Footprints Pre-school Playgroup Independent Examiner's Report 2025 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts SeGtion A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Footprints Pre-school Playgroup On accounts for the year ended 31" August 2025 Charity no lif any) 1091298 Set out on pages I report lo the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity I'the Trust'l for the year ended 31108 12025. 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 {'Ihe Act,). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(51{bl of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirni that no malerial matters have come lo my attention 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 Independent examiner's statement 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. Signed: Date: 30th June 2026 Name: Scott Canning MAAT Relevant professional qualificationls) or body (if any): Association of Accounting Technicians Address: 10 Meadow Street, Avonmouth Bristol BS119AR IER October 2018 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENfjLANDAND WALES Fortiprinis Pre-schtrol Play4roup 1091298 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Ifom 011D9f2G24 31￿025 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrjctèd funds Restrlcted funds Endowment funds Total funds Lastyoar to th& n•ar•%t lil Ihe nearnsi£ tr•th• n04Wtt tr•th• rwr¢* É tothe noare&tE Al Recelpts Fees trom parents FrE8 enuiiemenl gRnt Wifi Gonlnbuuon DanaDons Unif(rfm Misc cess lo DWP Funoraising acJv1ty85 Bank Intertsi 1,245 S1.913 182 3.905 56.686 182 349 103 S1.943 182 S30 161 682 S.375 4.091 161 5.375 4.091 161 2.818 6,475 155 Sub total(Gross income for AR) 72,671 A2 A3•el and Investment salm, 18ee table). Sub total 84,389 84,369 72,671 A3Pa ments W8oes and HMRC Pen&on Can5umllbl¢s P&yroll co$1$ Premises Costs Fundfasin9 In$JranGe an¢ m•mb¢r5hi WIfilPhone Equipm￿1 Unilorn 47,242 1.123 403 381 3.249 47.242 1.033 471 403 381 3,249 B14 1,212 486 2.BQ8 108 100 216 2.800 829 23S 1.212 $60 737 150 222 281 5Z,463 106 ICT Tr&ni 216 Sub total 58.B52 58.852 A4 A88et and I￿¥￿tment urehaseg. Is8e tabla Sub total 58.852 58.852 S2,463 Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfors bètween funds A6 cash funds last y•ar ènd Cash funds this year •nd 5.517 S,517 20,209 43.918 49,435 43,918 49.435 23.709 43,918 CCXX R1 acojunts Issi SOIC612¢8 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Categorles Detalls to nBarp51 £ to nearest£ to ll￿reSt £ 81 Cash funds Cash at B**. CunEnl aGo>Jrt 38,gB1 10,454 Total cash funds 49.435 Reytri¢ted funds Endowment funds Delalls AMr••t £ Fund to whlch •¥¥gt tygl Currtrntvalu• Detall$ CoBt loptloNII 83 Investment as•ots Fund to whlch *S5O1 bTrlon O•talis Co&tlooion*ll Currontvalu• B4 A8S•ts rotained for the charlty's own u8• and ofk• L¥w￿nE1•1Wr￿Oj prtr5cfK Fund towhlch AJnounldu• lon•1 Whèn du• ort•l D•tallb BS Llabilltles Z4#• Signed by on8 or trustees on behaw of all the trustees S￿nature Print Namè Dale of roval Samantha Day 1fj10612026 CCXX R2 accounts ISSI 3W612026 ## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** ||Period start date|Period start date|||Period end date|Period end date|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||Day|Month|Year||Day|Month|Year| |**From**|1|Sept|2024|**To**|31|Aug|2025| ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Footprints Pre-school Playgroup **Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1091298 **Charity's principal address** The Mustard Tree Community Church Watsons Road Longwell Green **Postcode BS30 9DW** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Malcolm Gaywood|Chair||| ||Samantha Day|Treasurer||| ||Linda Wadey|Member||| ||Lynne Hambury|Member||| ||Rachel Hambury|Member||| ||AbbeySmart|Member||| ||Sam Crump|Member||| ||Julia Russell|Admissions||| ||Jennie Skelton|Member||| ||Katie Stewart|Fundraising||| ||Doug Campbell|Policies and
procedures||| ||Christina Gillard|Secretary||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** ||**Name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**| |---|---|---| ||Malcolm Gaywood|| March **2012** **TAR** 1 Samantha Day ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of adviser**|**Name**|**Address**|| |---|---|---|---| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**|||| ||||| |**Section B**|**Structure,**|**governance and management**|| ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Committee-run How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) New committee members are elected by existing committee members Trustee selection methods during the Annual general Meeting held in September. (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** Safeguarding policies and Whistle-blowing policies in place. You **may choose** to include Disclosure and Barring Services checks carried out on all prospective additional information, where committee members after completion of Ofsted’s EY2 form. relevant, about: Footprints Pre-school Playgroup is a member of the Preschool Learning Alliance. - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; All Committee members give their time voluntarily, receiving no remuneration or other benefits. - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider All essential policies and procedures are reviewed annually to ensure they network with which the charity are meeting the legal requirements and needs of the setting. Footprints works; other policies and procedures that reflect good practice are reviewed - • relationship with any related every two years. parties; - • trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** March **2012** **TAR** 2 |**Summary of the objects of the**
**charity set out in its**
**governing document**
**Summary of the main**
**activities undertaken for the**
**public benefit in relation to**
**these objects (include within**
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**declaration that trustees have**
**had regard to the guidance**
**issued by the Charity**
**Commission on public**
**benefit)**|To enhance the development and education of children aged 3-5 years
by:
Encouraging families to understand and provide for their children’s needs
through community groups.
Offering play, education and care regardless of race, culture, religion,
means or ability.
Instigating and adhering to furthering the aims and objectives of the
Preschool Learning alliance.| |---|---| ||Footprints Preschool Playgroup Committee governs in accordance with
the charity commissions guidance on public benefit.
The focus of all activities is the well-being, care and education of the
children and supporting their families.
Children attending the preschool are encouraged to reach their full
potential in all areas of development including social, physical, emotional,
creative, language, numeracy and knowledge and understanding of their
immediate community and environment, as well as the wider world.
Families are supported in the care of education of their children by
involving them, giving information and signposting other support
agencies. The five-hour sessions also give parents/carers time to
undertake employment. We actively encourage family members to stay
and play to get a feel for how the sessions operate and to observe their
child’s interaction with the staff and their peers.
The SENCO works with the staff to identify and support children with
additional needs and liaises with external bodies for advice and, where
possible, additional funding to further support SEND children both in the
current setting and also going forward into Primary School.
The committee have been actively fundraising again this year holding
various fundraising events (see below for further information)| ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** March **2012** **TAR** 3 You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. ## Section D Achievements and performance March **2012** **TAR** 4 ## Section D Achievements and performance We have not managed as many outings this year due to the weather and **Summary of the main** the number of children we had in at early stages of the academic year. **achievements of the charity** Therefore, we invested in a range of new resources to support the **during the year** children’s learning and development. We purchased a new more durable water trough and trolley and the children have had hours of fun playing with this exploring water, sand, pebbles and orbeeze. We have been able to renew some of our IT toys including rechargeable torches for use in the dark den and tablets to allow the children to play age-appropriate educational games. The children love to do gardening and we have been able to provide them with the resources and opportunities to plant seeds, grow herbs/ wild flowers and cress. The children are also keen to play with construction toys and our new magnetic shapes have supported shape and colour recognition and have inspired their imagination to build rockets/ castles and trains We have been able to provide a range of new and some improved learning opportunities for the children and keep our families happy and feeling satisfied with the choice of preschool they have made for their child. March **2012** **TAR** 5 ## **Section E Financial review** The reserves held at the year-end are kept in order to meet any **Brief statement of the** unforeseen expenditure e.g a large number of new admissions starting **charity’s policy on reserves** later in the year or redundancies, if needed. **Details of any funds materially** No funds are in deficit. **in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** Footprints Pre-school Playgroups main source of funds is from the You **may choose** to include governments Free Entitlement and parents’ fees. additional information, where relevant about: - The committee also arrange several fundraising activities during the year: - • the charity’s principal a Christmas and summer fayre, raffle, virtual balloon race, an annual sources of funds (including party and clothes bag collections. any fundraising); - how expenditure has Most of the income is used to pay the running costs of the preschool. Extra is used to buy or renew resources for the children or held in order - supported the key objectives to meet unforeseen expenditure, as explained above. - of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F Other optional information** ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** _S Day_ **Signature(s)** _M Gaywood_ Samantha Day **Full name(s)** Malcolm Gaywood **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Chair Treasurer **etc) Date** 24/06/2026 March **2012** **TAR** 6