Annual Report 2025
This year we started the year with 29 children on our books and finished with 37. Managers observations and peer to peer observations have gone well all year with small targets and improvements for the staff to make, evidenced in their self-evaluations and reviewed at their supervisions. Our Learning Journey Audit went well. No major things have come up in the staff supervisions.
Planning in the moment it still working really well, extending the children’s learning through their choice of activity.
Over the year we have had 4 SEND children they have had between 3-22.5 hours a week of 1:1 support based on 30hours attendance and their level of need, two more children need funding. Three child had an EHCP before they left.
We have had up to 20 children who are/have been behind, 6 of which are SEND, referrals were made to speech and language as needed and speech groups using the ‘time to talk’ tool supported others for one session each morning. We are still targeting other children for concentration/confidence/EAL and these were added to the speech group.
Vicki worked on a climate action plan which is a new requirement and needs to be in place by Jan 2026, Ruth is looking into the cost of solar panels which will be an investment for the future. Ruth and Sue have been working on all our policy’s which need to meet the new legislation in Sept 2025. We have paid for the Early Year Alliance policy document as a bases for this and built on this. Dawns job was to do any new risk assessments to fall in line with this. This has been a lengthy proses and I have had to pay for cover to allow more paperwork time. Ruth has also worked on a grant for resources to start having under 2’s in Sept 2025 and four staff members are book on a course working with under 2’s
The summer term we were visited by Ofsted we archived a good. Once we had the call on the Tuesday (my afternoon off) I said I would stay and sort things, I then realized there was nothing to sort and the staff just wanted to have a meeting at 6.30. While we had the meeting and went through questions they could be asked Simon swept up outside and we were sorted. The inspector was lovely and put us at ease, it was still a stressful day, we were a bit disappointed that we did not get an outstanding. When asked what we needed to do to be able to achieve this she said it wasn’t her job to tell us and to just do more. The thing we need to improve is problem solving which I am going to have as my key focus for my next observations.
In May Ruth and Vicki went to the TTS/Alliance Send conference in Nottingham. It really inspired us with key note speckers, especially a scientist so I went on to order his book which is being passed around the staff. So far this has led to us buying a blind for the small group area and there are lots more things to discuss as a staff group.
Ruth is now a MOD Champion which involves being on a WhatsApp group and a zoom meeting once a term.
The Trustees also decided to invest in a website.
We have used our EYPP money to fund extra activities that families would necessarily
afford.
For those children who get this extra funding and they are not behind we have used their money for sessions with Rhythm time.
We have completed a safeguarding audit which lead to more staff training and we have updated the policy. Some training still to be completed next term. Trustees were emailed to agree the new policy.
Training First Aid x8 Stoke speaks out Safe guarding x 2 Safe guarding forum Importance of vitamin D Staffordshire EY leaders network Sexual abuse Safeguarding bite size Food hygiene x 5 DSL briefing C & L network Vicki SEND level 3 English as an additional Language Send conference x2 Baby brains Babies x5 Climate action Maths Champion x2
Bought:
4 x £910 of resources including sensory room items, small world and little tikes car, music frame, outside sink, instrument unit, new banner, chalk markers, high chair, course and effect toys, talking panel, dark den accessory’s, rechargeable batteries and charger Thermomotor and card reader Vacuum Helmets, ice packs, ice salt, plug tower, door strap Fence Bark Bike handle bar Door safety stopper Badges for children on trips Door matt Blind Baby resources including dog pen (for outside area) Timers Caterpillars
Book action on distraction Sand Website (photos) Fan Bannor Mini clopboards Bikes safty ends Sand timers, weed stuff, edging and stones, fence screen Adhesive mirror and adhesive vinyl
For parents this year we have had:
2 and 3 year checks Autumn discovery walk and picnic Family toddle and picnic Christingle stay and play Leavers presentation Tempest Harvest stay and play Nativity and mini fayre Walk to park SEND coffee morning Coffee morning/research MOD parents Dad’s day Easter stay and paly Spring fair Healthy eating stay and paly
Cultural capital/EYPP Visit to train station Rhythm time Peppa pig party Handas surprise Farm on wheels Caterpillars Celebrations fathers day VE day
Cultural capital Post office trip Planting potatoes Library trip older children Park trip younger World book week Ice cream van Farm on wheels Allotment visit
Handers Suprise Rhythm time Library visit World book day BFG visit Visit to train station Handas surprise Caterpillars Guide Dog Police visit Children in need activities Rhythm time Remembrance Day Walk to park Military trucks Peppa pig party Animal man Celebrations: Bonfire night, Divali, burns night, Lunar new year, valentines, Venezuelan carnival, shrove Tuesday, St Patrick’s, St Davids, mothers day, St George’s, Easter, Eid, Dahain, St Andrews day, Fathers day Celebrations fathers day VE day
With any fund raising money we booked:
Animal Man Farm on wheels
In the future
Buy and fit a new fence Look at getting solar panels Buggies/bbq shelter Interactive TV
Sandon Road Baptist Church Playgroup
2024-2025 Annual Summary Income Statement and Auditors Report
| 2024-25 | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2023-24 | |
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| Income: | ||||
| NEF / Think2 | £133,110 | £136,298 | ||
| Fees | £29,675 | £24,223 | ||
| Fundraising | £691 | £837 | ||
| Miscellaneous(incl. T-shirt sales) | £1,314 | £566 | ||
| Total | £164,790 | £161,924 | ||
| Expenditure: | ||||
| Salaries | £132,737 | £124,976 | ||
| Church Hire | £14,645 | £10,343 | ||
| Business Costs | £4,539 | £2,791 | ||
| Training | £660 | £503 | ||
| Consumables(includingequipment) | £14,966 | £6,635 | ||
| Exceptional Item(new fencing) | £10,926 | |||
| Total | £178,473 | £145,248 | ||
| Netprofit /(loss) | (£13,683) | £16,676 | ||
| Bank bal b/f | £104,494 | £87,818 | ||
| Netprofit/(loss) | (£13,683) | £16,676 | ||
| Bank bal c/f | £90,811 | £104,494 |
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of SANDON ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH PLAYGROUP ~~a~~ On accounts for the year 31 August 2025 Charity no 1089945 ended (if any) ~~ee eee~~ Set out on pages 1 ~~OO~~ Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. responsibilities of The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year trustees and examiner under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the 1993 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
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examine the accounts under section 43 of the 1993 Act,
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to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 43(7)(b) of the 1993 Act, and
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to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
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Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given examiner’s statement by the 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 is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
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Independent In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention
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examiner's statement 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:
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to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the 1993 Act; and
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 1993 Act
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have not been met ; or
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to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed: T. Herriott Date: 11 October 2025 Name: Tim Herriott ACA Address: 15 Briarsleigh Wildwood Stafford ST17 4QP
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