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2025-08-31-accounts

CHARITY COMMISSION

FOR ENGLAND AND WALES

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

From 01/09/2024 date To 31/08/2025

Period end date

Charity name: Applecroft Pre-School

Charity registration number: 1059313

Objectives and Activities

re erence
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document		 ara To enhance the development and educaton of
children primarily under statutory school age
by encouraging parents to understand and
provide for the needs of their children through
community groups.
Summary
of
the
main
actvites in relaton to
those purposes for the
public beneft, in partcular,
the actvites, projects or
services identfed in the
accounts.		 Para 1.17 and
1 .1 9		 The charity's main actvity is to run Applecrof
Pre-School which provides high quality
educaton through play and childcare for
children aged between 2 and 4.
Statement confrming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
beneft
 Para 1 .18
 The Trustees carry out various local fundraising
actvites to support income from the charity's
core actvites.
In planning actvites, the Trustees have kept in
mind the Charity Commission's guidance on
public beneft at our Trustee meetngs.

Additional information (optional)

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SORP reference Policy on grant making Para 1 .38 Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment

Contributon made by
volunteers		 Para 1.38 All Trustees gave their tme voluntarily and
received no remuneraton or other benefts.
The Trustees have an annual programme of
fundraising actvites, which they undertake
with the help of volunteers from the local
community and parents/carers of children who
atend the pre-school. These include selling
drinks and hot food at the pre-schools summer
fete and Christmas fayre and sellingrafe
tckets
with
prizes
donated
by
parents/carers/local shops and businesses.
Other

Achievements and Performance

re erence
Summary of the main
achievements of the
charity, identfying the
diference the charity's
work has made to the
circumstances of its
benefciaries and any wider
benefts to society as a
whole.
 Para 1.20
 The pre-school is stafed by an experienced and
well-qualifed team. We operate with good
staf:child ratos to focus on individual child
development within the EYFS framework.
We ofer a safe, fund and stmulatng
environment in which children can learn
through play. Children have opportunites to
grow emotonally as well as physically, to
develop their communicaton and language
skills and to increase their self-confdence and
self-awareness in preparaton for startng
primary school.

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Achievements against
objectves set		 Para 1 .41
Performance of fundraising
actvites against objectves
set		 Para I .41
Investment performance
against objectves		 Para I .41

Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Descripton of charity's
trusts:
Type of governing document ara Consttuton
How is the charity
consttuted?		 ara Unincorporated charity / Commitee run.
Trustee selecton methods
including details of any
consttutonal
provisions
e.g. electon to post or name
of any person or body
enttled to appoint one or
more trustees
 ara
 Trustees are selected from parents/carers at the
AGM to form a commitee. The commitee
appoints new Trustees and Volunteers who are
voted in or step down at the AGM in October.
Additonal informaton (opto nal)

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Policies and procedures
adopted
for
the
inducton and training of
trustees		 Para 1 .51
The charity's organisatonal
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works		 Para 1 .51 The charity is a member of the Early Years
Alliance, which provides informaton, advice
and training to childcare providers and
campaigns to infuence early years policy and
practce. The charity has built strong links with
the local council, safeguarding services and
primary schools in the local area.
Relatonship with any
related partes		 Para 1 .51 The pre-school setng works closely with The
Scouts Falkes Associaton as we lease the Scout
Hut as the locaton for running the pre-school.
The charity also has strong links and dialogue
with local primary schools to ensure a
successful
transiton
from
pre-school
to
recepton class.
Other
Reference and Admini
Charit name Applecrof Pre-School
Other name the charit uses
Re istered charit number 1059313

Charity's principal address Ross Park Scout Hut Applecroft Road LUTON LU2 8BD

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity's
fnancial positon at the
end of the eriod		 Para 1 .21
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
statng why they are held		 ara The trustees aim to hold a minimum of E
15,000 in reserves to meet unforeseen
expenditure, losses due to unexpected
closures, to cover sudden reductons in fee
income due to changing childcare
requirements and to cover terminal obligatons
if the pre-school were to close permanently.
Amount of reserves held ara
Reasons for holding zero
reserves		 ara Unfortunately, due to fraud commited against
the preschool in January 2020 we do not
currently have a contngency fund but are
working hard to build this up as soon as
possible.
Details of fund materially in
defcit		 ara
Explanaton of any
uncertaintes about the
charity contnuing as a going
concern
 Para 1 .23
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The
charity's
principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)		 Para 1.47 The charity's principal source of funds is from
the government schemes. The charity
contnues to receive fees from non-funded
children. The charity works hard to gain
income from fundraising opportunites.
Investment policy and
objectves including any
social investment policy
adopted		 Para 1 .46
A
descripton
of
the
principal risks facing the
charity		 Para 1 .46 There have been increased costs due to
infaton, cost in rent and consumables are
impactng the charites ability to start building
reserves.
The pre school has to pay out higher amounts
to HMRC and pensions and tax due to
increased rates put into place by the
Government
Other

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name Ofce (if any)
 Ofce (if any)
 Dates acted if not for
whole ear		 Dates acted if not for
whole ear		 Name of person (or body)
enttjed to appoint trustee if
an )
Debbie Smailes Chairperson
Alice o’Shea Treasurer

Ciara Morrison		 Secretary
Cor orate trustees — names of the directors at the date the re ort was a
Irec or name
Name of trustees holdingttle topropertybelongingto the charity
Trustee name
Dates acted if not for whole
ear
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole
ear

Cor orate trustees — names of the directors at the date the re ort was a roved Irec or name

Name of trustees holdingttle to Name of trustees holdingttle to propertybelongingto the charity propertybelongingto the charity
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole
ear

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity's objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity's own assets

Additional information (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

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

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of ke ersonnel details

Other o tional information

Declarations

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

Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees

Signature(s)

Debbie smailes- Chairperson

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Carly carter
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INCOME
Funding
Fees
ProHt
£ 99,311.38_j_
£
5,616.50
andlossreport
EXPENDITUR
E
Wage
s
HMRC
Donations
£
-
Equipment
Grants
£
-
Snack
Milk
£
Fundraising
Fundraising
£
2,487.11
Bank
Misc
£
394_.7,9
Training
Interest
£
PLA/OFSTED
Blank
£
Utilities
Blank
£
Expenses
Petty Cash
Resources
Misc
Total
£107,809.78
total		 £
£
86,200.12
10,398.21
£
148.99
£
1,091.00
£
100.00
£
126.36
£
60.00
£
35.00
£
13,888.76
£
1,535.23
£
70.00
£
2,424.72
I
£
410.60
£
I
116,488.99		 I
I
I

 IBalance sheet
ACCOUNTSOpening cash positon29,491.32
Proft/loss1
-
£
8,679.21
Closing cash positon£ 20,812.11
I
BANK
I
ACCOUNT 72830530 537011£20,812.12
TOTAL
£20,812.12
NOTE
:-£0.01THE TWO GREEN NUMBERS SHOULD BE THE SAME
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A

Independent Examiner's Report

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Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Charities Act") and that an independent examination is needed.

Basis af !,nd�.dent examine-r's

statement

�1y ex&mtr�at!c� \'\'3& �rd-ed o�.t !n·g��dc��e- '.".-!-!th g��-c:--���! tic-�s g�\',gn b- �'!,�-s Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion ·,s given as to whether the accounts present a 'true andiaiT.view antiihe report is iimitediothose maiteTS sei out in-the statement below.

Independent examiner's statement In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *)

  1. i°hich gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:

  2. to keep accounUng�cords in a'C"C-on:¼ance with s"6ciior; "'i3Gofu't& c.-,a1111\ ¾ Act; and

  3. to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act

  4. have not been met; or

  5. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper -ttnder� cf th��unts tcbe raachect.

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

Signed: ~~!~~ tVt0,& !f,,f',. Date: I ~~03/07/2025~~ Relevant professional ~~IFMM T~~ qualification(s) or body (if any): ~~)~~ L J Address: 21 CHERRY TREE CLOSE

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