## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From:** 1 Sep 2024 **Period start date To:** 31 Aug 2025 **Period end date** ## **Charity name: MULBERRY PRE-SCHOOL** ## **Charity registration number: 1062690** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**Provide early years education for**
**children aged 2 years to school age.**| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**Early years education**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**All trustees keep themselves up to date**
**with all Charity Commission guidelines.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**Enhanced the education and social**
**skills of children aged 2 years to school**
**age from a wide range of ethnic**
**backgrounds.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**We are in a better position financially**
**this year.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**We maintain reserves in order to pay**
**redundancies should the setting close.**
**These reserves are also used for the**
**upkeep of the pre-school building.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£32650**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**n/a**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**n/a**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**If the funding for 3-4 year olds does not**
**increase and keep in line with increases**
**in minimum/living wage rates and NI**
**rates then we will always struggle to**
**remain sustainable.**| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**The majority of our children now receive**
**some government funding (15 universal**
**hours for all 3-4 year olds and 30**
**working parents funding hours**
**extended). We also run fundraising**
**events and apply for grants to cover**
**everything not covered by the**
**inadequate funding rates.**| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Early Years Alliance constitution**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Follow the Early Years Alliance**
**constitution**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Nominated or volunteered at an AGM,**
**voted on by members.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Mulberry Pre-School| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1062690| |Charity’s principal address|Mulberry Pre-School
Mulberry Road
Marchwood
Southampton
SO40 4WB| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Paul Whiting|Chairperson|-present|| ||Simone Pattison|Secretary|Nov 21 -present|| ||Josh Addison|Vice Chairperson|18 Oct 21 –present|| ||Kerry Mackay-
Carey|Treasurer|Nov 21 – present|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets n/a held in this capacity Name and objects of the n/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for n/a 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 key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** > **Signature(s)** _SCPattison_ **Full name(s)** Simone Pattison **Position (eg Secretary,** Secretary **Chair, etc) Date** 3rd June 2026 ## **MULBERRY PRE-SCHOOL END OF YEAR ACCOUNTS SEPTEMBER 2024 - AUGUST 2025 INCOME 2024.2025** |**INCOME**
Donation
Fees
Fundraising
Grants RESTRICTED FUNDS
HCC Funding (incl DAF and EYPP)
Nursery Milk refund
SENIF funding (one to one) RESTRICTED FUNDS
Uniform sales
Other
**TOTAL INCOME**
**EXPENDITURE**
Art Consumables
DAF & EYPP resources
Donation
Early Years Alliance (PLA)
Fees reimbursement
Fundraising expenditure & purchases
Grants*
Insurance
Kitchen & toilet consumables
Lease
Milk
Office equipment
Ofsted registration
Pensions (auto enrolment admin)
Postage
Pre-school equipment
Printer (office) consumables
Property enhancement
Property/equipment maintenance
Resources
SAGE payroll
SENIF funding (equipment,not wages)
Snacks
Stationery
Tapestry
Tax & NI (HMRC)
Telephone (including internet)
Training/course fees
Uniform expenditure
Utilities - electric
Utilities - gas
Wages
Other (website, Microsoft)
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
Excess of income over expenditure|**2024.2025**|**2023.2024**| |---|---|---| ||£1,077.80|£597.00| ||£27,249.81|£37,610.33| ||£1,497.80|£2,688.92| ||£15,297.98|£16,175.00| ||£135,483.69|£126,646.08| ||£217.30|£266.65| ||£3,448.80|| ||£516.60|£506.45| ||£430.93|£2,056.69| ||**£185,220.71**|**£186,547.12**| |||| ||£117.51|£184.59| ||£273.18|£1,038.44| ||£1,000.00|£0.00| ||£175.00|£115.91| ||£79.06|£116.60| ||£673.74|£2,592.89| ||£647.98|£16,134.87| ||£1,216.65|£1,022.49| ||£647.81|£570.09| ||£0.00|£2,625.00| ||£227.60|£266.65| ||£55.24|£15.40| ||£50.00|£50.00| ||£3,595.20|£2,427.46| ||£1.55|£0.00| ||£346.14|£107.47| ||£49.75|£37.56| ||£36,976.92|£300.00| ||£1,332.13|£5,821.47| ||£550.28|£425.47| ||£510.00|£459.84| ||£134.95|£0.00| ||£731.01|£481.58| ||£53.40|£6.77| ||£231.00|£210.00| ||£11,503.38|£8,255.01| ||£475.91|£1,891.58| ||£862.00|£763.20| ||£566.00|£793.91| ||£972.48|£854.00| ||£950.05|£1,368.03| ||£142,120.64|£122,651.73| ||£611.35|£346.92| ||**£207,737.91**|**£171,934.93**| ||**-£22,517.20**|**£14,612.19**| CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinevs Report Report to the trusteesl members of MULBERRY PRE-SCHOOL On accounts for the year ended 31ST AUGUST 2025 Charity no lif any) 1062690 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above ¢harity (Ihe Trust.) for the year ended 31 0 8 as Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Twst, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance wrth the requirements of the Chanties Act 2011 {'the Acr). 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 the applicable Directions gtven by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. l confirm thal no material matters have come to my attention ') in connection with the examination which gwes me cause to believe that in. any material resped.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accourts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's ststement I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Please delete the words in the brackets rfthey do not appty. Signed: Date: J3-OW-JoJ Name: £oTrJ PA rri Lk)& LL£ Relevant professional qualifiGation{s> or body (if any): Addrnss: L¥7 Foos-L4oLÉ ￿￿cE PDI¥ LA6I IER October 2018 Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of tharity accounts.. d1￿ctionS and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to discloso. IER October 2018