## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 1/9/2024 Period start date To 31/8/2025 Period end date** **Charity name: Belbrouughton Nursery** ## **Charity registration number:1067280** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**We aim to be the pre-school of choice for**
**parents of children who will move on to**
**attend Belbroughton C Of E Primary**
**School**
**The nursery provides quality, local,**
**friendly care for children and embraces**
**the community spirit of the village in**
**which it is based.**| |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|**Belbroughton Nursery is the only**
**pre-school nursery which operates each**
**weekday during school term time in**
**Belbroughton and provides a service to**
**families that would otherwise not be**
**available.**
**Attendance can be every session**
**throughout the week (10) or for fewer**
**specific sessions. This allows parents to**
**return to work or to provide dedicated**
**care for younger siblings at home.**
**We provide a seamless link to moving to**
**Belbroughton C of E Primary School.**
**The nursery is non denominational and is**
**open to children from all backgrounds**
**regardless of race, religion or nationality**
**whilst welcoming children with special**
**needs and/or disabilities.**
**Belbroughton Nursery operates within**
**the school premises therefore rent paid**
**to the school helps fund the operation of**
**the school reducing the burden on**
**taxpayers.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The Trustees of Belbroughton Nursery**
**are aware of the guidance issued by the**
**Charity Commission on public benefit**
**and why this is integral to the nursery**
**being able to operate as a charitable**
**body.**
**The Trustees ensure the nursery operates**
**as a pre-school nursery in accordance**
**with the legal requirements laid down by**
**Parliament and overseen by Offsted. By**
**operating to these standards the public**
**can be reassured that child welfare and**
**education standards are being met.**| |---|---|---| ## **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|**Year ended 31/03/2025 Belbroughton**
**Nursery generated a healthy profit of**
**£37,360.**
**The number of children attending**
**throughout the year rose significantly on**
**the previous year as a result of funding**
**being available for 2 years olds. This had**
**a very positive impact upon the**
**performance of Belbroughton Nursery.**
**The nursery continues to benefit from an**
**experienced and enthusiastic team of**
**staff. During the course of the year 2 new**
**apprentices were recruited which has**
**further strengthened the team.**| ## **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|**A healthy profit of £37,360 was generated**
**YE 31/08/2025.**
**These funds were used to replenish**
**reserves depleted in the previous trading**
**year and to purchase new/replacement**
**equipment and fittings to improve the**
**facilities and services offered.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The Management Committee have**
**determined that a minimum of £20,000**
**should be held as reserves. This ensures**
**there are sufficient funds and financial**
**resilience to weather a downturn in birth**
**rates and child numbers.**
**Reserves would be utilised in the event it**
**should prove necessary to make any staff**
**redundant.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**AS at 31/08/2025 £23,549**| |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|**N/A**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Trust**| |
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|**Trustees are appointed by the**
**Management Committee each AGM**| |**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|Belbroughton Nursery| |---|---| |
Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1067280| |
Charity’s principal address|Belbroughton First School
Bradford Lane
Belbroughton
Stourbridge
West Midlands DY9 9TF| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**nott for whole year**
**Name of**
**person (or**
**body) entitled**
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**trustee (if any)**| |---|---|---|---| ||Rachel Skidmore|Chairperson|
Management
Committee| ||Francesca Woolmer|Secretary|Management
Committee| ||Tracy Aldred|Treasurer|Management
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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)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**|||| ||||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details **N/A** ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **T Aldred Signature(s)** R Skidmore Tracy Aldred **Full name(s)** Rachel Skidmore **Position (eg Secretary,** Chairperson Treasurer **Chair, etc) Date** 22/06/2025 **Charity Name Belbroughton Nursery** **CC16a** **No (if any) 1067280** ## **Receipts and payments accounts** Period start date Period end date **For the period from To** 9/1/2024 8/31/2025 ## **Section A Receipts and payments** |**A1 Receipts**|**to the nearest £**
**99,427**
**30,663**
**-**
**250**
**898**
**277**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**131,515**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**131,515**
**81,904**
**2,279**
**13,370**
**1,794**
**-**
**-**
**124**
**-**
**10,584**
**704**
**502**
**55**
**-**
**1,620**
**3,325**
**863**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**153**
**305**
**122**
**-**
**117,704**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**117,704**
**13,811**
**-**
**23,549**
**37,360**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**

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**Endowment**
**funds**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**99,427**
**30,663**
**250**
**898**
**277**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**131,515**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**131,515**
**81,904**
**2,279**
**13,370**
**1,794**
**-**
**-**
**124**
**-**
**10,584**
**704**
**502**
**55**
**-**
**1,620**
**3,325**
**863**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**153**
**305**
**122**
**-**
**117,704**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**117,704**
**13,811**
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**23,549**
**37,360**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Countyfunded income|**99,427**||||**53,243**| |Fees|**30,663**||||**38,159**| |Grants|**-**||||**-**| |Fundraising|**250**||||**1,764**| |Misc|**898**||||**1,838**| |Bank interest|**277**||||**271**| |Apprentice Grant|**-**||||**-**| ||**-**||||**-**| ||**-**||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**131,515**
||||**95,275**| ||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales, (see**
**table).**|||||| ||**-**||||| ||**-**||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|||||| ||||||**95,275**| ||||||| |Wages inc HMRC|**81,904**||||**60,118**| |Pension Deductions|**2,279**||||**2,390**| |Rent|**13,370**||||**9,500**| |Nursery Insurance|**1,794**||||**-**| |Ofsted Registration|**-**||||**-**| |Nurseryand admin supplies|**-**||||**-**| |Marketing|**124**||||**165**| |Photocopying|**-**||||**-**| |Nurserymaintenance|**10,584**||||**11,870**| |Training|**704**||||**245**| |Phone costs|**502**||||**436**| |Bank Charges|**55**||||**73**| |Deposit refund|**-**||||**350**| |Entertainment|**1,620**||||**393**| |General Expenses|**3,325**||||**3,206**| |IT Software & Consumables|**863**||||**900**| |Lunches Payable|**-**||||**1,302**| |Travel Expenses|**-**||||**59**| |Postage|**-**||||**3**| |Printing & Stationery|**153**||||**180**| |Subscriptions|**305**||||**410**| |Uniform Payable|**122**||||**116**| |Other|**-**||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**117,704**||||**91,716**| ||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|||||| ||**-**||||| ||**-**||||| |**_Sub total_**|**-**||||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||| ||||||**91,716**| ||||||| ||**13,811**||||**3,559**| ||**-**||||**-**| ||**23,549**||||**19,990**| ||**37,360**||||**23,549**| |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of
all the trustees|**Details**
Current bank account
Deposit bank account
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Laptop, Ipad, Printer and accessories
Music listening centre
Toys, books, craft materials
Shed and garden equipment
Fridge
Washing machine
**Details**
Signature
**_Total cash funds_**
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**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**38,498**
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**funds**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
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**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**When due (optional)**| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||Date of approval| ||||| ||||| ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of** Belbroughton Nursery **On accounts for the year** 31/08/2025 **Charity no** 1067280 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** Profilt / Loss Pg 1 and Accounts FY24/25 Worksheet 1 (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 of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of 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 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: ● accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or ● the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns 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 if they do not apply._ |**Signed:**
**Name:**|J Beeston||11/02/26| |---|---|---|---| ||||| ||James Beeston||| 1 **October 2018** **IER** **Relevant professional** CIMA – FCMA / CGMA **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 38 Nash Lane, Belbroughton, DY9 9SW ## **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). 2 **October 2018** **IER** **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 3 **October 2018** **IER**