APPROVAL
Sutton St. James
Pre-school Playgroup
Annual R•port and Acoount•
For th• Y•ar End•d 31 August 2024
R•gl•t•r•d ¢harlty numb•r 1076912

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CONTENTS PAGE
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGU
CHOOL PLAY
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T 2024
Pag•
Offlclals and Addresses
2to3
Trustees, Annual Report
Receipts and Payments Account
Statement of Assets and Liabilrties
8109
Note$ to the Aecounts
Schedule A
Indépendent Examinerfs Report

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SUTTON ST JAMES PREJSCHOOL PLAYGROUP
OFFICIALS AND ADDRESSES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
1AUG
ST 2024
TTUSt••s
S Horsfield
H Thorpe
C Willows
K Walla&8
Chaimian
Vlce Chairperson
Secretary
Treasurer
D Clither¢Je
P Heanes
D Harrison
K Baker
A Borland
P Horridge
Charlty Addr•ss
Clo S Horsfield
Sutton St Jame$ Pre-school Playgroup
Bells Drove
Sutton St James
Spalding
LincolnshSre
PE12 OJG
Ind•p•nd•nt ExArnin•r
Peter R Wright {FCCA)
Bulley Davey
1- 4 London Road
Spaldlng
Llncolnshire
PE112TA
Bankers
Barclays Bank PIC
8 High Street
Holbeach
Lincolnshire
PE12 7DX

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N ST JAMES PRE
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TEES. ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AU
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UST 2024
oirio•rn and *ddf•SS•S
Details of thg Gharity8 Gurrent serving offic4rs. prfncipal advisors and addMvs ar• list•d on page 1.
Gov•rnlng dooum•nl
Tho pr•-sGhool 18 * m•mb•r ol tho PrHch¢)ol L•arniryJ Alllan¢•.
Th• prfrschool is 99￿Med by 118 constitution dated 18 Octobor 1997 which was amendad on 10 MAY 1999 and 21
June 1999. The pr•4¢hool WA8 r•glst•r•d %*llh th• Charity Commi88ion on 5 Augu•l 1999. r•gist•rod tharity
numbor 1076912.
Ch•rlty tr￿t••8
Tha Charlty is admini8t•r•d by • ￿MmItt•• ¢onsi8ting ol tru8te•8. Th6 c￿Mitt•• mmls •t1•48t thre• tlm•• a year
and i• r••ponsibl• for ensuring that tho pr8-•¢hool compllm With Ili aims and 1$ prop•rly man•ggd.
Memb•r• of the Committea aro ol Iwo klnd8,'
(al FamSly members - p4r•nts or ou4rdian$ of all childr•n who Att•nd any group run by th• prtr•chool, o•ch
family to hav• on• volé count as on• m•mbor;
Ibl oth•r m•mber•
other Int6rè$t•d individuals. pw8on• or other bodi••, exetudinq pald emplo￿•￿,
approved by tho committoe 8h*ll bo •ntiti•d to become rMmber¥ of the pr•-school bul Such persons Shall
not b• •ntitl•d to bgcomo mornbors until th? prmchool shall have r•c•iv•d th• appropriato subscription
$•t by the comm6tt•0.
Th• m•mb•r8 serving the charity during th• y••r with d•t•$ ¢1 changes wher• relevont •re A8 follows:.
N•m•
lJfflo•
S Hor•field
H Thorpe
C Willows
K Wall•c•
Chairman
Vice Chklrperson
Secretsry
Tr•asufOr
D Clithero8
P Hean
D Harrison
K Baker
A 8orland
P Horrldge

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ON ST JAME
-SCH
TRU
TEE
'AN
AL REP
RT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGU
T 2024
ObJ•otlv•¥ & aotlvitl••
The obj•ctfvas of the rrfo4chool is to •nhan¢• th dov•lopm•nl and education of childr¢n primarily under statutory
school oge by en¢ouraglng parents to undoiotand and provide for the no•ds ol their chiklren through community
groups arKI by,.
lal offoring appropriat• play facilit￿ and trAining courses. ttrJather with right ol parent• lo take r•$ponsibillty for
and to become involvad in th• aclivilie8 of 8u¢h groups. en8uring iuch groups offer opportunitie8 for all
hildr•n, rng#rdl888 of rac•. culture, r•li9ion or m•ans,'
b) oncour4ging lh• study of th• n••d• of •uch thildr•n and Ih•ir hmlli•¥ and promotlng public intsfo81 in and
r•rngnition of •u¢h ne•d• In th• loc•1 •f•AI.
(¢1 Irr&ligaling arKI adhering to and furthar the alm ol th• Prknschool L•aming Alli•n¢x.
A¢hl•v•m•nts of p•rfofm•no•
Thi8 r•port Ixv•r8 Our financial yoar from Sept•rnbor 2023 untll August 2024.
The majorlty of our ineomg l• from gov•rnmenl Early Year grants mainly for th• 15 hour• avail*bl• lo 3 and 4 year
olds. This has risen signlflrAnlly ya8r-on-year due lo incr•ased child numbers & ehang•s in th? Gov•rnmnt
Funding ScP•m•. Incom• from p*r•ntal f•• conlribulitsn$ romainèd in lin• with previous ye•r income (£22kl.
Th•ro have bean many fundraiaing initi•liv•$ this y••i, manag•d by staff and Ihg commlttoe. A hug• thank you to
Clair• for orchostraling our main lundr*i¥er events. Bingo. Th•60 ar• wo11 att•ndod and h•v• raiMd ov•r £3.5k.
Addllion41 fundrai$ing •venti organised by m•mber8 of th• community & ¢ornmitte8 have catered for every taste,
with a qulz, on Afternoon Tea. Coronation Events and oome Wr•stling rai8lno £1.700. Th• stsft hava al80 rais•d
money Easl•r r•ffl•s & pick A Bqu•r• cornpèlltions, raisino ov•r £250.
Moving onto our •xp•nditur• during the y••r. A8 would bts oxpected wagvJJ are significantly higher year-on-y•ar, by
25%, du• to tho inuè*Je in chlld numb•r•, ch*nge& in stru¢tUf• & Minirnum wagé Increasè*. Our r•8ourc•$ s￿r￿1
h•8 r•mained in lino with previou8 y•ar and the pupll premium. disability •nd inclusion funds wort Spont on
rfjwurces spo¢ific•lly wllh Ihoi• ra￿vant children in mind. Equipment i• octually lower y&arry¢n-yoar, with lo￿r
pur¢ha¢•s. The larysl purchasa boing the ¢ooker.
As prediclad. our electricity y•aT￿n-year has incr•ased as we had lo pay a £2.700 bill to balAftrn our a¢￿U￿1 out
following the •xpirati¢n of our l¢)w r8to contract •nd Irqnsition to th new tarlff. Our dSr•Gt debil for gleclricily has
actu#lly been lowored during th18 year Irom over £500 pèr month to £270. Refr8shm•nls and Jupplws have risen
slightly ye•r on year as would be expécted wllh exlf8 children attending. Food prices have ris•n but our
•xp8ndbture ha8 remained fairly •imilar lo pr•viou8 year- thank you lo all the 8hopp•r• for th•if dil¢genc• In lryin9 10
keep costs *• low 48 possible. Th•re wern Somè l*rg• r•pair$ this y8ar, including..
.Toil•l floor ropair workl
.SeplK tank wo
Th• 2023124 fin8nci41 y•ar was proffitabl• •nd wo •ndod th• year with not rec*ipts of £12k. AS mentioned pr•vlou•ly
this is mainly driven by the high numbers ol children al the playgroup during thg year where wa w•re running al
near ¢apacity. Fortunately numbors of chlldrèn or• still high going into the new finoncial yèar of 2024125 but w• wlll
bo laced with rising 8l*ff c0818 duo to incroa8es in Minimum Wago & National Insuranc￿ conlributions and
uncertainty a$ to whoth•r t￿ •ady years funding rates will ¢hange At all.
We •ndod the y84r wsth cash funds loLqlling £116k. Thi8 1$ madè up of our curr•nl account whi¢h is k•pt at
approximately £5k (year •nd was £2.3881, our Savings ac￿Unt of £92.870k and our fundraising account of £21,210.
Our savings account always includes money set-aside in the èvènt that tho playgroup should hav• lo close, to pay
for site clearance and r•dundancios. W• ackno￿ad@• tho Savings account is now running al quite a high amount
but obviously wo don't yet know how much will be needed to pay for a new building. The fundrAlsing account
contains any money swfically raised lor the purpose of a bullding sinco 2018 which w• now k8gp separate
from our savings as recomm8nd•d by tho o)uncil.
Goin9 into thè new financigl year. wo have man8ged to increase our savings by #nother £6k from bu&in8$s
activiti•s. AJ$o an addition41 £Sk has been raised lo go lowards a buildlng. This has b••n through our many
fundraising efforts.

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MES PRE4CHOOL P
TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUG
24
Fln4nolal r•vl•w
Unreslricled funds amount lo £114,273. This r6seN8 repres•nl$ Ihe fro0 resarve8 of tho charity which •v•i18ble
to furthar thg obj•¢ti¥e8 ol t￿ <*arity. Any furthar increases in this fund will b8 Utlli$•d in Ihis way.
Prln•lp*l lundlng sour••s
Th• prlnelpal 8ourca* of ffiJnding Com•8 from LinLYJln6hirn County Council Early Ye•r8 Grant•.
Appr•v•d by th• oharfty'l tru•t•M & ¥lqn•d •n th•lr b•h•lf by:
8 Hor•fl•ld (Ch•lmian
Approv•d by th• tru¥t•V4 On .... ..

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SUTTON ST
AMES PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACC
UNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
Not•s
2024
2023
R•e•lpts
Receipts from charitsble actNltie8
Grants received
Fundraising income
134,871
4,780
114,498
4,270
139,431
118,788
Investment Income
1,414
378
Othw income
Totsl r•a•lpls
140,845
119,146
Paym•nts
Charitable Expenditure
General
128,381
105,844
Governance Costs
672
$38
Totsl paym•nts
129,063
106.380
Nat r•eelptsl(paym•nts} for lh• yoar
11,792
12.766
Cash funds brought lorward It 1 S•pt•mb•r 2023
102,481
89,715
Cash funds ¢arrl•d forward al 31 August 2024
114,273
102,481
The notes on pages 710 9 fomi a pait of the fii18nc'ial slatemeiits

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ON
ES PRE-
CHOOL PLAYGROUP
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIE
R THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
2024
2023
Cash funds
Bar¢11￿ Bank Community aco)unt
Bar¢lays Bank Prèmlum account
Barclays FundTai$ing account
Petty ￿$h
2,388
92,870
21,210
2.331
86,393
15,887
118,488
104.611
knounts r•¢•lvabl•
Amounts p•yabl•
PAYE
Cr•dilor•
1,696
800
1,388
740
2,129
Tot•1 C•sh Pufid•
114,273
Oth•r ngn4n•n•t•ry a•s•ts
Mobile classroom And equipment brought forward
Additiona
12.606
462
11,608
4,182
13,107
15,770
Th• amounts •n pag•• 1 t• 9 hav• bmn approv•d by th• tru$t••8 and slqn•d on th•ir b•h*lf by:
K W*llaM ITr•*$uf•rl
Approv•d by th• trust••s Qn .
l.Y..l.11.24
rhe iiolps ori pages 6 10 8 lomi a part of the fiiianciol slol@ni&iils

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TTON ST JAMES PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
l R•o•lpts
2024
2023
R•¢olpts from ¢harltabl• a¢tlvlll••
Grants r•¢•lv•d
Fees
Early years grant
Donations
23.209
110,763
709
22.202
88.099
4,197
134,671
114.498
FundrAl•lng In¢on
Quiz night
Amazon
Christmas and Easter
Bingo
Comlc Rollef
Afternoon tèa
Other
305
48
77
1,618
58
1,001
1,165
186
3,769
18
817
4,760
4,270
b Inv••tm•nt Inoom•
Barclays bank interest
1.414
378
Total r•¢•lpts
140 845
119,146

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urroN ST JAMES PRE￿cHOoL PLAYGROUP
TES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
GUST 2
24
2 Paym•nts
2024
2023
G•n•ral
Christma• presents
Leavers present$
Electric and water
Equipment purchases
Resourcas
General repairs and Tenewals
Insurance
Ofsted
Pre-school Learning Allianc£ membership
Refreshments and Supplies
Telephoné
Training
Waste disposal
Uniform costs
Printing, stallonery and advertising
Subscriptions
Wages
other
88
160
290
2,471
4,162
11,558
1,832
840
50
181
881
546
267
875
505
75
574
80,217
558
7,842
462
10,640
3,￿2
893
60
116
1,104
646
888
787
593
496
573
99,516
376
Not• 3
128,381
105,844
Gov•rnan¢• Costs
Accountancy lees
872
536
672
536
Total paym•nts
129,063
106,380

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SUTTON ST JAMES PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 A
T 2024
3 Assets rolaln•d for charlty'l own u
2024
2023
Mobile dassroom
Tarmac play area
Setting up expenses
Water treatment
Anglian Water
Electricity Board
Outdoor wooden play equipment
Photocower
Lease
Playhouse
Fence and gale
Architeet
Sleroo recorder
Playgroup sign
Planning epplication
Mobile book unit
Slide climber
Plumbèr
Fenland Fire Appliance
Building Regulations
Environment Agency
Table
Canopy planning
Alarm
Storagè units
Canopy
2 x Chairs
Various loys
Heaters
Toys
Chairs
Rain shelter
Toys
Extenslon of timber shelter
Easel
Laptop
Photocopier
Kitchen sink and worklop
2 xiPads
iPad cases
Little Tikes Slide
Sofa & Chair
Carpet
Filing Cabinet
Outdoor play equipment
Climbing frame and slide
Balance bike
Basketball stand
675
506
260
100
34
27
27
19
1,350
758
374
150
88
32
23
10
15
13
13
11
30
11
24
17
14
27
25
63
613
28
199
480
33
21
232
31
83
604
33
234
541
25
273
67
28
143
113
266
226
29
67
31
188
133
300
265
35
172
461
392
53
47
81
80
21
29
95
25
35

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Wheelbarrows
Mobile market
Tool bench
Chalkboard
Tableleasel
Fence
See-saw
Telqphone
Photocopier
Nappy changing unit
Unil
Shed
2 x iPads
Pad cases
Lamlnalor
Fire extinguisher
Ipads cases
Collaborate and In
Shed
Climbing frame
Toaster
Mud Kitchen
Ikea Furnituro
Sanitary Bin
Pump
Fridge
Furniture
IPad and accessories
Laptop
Interactive whiteboard
ARK ICT Solutions
Reimburse KW for postbox
Blankets
Sleeping mats
Blankets
Radiator and padlock
Toastèr
38
112
38
55
179
100
63
15
709
383
34
438
131
45
05
210
118
63
18
834
450
40
515
42
19
49
22
37
149
175
711
480
25
635
351
38
604
391
21
298
31
549
110
64
329
189
1A58
129
387
199
1,715
64
190
27
63
30
13,107
15,770
4 Grnnts and Donatlons
Grants and donations are included in the accounts when the charity receives the money.
6 Trust••s Expens•8
During the year there were no expenses paid to the Trustees.

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INDEPENDEN
EXA
R'S REP
surr
ST JAMES PRE4CH
R THE YEAR ENDED 31 A
RT TO THE TR
YGR
GUST 2024
TEE
I report on the accounts of th• Sutton St James Playgroup for th• y•ar ended 31 Au9USt 2024. whi¢h ar• $61 out on
pages 1 to 8.
R•¥p•olfv• r•sp•n8lbllltl•s of trust••s and •ximln•r
AS th• ¢harity'B Iru8t•ots. you are fe•ponsibla fr*r th• Pr￿aratIOn of tho 8c¢ount8.' you con8lder that an audit is not
roquired for thi$ y•8r {und•r s•etion 144121 of th• Charities Aot 2011 (the 2011 Actland that an indapend•nl
axamination i• nood•d.
It i• my respon8lbility lo èx•mine tho accounts lund•r 8•etion 14S ol tho Acti to foll¢)w tho proc*dur•8 lald down in the
General Oiroctions givgn by tho Chority Commv4Jioner• lund•r ￿¢tIOn 145l5llbl of the Act).. and to &t•le %thother
pat1i¢ul•r matter• hav• ¢yJm• to my att•ntion.
Ba•1• ol Ind•p•nd•nt •x•mln•V• r•port
My •x•mination wa• carri•d out in Accordan￿ with th• G•ner•l Dlr•¢tion8 giv•n by th• Chirily Commi••totK•r•.
An axaminalion in¢lud•8 • rèvi•w of the accounting r•cords kept by the charlly 4 c4)mparlson of tho •¢count8
pr•sented with tho88 records. It Also includ•s consideration of any unu$u•l it•m• or di8clo•urM in th• account8, ind
th• •••king of exp￿nAtIOn1 from you M tru8tee8 concerning any #u¢h matt•rs.
The prac•dure$ und•rtak•n do not provid• 411 the ovid•nce that would bo requir•d In An ludil and, con8equ•ntly, I do
nol oxprass an audlt opinion on the vlew givan by th• accoun1&.
Ind•p•nd•Thl •xarnln•es •t•t•rn•nt
In conmcllon with my •x8minalion, mattér h•8 com• to my att•ntion'.
which gives ma r•o•on•bl• c•uJe to belie￿ that in. any m•leri•l rospecl. th• tru8le88 h4v• not tho
rwuirem•nts lo ensure Ihat..
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propar o¢¢ounling r•¢ord8 are k¢pl {in aco)rdAn&* with 88cllon 130 of tho Act).. and
Ib)
*¢¢ountJ are prepared whlch agree with the accnunting r•¢ord• and comply with lh• •ccounting
requiremonl• ol tha Act.. or
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to which, in my opinion, 4tt•ntion Should bg drawn in ord•r to •nablo a proper understanding ol lh• accounts
to be reach￿.
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P•t•r R Wrfqht IFCCAI
TC Group
1 - 4 London Road
Spaldirvj
Lincolnshire
PE112TA