Queniborou Pre-schoo Quenlborough Preschool Partner5hip- Trustees, Annual Report: Period I" August 2024- 31" July 2025 Queniborough Pre-school Partnership, Queniborough Vlllage Hall, Rearsby Road, Queniborough, Leicestershire, LE7 30H Ofsted Registration Number.. 226290 Registered Charity Number-. 1097613 Charltable Trustees Sarah Merriman IChairper50nl IAppointed I. June 20221 Robert Geary ITreasurerl IAppointed I" June 20221 Jacob Shell Isecretaryl IAppointed 1st March 20231 Nicola Mansell (Appolnted 24" April 20201 Maria Mccabe (Appointed May 20241 Dana Armstrong IAppointed I" June 20251 Oblertlves and Actlvltles Queniborough Preschool Partnership wa5 established In early 1997 through an agreement between Queniborough Preschool and Queniborough School. Unlike many privately run childcare facilities in business to make a profit for their owners and shareholders, Queniborough Preschool is a registered charity and run by a Voluntary Mana8ement Committee of elected parents and residents from the local community. This means any surplus income generated by QPS is re- invested in providing quality childcare for our children rather than paying dividends to shareholders. We offer term-time sessions between 9 am and 3pm for 2-, 3- and 4-year-olds, focusln8 on the Early Years Foundation Sta8e IEYFSI. as stipulated by the Local Education Authority. We operate from Queniborough Villa8e Hall and are registered with Ofsted. Achlevements and Perforrnance Followin8 lengthy discussions with venues within the locality, the Committee secured new space on a Wednesday and Friday afternoon to enable longer sessions, with an end time of 3 pm. This has made the preschool more sustainable due to us being able to offer longer session5 to parents/carers, making us a competitive option within the local early years childcare market. Those parent5 or carers requiring longer sessions, could not previously use QPS as we not been able to meet their needs and this has always resulted in a detrimental impact on our child numbers by a reduction in attendance. In April 2025, we received the required approval from Ofsted for use of the Queniborough scout hut, we then successfully registered with LCC FEEE services in JL¢ne and were able to offer afternoon sessions on a Wednesday and Friday from 4, June 2025. These sessions have been successful, with the children walking in a 'walking bus, from the village hall to the scout hut to attend the sessions. The scout hut facilities are new, with a state of the art design, which has provided us with a great opportunity to offerspecific sessions, utilising the modern facilities and equipment available, such as music and movement sessions, and as always we have focused upon providing an excellent quality of care within the settin8 and on delivering high callbre edLtcational sessions. Our management team has continued our focus on rebuilding low child number5 through an initiative-taking approach within the local community, advertising and marketin8 our preschool at every opportunity with frequent published newsletters within local parish 8azettes, leaflet drops and posters. Thi5 along with a more visual presence within the local community, due to more outside offsite outings undertaken with the children, has resulted in a higher level of interest from new enqulries, re5ultin8 in an increase in child numbers. Flnanclal Review Since the reduction in child numbers in early 2022, our financial sltuation had been fragile, this was due to the loss of income during that time when our cash reserves were reduced, but we are now seein8 those losses bein8 reversed. The management commlttee, trustees and staff have all worked hard in order to recover the financial situation from the1055es incurred post Covid and a￿ happy to report that the financial position is very buoyant. In April 2024, the government increased the minlmum living wage si8nificantly, which irnpacted upon our payroll costs, consequently a full review of salaries was carried out, and the Committee decided to increase all Salaries in line wlth the MLW. As a result of this extra cost and detrimental impact to our financial position the Committee voted to increase QPS fees from April 2025, for the flrst time since 2023. We did not increase our voluntary consumables fee. Reserve5 Policy It is Preschool policy as advised by the Preschool Learning Alliance to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds of at least 3 months, operating costs to cover emer8ency situations that may arise from time to tlme. Slgned Sarah Merriman Robert Geary Charity number: 1097613 (England and Wales) ## Queniborough Pre School Partnership (Charity) Report of the Trustees and Unaudited Financial Statements For the year ended 31 July 2025 Queniborough Pre School Partnership (Charity) Contents Page For the year ended 31 July 2025 |Report of the Trustees|1| |---|---| |Statement of Financial Activities|2| |Statement of Financial Position|3| |Notes to the Financial Statements|4 to 7| |Detailed Statement of Financial Activities|8| ## Queniborough Pre School Partnership (Charity) Report of the Trustees For the year ended 31 July 2025 The Trustees, who are also directors for the purposes of company law, have pleasure in presenting their report and the financial statements for the charitable company for the year ended 31 July 2025. The Trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019). ## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** ## **Objectives and aims** The trustees have considered the Charity Commision's guidance on public benefit, including the guidance 'public benefit: running a charity (PB2)'. ## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION** **Name of Charity** Queniborough Pre School Partnership (Charity) **Charity registration number** 1097613 **Principal address** Village Hall Rearsby Road Queniborough Leicestershire LE7 3DH ## **Trustees** The trustees and officers serving during the year and since the year end were as follows: Robert Geary Sarah Merriman Jacob Shells **Independent examiners** C & K Accountancy and Taxation Services Unit 1 Brook Park Gaddesby Lane Rearsby Leicestershire LE7 4ZB Approved by the Board of Trustees and signed on its behalf by 16 December 2025 ............................................................................. Robert Geary 1 of 8 ## Queniborough Pre School Partnership (Charity) Statement of Financial Activities (including Income and Expenditure account) For the year ended 31 July 2025 |**Notes**
**Income:**
Income from fees
2
Income from fund raising
3
Investments
4
**Total**
**Expenditure:**
Expenditure on trading activities
5
**Total**
**Net income**
**Reconciliation of funds**
Total funds brought forward
**Total funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
99,387
1,222
388|**2024**
**£**
97,110
1,401
152| |---|---|---| ||**100,997**|**98,663**| ||(89,167)|(83,412)| ||**(89,167)**|**(83,412)**| ||**11,830**
48,951|**15,251**
33,700| ||**60,781**|**48,951**| 2 of 8 ## Queniborough Pre School Partnership (Charity) Statement of Financial Position As at 31 July 2025 |**Notes**
**Current assets**
8
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
9
**Net current assets**
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**Net assets**
**The funds of the charity**
Unrestricted income funds
10
**Total funds**|**£**
**2025**
1,669
60,213|**£**
**2024**
-
49,431| |---|---|---| ||**61,882**|**49,431**| ||(1,101)
**60,781**|(480)
**48,951**| ||**60,781**|**48,951**| |||| ||**60,781**|**48,951**| ||60,781|48,951| ||**60,781**|**48,951**| For the year ended 31 July 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476, The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts. These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime. The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board and signed on its behalf by: Robert Geary Trustee 16 December 2025 3 of 8 ## Queniborough Pre School Partnership (Charity) ## Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 July 2025 ## **1. Accounting Policies** ## **Basis of accounting** The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, except for investments which are included at market value and the revaluation of certain fixed assets and in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), and the Companies Act 2006. Queniborough Pre School Partnership (Charity) meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s). ## **2. Income from fees** |**3. Other income**
**Income from fund raising**
Fund raising events
**4. Investment income**
**Unrestricted funds**
Bank interest receivable
**5. Expenditure on trading activities**
**Unrestricted funds**
Expenses
**Income**
Fees from funding and pupils|**2025**
**£**
99,387|**2024**
**£**
97,110| |---|---|---| ||**99,387**|**97,110**| ||**2025**
**£**
1,222|**2024**
**£**
1,401| ||**1,222**|**1,401**| ||**2025**
**£**
388|**2024**
**£**
152| ||**388**|**152**| ||**2025**
**£**
89,167|**2024**
**£**
83,412| ||**89,167**|**83,412**| 4 of 8 ## Queniborough Pre School Partnership (Charity) Notes to the Financial Statements Continued ## For the year ended 31 July 2025 ## **6. Staff costs and emoluments** Total staff costs for the year ended 31 July 2025 were: |Total staff costs for the year ended 31 July 2025 were:||| |---|---|---| ||**2025**|**2024**| ||**£**|**£**| |Salaries and wages|71,196|70,101| ||**71,196**|**70,101**| ||**2025**|**2024**| |Pre School Staff|6|6| ||**6**|**6**| ## **7. Comparative for the Statement of Financial Activities** The comparative year values on the Statement of Financial Activites are for unrestricted funds. ## **8. Debtors** |**Debtors**||| |---|---|---| ||**2025**|**2024**| ||**£**|**£**| |**Amounts due within one year:**||| |Trade debtors|1,453|-| |Prepayments and accrued income|216|-| ||**1,669**|**-**| ## **9. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year** |**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**||| |---|---|---| ||**2025**|**2024**| ||**£**|**£**| |Trade creditors|597|-| |Accruals and deferred income|504|480| ||**1,101**|**480**| 5 of 8 ## Queniborough Pre School Partnership (Charity) Notes to the Financial Statements Continued For the year ended 31 July 2025 ## **10. Movement in funds** ## **Unrestricted Funds** |_General_
General
**Unrestricted Funds - Previous year**
_General_
General|**Balance at**
**01/08/2024**
**£**
48,951|**Incoming**
**resources**
**£**
100,997|**Outgoing**
**resources**
**£**
(89,167)|**Balance at**
**31/07/2025**
**£**
60,781| |---|---|---|---|---| ||**48,951**|**100,997**|**(89,167)**|**60,781**| ||**Balance at**
**01/08/2023**
**£**
33,700|**Incoming**
**resources**
**£**
98,663|**Outgoing**
**resources**
**£**
(83,412)|**Balance at**
**31/07/2024**
**£**
48,951| ||**33,700**|**98,663**|**(83,412)**|**48,951**| ## **Purpose of unrestricted Funds** ## General We provide sessional day care for children who live in the village and surrounding villages. ## **11. Analysis of net assets between funds** |**Unrestricted funds**
_General_
General|**Net current**
**assets /**
**(liabilities)**
**Net Assets**
**£**
**£**
60,781
60,781| |---|---| ||**60,781**
**60,781**| 6 of 8 Queniborough Pre School Partnership (Charity) Notes to the Financial Statements Continued For the year ended 31 July 2025 ## **Previous year** |**Previous year**|| |---|---| |**Unrestricted funds**
_General_
General|**Net current**
**assets /**
**(liabilities)**
**Net Assets**
**£**
**£**
48,951
48,951| ||**48,951**
**48,951**| 7 of 8 ## Queniborough Pre School Partnership (Charity) Detailed Statement of Financial Activities For the year ended 31 July 2025 |**INCOME**
**Income**
Fees - Funding
Fees - Pupils
**Other income**
Fund raising events
**Investments**
Bank interest receivable
**Total incoming resources**
**EXPENDITURE**
**Trading activities**
Staff costs - wages & salaries
Rent
Purchases & Consumables
Training & DBS
Administration
Website
Insurance
**Total resources expended**
**Net Income**|**£**
**2025**
79,329
20,058
**99,387**
1,222
**1,222**
388
**388**|**£**
**2024**
72,000
25,110| |---|---|---| |||**97,110**
1,401| |||**1,401**
152| |||**152**| ||**100,997**
(71,196)
(11,153)
(3,021)
(434)
(2,760)
(301)
(302)
**(89,167)**|**98,663**
(70,101)
(6,541)
(2,933)
(479)
(2,571)
(275)
(512)| |||**(83,412)**| ||**(89,167)**|**(83,412)**| ||**11,830**|**15,251**| 8 of 8 This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** |**Report to the trustees**
**On accounts for the year**
**ended**
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**(if any)**|1097613| ||||| ||(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 / 07 / 2025. Responsibilities and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** 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 all 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 in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or - the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or - the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. _._ **Signed: Name:** Abigail Callington **Relevant professional** MAAT **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 1 Brook Park, Gaddesby Lane Rearsby, Leicestershire **Date:** 16/12/2025 1 **Oct 2018** **IER** LE7 4ZB ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of** N/A **any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 2 **Oct 2018** **IER**