2025-08-31-accounts - Magic Moments Playgroup

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date From 01 09 2024 To 31 08 2025

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Magic Moments Pre-School Other names charity is known by Magic Moments Playgroup Registered charity number (if any) 1059224 Charity's principal address 53 Mansfield Road Baldock Herts Postcode SG7 6EE

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Yasmin Gates	Chair	From Sept 2023
Siobhan Early	Secretary	April 2019 - April 2024
LucySt John	Secretary	From May2024
Leanne Lamus	Treasurer	From January2020
















Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name		Dates acted if not for whole year

TAR

November 2022

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser	Name Address	Name Address




Name of chief executive	or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution 2011 Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by parents of children attending Magic Moments Pre-School Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include A member of the committee must attend a Safeguarding course. additional information, where Training courses can be attended which are relevant to helping the relevant, about: Committee.

policies and procedures Trustees that are stepping down from a role must give the new Trustees a
adopted for the induction and handover period to show what is involved in their role.
training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational Magic Moments continues to work together with the Letchworth and structure and any wider Baldock Family Centre, health visitors, speech therapists, educational network with which the charity psychologists and inclusion workers to enable them to meet the children’s works; needs as necessary.
relationship with any related parties;

The Pre-school has volunteers and work experience placements from the local college and schools.

trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system Risks are managed through a comprehensive set of policies and and procedures to manage procedures which are regularly reviewed/updated by the management them. committee. All staff undertake continued training as required.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

Magic Moments Pre-School aims to provide a safe, friendly, inclusive and stimulating environment for children to achieve the outcomes set by the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Provide early years’ education which supports children’s progress and development in all 7 areas of learning. Work with parents and carers to provide appropriate activities and resources which interest and stimulate their children. Implement a key person system which ensures that children’s progress and transition is fully met and the individual and unique needs of each child and family is respected.

Provide a safe and inclusive environment. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public Provide a reflective environment where all adults contribute to the ongoing benefit in relation to these enhancement and improvement of practice – i.e. through supervision, objects (include within this training, evaluation, gathering views of parents and children. section the statutory declaration that trustees have Fundraising events to purchase new equipment and provide additional had regard to the guidance opportunities to enhance the children’s experience. issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit) The Trustees have taken the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit into account when making decisions on the running of the preschool.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

Courses: First aid for all staff members

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

TAR

November 2022

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Magic Moments Pre-School continued to provide high quality, flexible care for 2 to 5 year olds.

The nursery had 16 children attending in the Autumn term, 16 in the Spring term and 19 in the Summer term.

There are now 5 staff members. Joanna Simpson stepped down as payroll clerk and Early Years Alliance now seal with salary and pension at a cost of £36/month.

The nursery fees were increased in September 2024 to £22.50 for the morning session, £18.75 afternoon session, £3.75 lunch, in line with other local nurseries.

Some of the rent payments for the 2023-2024 period were paid this year.

TAR

November 2022

Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The Pre-School aims to hold reserve funds to cover one term’s expenditure.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Total income during 2024-25 was £82,237. The main sources of income were from Grants (94%) and fees (3%). Fundraising amounted to 1.4%.

Total expenditure during 2024-25 was £81,342. The majority was spent on Staff Salaries and HMRC (77%) and rent costs (19%). The remainder was spent on equipment, consumables, subscriptions and admin overheads associated with running the pre-school.

Overall, the nursery made a small profit of £895. The income was about £12,000 higher than last year, probably due to slightly more children attending. The expenditure was approximately £6,000 higher than last year.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Leanne Lamus Full name(s) Leanne Lamus

Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Treasurer etc)

Date 01/12/25

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Charity Name No (if any)
MAGIC MOMENTS PRE-SCHOOL 1059224
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01/09/2024 31/08/2025
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Fees 2,631 - 2,631 5,109
Childcare vouchers - - -
Tax free childcare 1,080 1,080 2,229
2yr old Grant 55,669 - 55,669 39,025
3&4yr old Nursery Grant 9,889 - 9,889 13,577
Early Years Pupil Premium 5,465 - 5,465 1,807
30hr Extended Care 1,170 - 1,170 675
Exceptional Needs Funding 4,231 - 4,231 2,789
SEN 943 - 943 4,501
Savings Interest - - 50
NHDC Grant/Herts CC Bursary - 200
Fundraising 1,160 - 1,160 468
Remaining petty cash - - 19
Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ 4,871 ] 77,366.88 - 82,238 70,448
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 4,871 77,366.88 - 82,238 70,448
A3 Payments
Salaries, Pension, SSP and HMRC 2,903 60,424 - 63,328 63,298
Rent 15,708 - 15,708 7,584
Petty Cash 200 - 200 150
Equipment & Consummables - - 336
Toys - - -
Outside Play Area - - -
Signing Babies/living eggs/enrichment - - -
Daytrips and Leaver's trip - - -
Printer/Photocopier - - 273
Training 300 - 300 -
Insurance, Ofsted Registration,
Subscriptions & CRB 1,235 - 1,235 2,239
Bank charges 99 - 99 90
Accountant Fees - - -
Payroll Costs 370 - 370 328
Phone & Postage 103 - 103 103
Website, Prospectus and Marketing - - 85
Staff / volunteers thank you - -
Donations - - -
- - -
Sub total [ 3,975 ] 77,366.88 - 81,342 74,485
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 3,975 77,366.88 - 81,342 74,485
Net of receipts/(payments) 895 - - 895 - 4,037
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 17,633.00 - 17,633 21,670
Cash funds this year end 18,528 - - 18,528 17,633
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

17/05/2026

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds	Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Lloyds Business Account Lloyds Treasurers Account Virgin Charity Deposit Account Details Details Details Signature Leanne Lamus	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 18,524 4 - - - 18,528 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Leanne Lamus	Endowment funds to nearest £ - - -
			-
			OK
			Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval 01/11/2025

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

17/05/2026

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of Magic Moments Pre-School On accounts for the year 31 August 2025 Charity no 1059224 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1 and 2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/08/2025 .

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with 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.

Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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.

Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:	Becca Edwards Date:	15/06/2026


	Becca Edwards


	NA
	61 Hillcrest, Baldock, SG7 6NF

October 2018

IER

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

October 2018

IER