and provide for the
needs of their children through community groups by: (A) Offering
appropriate play facilities and training courses, together with the right of
parents lo take responsibilty for and to become involved in the activities
of such groups. Ensuring that such groups offer opportunities for all
children and young people whatever their race, culture, religion, means
or abilit
Encoura
in
the stud of the needs of such children and
Summary of the objects of tho
charity set out In its
governing document
TAR
March 2012

their families; and promoting public interest in and recognition of such
r￿dS in the local area.
To provide for our obj'ectives and a Safe, secure environment for all
children to thrive and develop within; we have:
(A) Taken part in local communty events, including Ihe Christmas
light switch on parade, Remembrance Day ceremony, singing for
the Over 75's and events wrthin the local church.
(B) Invited local people into the session to share songs, stories and
expertise.
Summary of the maln
actlvltles undertaken for the
publlc benefit In relallon to
these objects (include withln
thls section the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guldance
188uod by the Charlty
Commlsslon on publl
benefft)
(C) We have regained a strong partnership with the local Primary
School, meeting up regularfy at the school and within the local
communty orchard.
Addltional detall• of obJoctlvo8 and acllvhlu (Optlonal Infonnallonl
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March 2012

You may choose to include
further statements, where
relevant, about:
policy on granlmaking;
policy programme related
investment;
contribution made by
volunteers.
Section D
Achievements and performance
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Section D
Achievements and performance
Fundraising
Our fundralsing events have gone particularly well this year. As per
previous years donations of Advent Calendars and Easter Eggs were
received from the Forest Foodbank, their generosty is hugely
appreciated. We continue to host fundraisers inGluding Gake sales and
raffles.
We would like to thank staff for helping to prepare and run these events
their dedication is second to none. Thank you to businesses and parents
who donated prizes for rdffles run throughout Ihe year.
As a charity group we remain signed up to Forest Lottery and are in
receipt of monthly with occasional payments from Easy fundraising. We
are still actively encouraging parents to sign up to these schemes.
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity
during the year
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Section E
Financial review
Brlef statement of the
charity's policy on reserves
We hold reserves in place for one calendar months expenditure and
funds for12 months lease liabilitylnotice. We have monies set aside for
dundancies for all eligible staff members.
Detalls of any funds matsrlally
in deflcit
Nothing to report.
Further flnancial revlew detalls {Optlonal informatlon)
You may choose to indude
additional infomiation, where
relevant about:
the charity's principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising);
how expenditure has
supported th8 key objectives
of the charity;
investment policy and
objectives including any
ethical investment policy
adopted.
Section F
Other optional information
Section G
Declaration
The trustses declare that they havo approved the tru8toes' report abov•.
Slgned on behalf of the charlty'8 tru8ts08
Signature(s)
Full namels)
Kenneth Creed
Kerry Hunt
Posltlon (eg Secretary, Chalr,
etc)
Trustee
Trustee
Date
2710612025
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Marth 2012