Trustees Annual Report for the period
From 01/09/2024 To 31/08/2025
Charity – Noah’s Ark Pre-school (Billericay), Mill Hill Drive, Billericay, Essex CM12 0LS
1088981 Charity Registration Number
Objects & Activities
We are a small pre-school offering Early Years Education to all children aged 2-5 years regardless of race, cultural background or disability encouraging the children to learn through play.
Achievements & Performance
We nurture children to develop their confidence, social skills and enthusiasm for learning to prepare them for primary school. The children learn through play-based activities while having fun enabling them to reach their own potential.
Financial Review
A Profit of £7,614 was achieved this year: The main factors contributing to this were:
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Much higher volume of children resulting in fees & funding increasing by 22%
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Staff related cost only increased by 11% to support the extra demand for places
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Premises costs actually reduced due to a facilities sharing agreement
Other running costs increased but this was largely due to some on off solicitor fees relating to the facility sharing arrangements. This should bolster financial security going forward.
The reserves now stand at £11,074 which is 27 days of costs which represents a strong improvement on previous years.
Structure, Governance & Management
Ofsted registration number EY219490
Member of the Pre-school Learning Alliance
Parent committee lead by a constitution and Policies and Procedures
Declaration
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Signature
Full name Mrs Julie Edwards
Position Office Manager Date 18/3/2026
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