REGisfERED COMPANY NUMBER: 04090236 (EnglAnd *lld Woles) REGISI'ERED CHARTfY NUMBER: 1100011 L¢EfORT OFTHE TRUST&ES AND FINANCtALSTATEMENTS FOR THEYEAREf4DED 31 JULY21125 FOR THANET EARLY YBARSPROJEcr SpuTlingCtnTKin AuditLimit¢d 424 Mw'g4t¢ Road Westwood Ramsgare Kent CT12 fAJ THANET EARLY YEARS PROJEcr coNrENTS OFTHL FINANCIAL sfATEMJ£f41S FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025 PDge Reportofthe Ti'ustces I to 13 Report of the lrtdeptnd2nt Auditors 14 to 16 Statement ofNIiAncktl Attlwltles [7 BRl8uceSI)eet l8 CA3h Flow St*twnertt 19 Notes to the C25h Floiv Stfitemttjl 20 Notes ttsthe Fillgnci91 Statwnents 21 to 28 Detailed Sts¢ement of Finftiieiiil Actlvllle8 29 to 30 THANET EARLY YEARS PROJEcr REPORT OFTHETRUSTEES FOR TI.IK YEAR KNDED 31 JULY 2025 The trusiees who are alsts directots of the ch8rity for the purpDse$ of the Companies Act 2006, preseni their rwrt with the financial stale]nents of the ch8Tity for the year ended 31 July 2025. The trt￿tees have adopted th¢ PTovisions of Accounting Ond Reporhng by Charities.. Stat¢rn¢nt of Re¢ommend¢d Praeii¢¢ applt¢able to charitie8 preparing th¢ir accounts in accordan¢¢ with tlje Finaucial Reporti￿8 Stslldard applicsble in lh¢ UK and Republi¢ of Ireland (FRS 1021 {effective l January 2019). Page I THANET EARLY YEARS PROJEcr REPORT OFTHE TRUSTEES IPOR THE YCI AR F.NDEI D 31 JULY 2025 OBJxCfiv￿S AND AcfiviTIES Objettivts Thwel Early Years Project (TEYP) 1$ # voluntary organisation that provides services for children under the Sgt of five and their fBmilies, in order to promote fatnily ivelf8re in a non-judgmental and holistic way. The main objective ss to provide good-guality c&re And edu¢fttion for chijdrcn onder five liv1￿8 in the Isle of Thanel. TEYP 8150 recognises and values the div¢rsity of th$ communittes it woi*s wilh and is ¢ommitt¢d to offering services that arc inclusive alld fr¢¢ ftt>rn di5ciim1￿tl0n. Aims.. Provide day care resources relevHnl to local necds Promate high stdiidairf5 of childcar¢ and ediicalton Irnprove parenting skills aiid ediiGation Increase par¢ntsl rEsponsibtlity - Enabl¢ fatnilies lo access 4>Ptopriate service Objectsves.. Coordinat¢ and proiKol¢ traininglo ¢ll5ur¢ highquality standards of childcareAnd edu¢aiiort Wort( in PaTtnersliip with families to suppoit and empower parenting 5kn'115 Fdentify unmel n¢tds aijd gaps in Servi￿ to stimulate the crealirjll of appmprilte oew r¢$ources LiaiE¢ werk with oiliervoluiilary aiid S￿￿tOrY agenci - Collaborate with multi-ageaGy partners As ftpproprittte. Values.. TEYP delivers tts seTvices In a way that is fully accesyible - non-judgeJrJ¢ntal flexible respcctful divers¢ and inclllsfrve - community focused. As a IE8islered chai'itytr TEYP provides e&rly yeaTS services across Thanel that are affordable, Accessible, atsd of higli quality. AloDg5idc this, TEYP promote5 family w¢lfar¢ in a holistic way, working with parents, carrts, and other agEllCieS lo support fatnilie5 In developing parenting skills gnd promoting positive Outcom￿ forckildren. The Project Mattager has been ITJ P05t uince June 2016. Trgining And Developtlle]Jt All staff have In individual training plan. reviewed through suwvision, lo identify 8tMI develop spctific skills. This m&y include working towards childcirc qu&lificglions. apprenticeship schemes, or latgeted development to address any skills Mandatory training includ¢5 Paediatri¢ First Aid, Food Hygi¢n¢ Awarene￿. B&81¢ Safeguardin& and DesignalEd Saf¢gu8rding Le&d (DSL) training for senior tnanBg¢rs. In August 2024. 12 staff attettded Paediatric Fit¥t Aid training. During the year. Saf￿. Eating training wgs also inlroduced, &upw>rted by a ncw policy, with scttitlBS working closely with parents 10 reduce the rtsk otchoking al mealtimes. Staff liave acte$$ to the NoodlesNow online pla¢fi)rni, off¢ring flexible training OPPDrtunitie5 to continue developing skills and ¢Kploring iiinovativ¢ ways io apply learning in prgclice. In-house trdilling is delivered thrO￿gh f2ce-10-fa¢E $e55ions led by Ihe Quality AssurAllce and Training Manag¢r (QAT} in collabornlton with Setting M3n3ger5. External ITaiiiing 18 &¢essed via the Kent SafeguardiDg ChildiEn'8 Boayd (KSCBI, Th¢ Education People ITEPI, and private Patdi8tii¢ First Aid pmviders. All n¢w staff complete a structured inducliort tovrring HR policies. setting expe¢talio])s, Egrty Years best practi¢4 other ttlcvanl areas. Policies and procedures are reviewed ￿gularlY by the Project Msnager with additional supwrt from other manHgers wh¢r¢ approprillt4 and ar¢ fomially signed off by Ihe Proj¢¢l Mana￿r on behalf of ihe Chair of the Board. Paz¢ 2 THANET EAULY YEAIIS PRoJEcr REPORT OFTHE TRusfEES FOR THE YEARENDED 31 JULY 2025 Ongoing dcvelOpm￿t is supported through in-house and extcrxal training, including SEND, cornrnunication and language, social and eniolional dcveIopm¢nt. aulism awaren£88, and other Early Ye8r8 topics. Head Office 5tsff g1$0 attend webin&Ys on emplo>4nent law, Flli, and finatt¢e to e￿llr¢ ¢otnplian¢¢ with ]egi￿ation and or8anisatlDnal p)IiGy pdate8. Knowltdge Kxperience. TEYP prid¢s its¢lf on a well-qu*lifL¢d wNJ ¢xpcri¢nced workforK This inclu(ks fiv¢ Ewiy Y¢8rs wduates and one FinanrK 8radu8te, of whom fwo have achi¢ved EarlyYeai¥ Professional Status and onc is & Qug1ifiedTe&cher. The Project M￿nager holds a prrLS (Pr¢pwing to T¢a¢h in the Lifrlong Learning Se¢tor) qualification, uscd to support managws in wriling and deliv￿irJ8 in.house IraTNing. This exp¢rtis4 combined with Ik widBT tEam¥ ktK>wledge and exp¢ri¢nc¢, tn5ure5 high-quality care. educalion, and supportacross all TBYP settings. HybTid Working Jn April 2025, Project MaDag¢r Telocaled out of Kent and adopted a hybrid working aTrang¢mtnt. They rtow work r¢motely for thrts weeks each month, focusing on sitatttEic responsibilities suppotting managers and Head OtTsGS through Teams. They retum to the office for one week each m4)nth to Carry Out fa¢e-to-fA¢¢ $up¢rvision$, make site visits, and atteiid k¢y meetings, in¢ludiJJB boatd End slrnte8y sesstons. Th¢ finance team also oper21ts on a hybrid b￿ls. Th¢ Fin0rt¢ial Controll¢r wo]k5 r¢rN)tely for tI￿ee week$ and one week in the office. alignin8 wilh the Pmiect Man#gEe5 6chedul4 whil6 th¢ NuT5¢ry Fin8nce Manager has worked fm home sintt2020. Thege aTrangem¢llts are well estsblished athd continue Iv Ensure ¢ff¢ctive leadership, $tron8 communic41ion. and smooth op¢rational manag¢ment across theOrgan￿sati0n. Staff Progresslon •nd Apprenticuhip5 In April 2025, a nurs¢ry practitioner progressed into a senier practitioner JD1¢ and the 8enx>r wactitioner pr08T￿ed inlD Jdeputy rol4 r¢fl¢cÉing the impactof 1EYVs monitotirt& ￿&¢hing, and mentoring progr8mm&%. During2024f25. lE￿WelcoMed fournew appttntices.. ' ExplonrsNur&ery.' Sep(¢tnber2024 gnd May 2025 ' GrowingToEclheiNur5eiy.' April 2025 ' H8nd in H￿Id Nuis¢ry'. April 2025 All appr¢oiic¢s worklljg towards Ikvel 3 qualifJca(ions and receive thojuugh induction, mentorin& and r¢gu14r onitQTing of academicand practical pro8rtss by their Setting Managetand Nurseiy Deputy. In addition, prOf¢ssior￿] developmentwithinHead Office incIuded.. ' January 2025.. Office Adtninistratorbegan aLevel 3 Human Re5wrces gPPTentice$hip. ' February 2025.. QuB]ity Assuranc¢ and Training Manager commenced a ThrivePra¢titionerappr¢nti¢eship. ' April 2025: PÈoje¢t Mana8erbe8an aLttve16 lrnprovementLeader qualification. Sensory Rooms lrt Aprll 21J25, funding of £5,000 from the Kent.Community Foundation. njatched by TEYP with £10,000, ¢nabled ths c]r¥liDn of s￿Ory TOOtt15 in all Ihrec settllw. These 8r¢as provid¢ a ealEll. sllpporfive environmenc Ihat suppovts ¢hilthM with SEND, high-¢ner8y Children, and It￿$¢ who find it diffiwlt to regulate emotions. They offer epporturtitses for rel2xAtion, 8nd self-regulation. allowiftg childr¢ii to ￿-engage posltively wilh leaTning and play. Page 3 THANET EARLY YEARS PRoJEcr RKPORTOF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED31 JULY 1025 OBJEcfIvES AND ACTIVITIES SigiiifitAnt activities Hllnd in H9nd Nursery Hand iti Haiid NTurscry strve5 commurtiiies fa¢iiig high socio*coiJomic depriwation and has a stroKg focus on children with SEND and saFtgiiarding conccms. Il is eften recummended by extemal agencies. resulting in a higher p￿￿rtiOn of children with SEND or addiliot)al home-relaled eortctrns c4)mpaTed to oiherproviders. The nw%ery tnangger works ¢los¢ly Ivith"5p¢cthalist teacliing services, foster￿8 strong partn¢rships Ihat enhance suwrt for Children and thc nurs¢ry's reputation among professionals. The sensory room furth¢i' Stren¥he￿ inclusive practic4 supporting childrell wilh SEND. high-energy Children, And those needinE help rtgulattngemolx)ns. Hand in Hand Nursery wgs i¢w)ecled by Ofited in November 2024 and received aGood 8iadin8. Growing Together Childtare Cetilro In September 2024, Growing Togetlier Nursery ¢xp¢ricnced an increase in enrolments. willi a healthy w&ilinE list for J9rtuaty 2025. Tr] Maroli. the nursery preparedto weleome t￿0￿ childrttn with SEND, mÈny jointngijj April. A new apprent[¢¢ joined the nursery in April 2025. rcteiwng Structured induthn and mentoring. A sen50ry room. introduced in 2025, provides a calming ¢nvironmEnt fot thildren with SEND, high-enew childrcn. and Ihose rteeding ernotional regulation support. The nur8cry was inspected by Ofsttd in J¥ly 2025 and 4ohi¢vrd a Good grading. Exploren Nursery Explorers Nwsery remains in high demand, with near-full enrolmertl in Septetnber 2024. The nursery serv¢8 families j the Central Hai'bour ward of Ramsgaic {cri I gso). urban aret with high powjlatton density- The populslion is ptEdominantly While (93.1%) with a divetse ttiix of oili¢r ¢ihni¢ilies, (his is th¢ div¢tstty l¢Y¢l irj ThAnel.. S18ffin8 remained CDnsislenL with two appr¢nltces joining in SeplembBr 2024 May 2025, both rereivin8 iELduBtion and mcnloring. A nzw spmiorpr8ctitioncrjoined in Seplembcr2024. strengthening leadership and &XPErtisc. stnsory r￿rn inlix>duted in 2025 provides a calming envir(￿mellt supporting emotional r¢gulal%oD and $ensory processing. While the iiurs¢ry h85 ftw¢r ¢hi]dren with SEND and safeguarding concerns Compared lo th¢ oth¢r ¢wo settiiigs. thespa¢e benefits all children alld supports inclu5iv¢ practice. Chlldrwt and FAmilie Over tlie past 12 months, TEYP provided ¢liild¢are servicts to 188 ¢liildien ac￿SS its ttiirseries. supporting more than 177 famili%. The slighl de¢reL%e cO￿P￿Ted to the previous year of 205 children, r¢fl¢¢ts th¢ olo$ur£ of Ilie cieGhe seNic¢ in Apiil 2024 and hwerenroimeDI 01 Hand Haod Nur5¢ry. All increase in 30-houT fi]nded Child￿n l¢d to fewer 15-hour funded enroiments. However. C￿ldren ar¢ attcndirg for longei" p￿￿Ods, pDsilively iinpacting st￿10￿ occupancy a¢fOSS all settings and demonstrating TEYPS role in providing flexible. Accessible childcare forworking f8mili&8. Early yea￿ Found8ti0Tr Slag8lEYFS) Leadership The EYFS Lead Practitioner played & pivoi&l in ¢khan¢illg lthrniag ¢xpcrienc¢s across all nurseri¢s. Howev¢r, the role was t￿porarIlY re81nicluitd in SeplembEr when ihe Lead Praclilioner bwBfrITed to Haiid in Hand Nursery as the Nurs¢ry Manager. The long serving manggcr assumed the role of Quality Assurance and Training Manager (QAf) foliowifjgihe previous QAfs d¢partur¢ in April 2024. Despi* thi4 stTong EYFS leadeTship 8nd support were Tnaintain¢d. ensuring high-qualÉty educalional experience5 acT058 Thand Earfy Years Project received two cash donations frorn Riparo Lounge, westsv0￿1 Crosy. Broadstsirs ICTLOI during the year.. £225 in (kiober 2024 and £460 in February 2025. All donations ale generally used lo a55iSt familics experiencing haidship and to purchase new resources tnd ¢quipEnentforthe djildrell. Page 4 THANETEARLY YEARS PROJEcr REPORTOFThE TRusfEES VOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY2025 OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Publit benefit Th¢ TNstses have refe￿ed to the gllidance tontained in the Charity Commission's general guidance public ben¢fit when reviewing Ihe ChaTity'S aims and obj¢cliv¢s and inplanttin8 fijlute aolivitie$. FINANCIAL REVIEW PrÉncipai funding sourees The principal hnding source$ 8Te'. l. l. Kenl County Council (Fundillg fOrNurS￿ Educatiott.. 15 houry entitleAnenl for wotking prnts of 9 month to 2 year olds, Woiking PaT¢nt ¢nlitlement and Free for Two fiu]du)g for 2 y¢4r olds, Univ￿Sa]IS hours erttitlemeot alld athlition2115 hours entitl4m¢ntforworktngparenls of 3 to 4 yew'oid5) 2. Fees from par¢nts Investment pollry objectiYe5 ent Sco IheTrustees are notrestricted IGsally or in any othermoy how Ihty can inwt fund$. JwestmentOb-eclive5 Furtds kept in different bank8 30 W¢ 8T¢ fully covu¢d by the compensation scheme. Wt have In￿lM￿ts in 5 diffeTent batths, four of which are tied in foT a y¢HT and ￿1¢ being accessible with 35 days, noti(E. The cash flow is being rnonltored by the financial ¢ontsDller wlio will aotiona notice Eorthe wiilidi2wal, should there be aneed as ttquire Investments are foT fvtur¢ suthtthility end gro¥¥th of the P￿J¢¢t and trn8tC¢S 5triv¢ lo wthi¢ve best r¢turn wiihout riskto the prnj￿r. The wmpany receive from KoTht Cowity Council, Early Ye*5 Pupil Premium IEYPP) fvnds for pgrents living in greB5 of deprivftlion tnd who are in I'¢c¢ipt of benefits. Thtse fvnds ate T¢stJict¢d and kept liquid 85 th¢y us¢d 4t short Trtthce . to rnaintain resources forthB childr¢n in Teceipt. 's AttithdetD I The Trustees are &dveT5¢ to ri$k #nd the Project keep$ its ¢aslL funds Spltt betwtcn s¢verat fittllncial instit￿1]0￿$ Iv ¢n$w Ihllf all funds are coveredby the Fitwicial Seryit¢$ CompBnsation Deposit Guarantee Scherne. There is approximately £571,OOOof hnds available for, and ot4 sknrt to medium tsmi illvesbn¢oi. e of Investtn hrnarkin d Man& ement of rren InveslTncnts are curr¢ntly l year bonds and notice gccess accounts yielding b¢ttY¢¢n 2.6Vo and 4.2% rat¢% of interest return whith are lower comp8red tts rdtes in th¢ previous fInanGial year as Ihe Bank of Englond base interest rate h8S deotxsed. Comwisons between diffE￿Trt prOd￿ts are periodically uJ]dert8keo. Prior to fixed ten5J ittvesknent8 Coming to Bn end. the ttwstees mi¢w th¢ altemativcs aveilabl¢ lo find the bBst current deal Iljrt meets the invcstment wliey criteria. maki The Ttuste¢5 tnake dt¢tsions at monchly comntittEe meetings by Tnajority decisiov. The PILij¢cl does not ciirwently need to have a professional It￿#Pendent Investr]￿tt Manag¢r,' knwover, th¢ trust¢¢8 gularlyreview h1￿ funds inv¢5ted kn ensurethe investments weappropriat Restrvts polity Annually the Truslces review the Proi¢¢tS rtterv¢5 policy. The Th8tees wn$id¢r that fvr th¢ Co￿lnued viability of th¢ Project, that rese4ves should ¢x¢¢ed8iK months n(mial expendilulr. At the year en4 th¢ balJnoe held u urtTestrieted fvnds is £483.616 12024.- £451.719) of which £479,075 (2024.. £446,309) aft regHTded as frce r¢se￿e$, aEainst 3n adual spend of £748,991 (2024 £710.5101. Jn¢luded within unrtstriGtcd funds ire designated funds of £4,541 12024.. £S,4101 which have been established by the trustee8 to show funds which have been e8rrnBrked for a partieul8r PHE¢ 5 THANET EARLY YEARS PROJECT REPORTOFTHR TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025 FINANCIAL REVIEW Going cor]tern The trustees ¢onstder that the chw'ity will rcmain a "Going Concern" for the foreseeable futuir. This is bÈsed on an assessment of the Iaiest actsal financial results and thc budg¢t for 2025126 pttsenltd 10 the trnslees. These 50urtts show the cutrcnt and projecltd liquidity position of the Charity Ind its current and projected free reserves, all measur¢d r¢l8tive to th¢ ¢xp¢ctslion5 Sel Out in lh¢ choritys Reservtts Policy. The ReseNes Poli¢y states that chaTity should l¥Jld free reserves of 6 tnonihs, re8lllar expenditure. Ai the reparting dalB the Gh&iity has suffi¢i¢nt liquid reserv¢s md projected incotne to supp)rt the charity for n¢xtye8r and btyortd. Rlsk mxiiageinetLt Thc TTUStccs rcwew the charity'5 Current 8nd pl3nT*d fuluTC xctivilies in the litht of any major risks Èrisillg from tim¢ lo tim¢ #nd th¢ ¢ffediveDe65 of sy5t¢ms and procedur¢s designed to manage Ihtm. Th¢ principal risks and un¢ertaintt¢5 ¢uiT¢ntly Cafjing th¢ Charitable Lojnpany wn5id¢r¢d lo bB the development of in hous¢ nurseiy PTOViSiOrt in slatuioiy locatioits. i.e. sdioctls. a reduciion in take up of nui'sery places du¢ to cunrnl ECOTrQ]nic climate alld childmindBrs being Tnore open to taking on Child￿Tr Teceipl of f*ndinE for nutsery ¢du¢alion (2, 3 & 4 year old5), tnajor Changes of kry staff ¢ovld have & considerable impact on the project, difficulty in reoviting suitably expcrienced qualified Trust¢¢$ able lo give their lime to ihe proje¢4 beirtg tAken 10 tributtal by staff or legislative kndyj closures of ChildiTn's CentsES r&suSting in loss of ￿sInesS. uM¢xpe¢ted Changes to the rental of preinises wuld have h fin8tt¢ial impact on the oigartisation.. Our plBns &nd str8le8Te5 for rn8nsging risk incltsde msinlaining effe¢live Intel￿al ¢ontrol$, rtsk registers. incident-reporiingand monilor&ng systems and insura￿¢ covtt wherever appropriate. FUTURE DEVE4 LOPMEN15 Future Development5: 21J2sn026 Thtnei Early Y¢bi$ Proj￿1 (TE¥P) reTnttins focused on ¢oniinwus improvement to ¢nsure the (klivery of hIgh-ql￿Iity care for children under tlie age of 5. As part of tliis ¢ommiknent, 1EYP is adively exploring opportllntlies to expand its 5¢rvices 10 th¢ Coining linan¢ial year. It￿l￿dIll8 the polentlBI lo rslabli5h a fourih nursery wiihin ilJ¢ Thanet region. This ¢xpansion would ollow TEYPto s¢rve mor¢ fajnilies and tned th¢ growing demand fDr¢hildcare in thea￿. BuildiDg on th¢ achievement5 of thB past year, TEYP hss set out sever81 key priotilies for the coming y¢Ar to further e￿ance the quality of its services and 5UPPOrt for children, fgmilies, and staff. StrongtlEening relwtiotLthip5 With pare￿ts,. TEYP will Co￿tinuE to focu$ on bllildtng 8trong> SUPP)rtiv¢ partnerships with parents and carer5, ¢nsiiring familie 5 are aolively involved in their children's leaming and development. Enhancing piDtnotion and visibility". The oi'xtftiS8tion plans lo comlinue to incrcase its PlE5¢nce on social media and add professional video footage of the Settings io the website. showcasing the high-quality cwe leaming experiences available across all nur5eri¢s. lttoreASlrtg $tJffiHÈ cnpgclty: Addilionaj staff v4ill be employed to maintain ralios above th¢ minimum reqttirement. Thi8 wtll enable staff to provide rnoie individualised SUPPDrt to diildreii, enhance curriculum d¢liv¢ry, 2nd create more ¢xciting eng￿l￿g le8Jnin g ￿tiViti¢5. Supp(kthng $tsff developinent: Managers will h&ve thdicHted time to fortt% on apprentices, providing on-the-job mentoring and guidamce. Apprentices will also benefit f1￿M in¢reased opErf)rtunities for off-the-job trainin& supporting thcir piDfessional giowth aiid ensuring Iliey catt contribuic fully to the high 51aTrdardsof care aud educatton at TEYP. StrAtegic meetiDE5: During the ytar, Ihe 0[g￿lS*tIOn held two successful slrat¢gy meetin8s with Twstees. ead 0￿1CC stu¢Y. senior inaiJagci'4 and sonie niirs¢ry slaff. Th¢se in¢¢ting5 pioduclivt fynd will be incorwrat¢d llllo the annual c8lcndarto sirellgthen str8tegic planning and ongoing organisational d¢v¢lOP￿Cnt. These developments Are designed lo strengthen the organtsation's commitment to qualty. inclusion, #nd innovation, ensui'ing ihai all children receive the 5UPPQlt they need to thriv4 while 51aff ttre empowered to develop theii. Skil￿ and expertis& By foC￿li7g on Iliese core are￿ TEYP is committed lo fostering att inclusive, supportive, a￿1 enriching environment for ¢hildren faniilie5, Nvhilecoiiliiiuiii8 to build on its strong reputation forcxcellence ill earlyyettrs edU￿tIOn a￿d care. Page6 THANET EARLY YEAIiS PROJEcr REPORT OF THETHUSTEFS FOR THE YEAR ENDKD 31 JULY 2025 STRUCTUR￿ GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT CovÈrnlng docume￿t The Gharity is controll¢d by its governing dowmert¢ B deed of trus4 and censtitlltes a lllnited company> limitrd by gU￿￿￿te& as defined by the Comp&nie$ A¢t 2006. 7hanet Early Year5 PrOj￿t is & rtuJ8nised Charity in the United Kingdom iEgistrnlion twmber 1100011 Hnd is ope¢8ted nder the rules of ils cots8l*lutiort I1￿ a￿￿dTn¢nt datyj 24th NovombBr 2020). Th¢ of lh¢ Th8net Early Years Project is the Teswnsibility of the Trustees who are elected and co-opted under the t¢rnis of th¢ Thonet E￿]Y YeaTsProject. This report is prepared in4ccordance with thes￿￿] comparrs reBime (section 419(21 of the Companies Act 2006. Page7 THANETEARLV YEARS PROJEcr RBPORTOF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025 Sl'RucfuRt, GOVERNANCE ANI) MANAGEfrfENT Recruitment llnd Thppoilltmtnt ofnew trnstees usiees ensuTe that they, t2iher than TF.YP stsff. relain ovtn)11 responsibility and control of tNstee recruilrnent, selection and induction processes. When recruiting new members to the boord, tll extsltng Injsleas nee<[ to be clear about th¢ charity's pil￿Ose alld aim. 'They need to b¢ ¢lear about th¢ dulics respoiisibilitics of Iiu51¢e5, to ensure Ixith that they are acitttg ttt th¢ best Int¢r￿¢S of the charity, and thatthey can explatn to newttustees what is Yequwed of them. l. Sliilis Audit Before recjuiiing new IR]sle¢s, the bwd considers H&at skills. knowledge experienee it needs to ensure that TEYP is well Eoverned and ruli etfectively. We consider how many Iruslee5 we need for the bDBrd to run efftclwely Hnd the Attributes 8nd competencies Ihes¢ttusteE5 should have to add valucto tlje board. Wheii preparing to reoruit land at suitable iDt¢rvals) ttv5tee5 *se5S tli¢ ski115 and experience n¢eded by TE￿ and the extent to which they aTe ptovided foi. by the existing trustees so Ès 10 identify wh&her there ore particular ¢hara¢leristics which we shoiild seek in new recniits. A "skills audit" olihe existing trustee8 is used 10 identify gap5 skills and kniowldge 85 rewnuntnded by th¢ Ch8rity Commission. 2. Geneiyl Ellglbllity &polential trustee ne¢d5to be aged 18 yL*rsorover a polen1181 trustee must not be disoualified from acting 8s a trustce by virtue of the Charilies Act 1993 section 72(1) Wliereby the follow(ng individual8 8redi8qu81ified.. anyortc convicÉed of offence ijivolving deception or dishonesty unles5 the ¢ollvirtlOTr 15 spent - anyone who 15 undischwEth bankrupt - anyorte who bas b¢¢n removed from tsYsleeship of a¢hyrity by th¢ court or by the Charity Commissioner8 8nyone who is dIsqU￿lficd iindBr8 disqualification order uiider the Company Dtreciors Disqualification Act 1996 In addition - the Criminal I1￿11¢e and Couri Services A¢1 2000 applies this disqu&lifi¢s gnyolle from holding Injsteeship of a ChildTen's Charity if th¢y hav¢ been Convict￿ of an off¢nBe against a child. It 55 a oriniinal offen¢e forony person to actHS g twslc¢ whilc disqualifled - Jf irnstees 2PPDinl a disqualified person we are likely to be In breach oftrusL THERBFORE BEFORE CONStDERING IHE APPoITr￿{￿￿ OF A NEW TRUSTEE THE FOLLOWENG AcfioNS NEED TO BE TAKEN i} check the Re¥i51er of disoualified persons ill make th¢ potential recruit aware of11105¢ individua15 who are di8qualifJcd Artirle 38 of-fEYP Article8 ofAssocittiion provid¢s that.. No person may be appointed Bs a Irusiee in LI￿UMStanceS such that, had they atseady been a frust￿ they would have been disqualified from a¢iill8 under the provisions of article 38. Article 311241 provides.. A tnistee shall cease kn hold office if tlicy- 11 become6 incapable by rewn of & In¢ntsl di50rder, illno88 orinjury from 3nd adtnini3lrntingtheirown affttir5 21 IrsigThs 31 is absertt without pern)ission of the ttuslees frorn all meeting5 held within a period of 6 mortihs The Chair is lo ¢xplain the provisions of Arti¢le38 prior to tonsideralion of appoifitm¢nt. 3. De%crlblng Ihe Rolè Page 8 THANRTEARLY YEARS PROJECT REPORT OFTHE TRusfEKS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025 srRucfuRE, GOVKRIYANCE ANJ) IVIANAGBMENr Trusiees n¢ed a ba12nced and r¢ali5tic pi¢tur¢ of what beinga Irust¢¢ ¢nt4ilu. Pot¢ntial Trust¢¢5 are sent through the following pack of information befoR they meet with th¢ Board inteTViEW artd discussion. - dEscriptionof TEYP, ilsaim and purpD5es - job d¢scriplion oftlio JY)leofCharitytn￿tee . ¢od¢of¢onduct for Ttust¢¢s - TEYP infonnation pwk detsilinE eath of the 5tttiiw - Copy of th¢ most rEC¢Dt IEYP n¢wsktt¢r. Page 9 THANET EARLY YEARS PROJEcr REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES IIOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMJ£wr OrganisntlOL*AI Structure Electloth of ChAlr The Irustees ann￿lly. in accordanct with tht governing constitution. elect the role of Chaii. of Trn51￿. Th¢ tru5te¢5 ungnimously voted Halry Kemp FCA &% the Chair of TTL￿f¢eS w the last Afjm. OrgRniSRtion Stiweture ThaDet Early Year8 Pi'oject- Structure P.-y.{ij,o¢l.:;; Pwlo THANETEARLY YEARS PROJECT REPORT OFTHE TRusfEES FORTHE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 201S srRucfuRE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Decision mAkiThg DeeTSiOtT rnaklTrg with1￿ th¢proJect Decision-making wilhin TEYP ad￿re$ to th¢ established organisational structure. The Projeci Mallager se4v¢s 45 a d report t¥ ihe Ch#iT of th¢ Board of Twsleu. When contemplating alie￿tiOnS to TEYVS polici&% and procedures, the leadei'ship learn waihin TEYP is consulted. Th¢ final rEcommEndations are a collabDraiiv¢ ¢ffort b¢tween th¢ Pmject Manager and the Chair of theTtuste¢s. wn5t￿ll4 Ih¢5e rewmmcndations are offici&liy approv¢d and ¢Thlo¥s¢d by Ilie Tnistees. Any M￿lficatio1)S to polici&8 or proceduK5 aTO subje£t to thoyollgh discussion and suptA)tled by relevant decumentstion. Subsequently. thes¢ updgt¢s are disseminatsd to oll stAff to ¢n$ur6 that th¢ lat¢5t poli¢ies oro ￿Ing activ￿y impl¢mented aci￿$$ the Owthi￿tIO￿. Th¢ Twst¢es r¢viw.all poknti31 risks to thB orwisation os partof the A[￿U&l AuditedAccounts. InduetioD and tf9inlng of tru5teÉs duction o w7'r Following on froni the interview of a new inJ$lee, once both TEYP BoaTrl of tTUStrts ttnd 4 new trnstee h&v¢ mytU211y HE￿¢d and wnfirm¢d (hey are toioln the knard they aye invited to att¢nd the next monihty board medtng. Priorto this meeting th¢y will bessked by the Trustees Admini%trator to (y)tnplete th¢ followingdowmentotion.. - Ctjnflictof intere8ts' fomi - Coniplete tontsct d¢tai15 fomi - Code ofconduct forTrusl¢e5 forni - Cotnplete an of51ed EY2 folin for each regiltered provision. And by the 7EYP Administraior to ¢omplote the documentation for. - A fllll DBS ¢h¢Gk (Discbsure & Barring Stheme) Thcy will 4150 b¢stnt an Induction by the Th151¢es Admink4trator. which includes.'- -TEYP conslittjlion and PToe¢duTe5 - Most r¢¢entropy of End of Year Accounts os Huditedby Spurling CannonLitniled A new trnstee would be invited to vtsil the TEYP ¢entres and settings wtth the Project manager Èn order to ort¢ntate themselves with the ethos of the project gnd to meet tlie Staff. This would usually take place at a mulu&lly convenient tsme within IbefJ¥sl 3 m¢nth5 Ofjo￿ning the Bo&rd ofThJ$lees. Tr￿1￿] The ts7ining of trustees is drivets by specifIc need5 8S there is no specific budget allocatcd lo Iraining Iruslees as they are mem1￿$ of Iht Board ott a strictly voluntary b*is. Thr Bo4rd would oNpect th&t any ttustce will hav¢ an area of ¢xp¢rti5ethat they bring with them i.¢., Childc8re, Law and HuMattResourC￿ete. Gvidgn¢e about the roleof beiog8 Ini$teewKthina¢harity 1$ given via th¢ Charity Ctsmmission publl¢ation.' CCJ- The Ess¢oti81 Trustet.. whatyou needto know This p￿bliCItiOn 18 distributed to all n¢w tN5(ecs when they have joined the Board to wide them with infoThation pertinezhl to WOTking within a ¢harity¢nviro])ment. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Company nu￿ther 0465Y)236 (England and Wal¢s) Pag¢ll THANET EARLY YEARS PROJEcr REPORT OFTHE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025 Rcgi$tei'ed Charity number iioooii Rogistored otfice KeiitlttnovAhOll Centtt Thanel Reath Business Park Millenrtitstn WAY Bi'oadslair5 Kent CTIO 2QQ Tru5tee8 Ms R J Lattd (Chair lo Nov 20241 (resigned J1412025) Mr H C Kemp FCA {Chair from Nov 2024) Mrs J E Bonn¢r Ms K D H￿mMOnd IProjectManager} Ms M B Hutchinso Mr P J McGuirk Ms B A Young Di J East Director lappoiiikd 81512025) {r¢sigTr¢d 11111120251 Secretary to IheTI'u5te¢s Mrs Barbara Stnilh Audltors Spui'liiigcannon AuditLimiled 424 Margate Ri>ad Weslwood Rams8ale Kent cr12 6SJ Bthnktrs Lloyds TSB BatskPIc 3 Queen SiYe¢t RdmsLTale Kettt CTI 19DZ srATEMENT OFTRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES The Iruslee8 (who are also the diiectors of Thonel Early Yeats Project for the PuT￿se$ of o)mpany l&w) are responsible for preparing th¢ R¢poit of Ihc TNslees and th# fjllancial Statements in accordance with applicable law and Unitsd Kiiigdom AccottnlinE.StaAdard8 (Unilcd Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting P￿CtiCe). Company law requires the ttU51ees to prep4T¢ fJnan¢ial statements for each firnaKial year. Under that law, the trust¢es have elected 10 ptpare th¢ finan¢ig1 siatemellls in accord&ll¢e with United Kingdom Genetally Acctpted Accoumling Pracliee (United K&ngdom Accounting Stsndards an6 appli¢abk lawl. Under company law the InLSte¢y must not app￿ve the financial 81aternenls unless ihey are slltisfjed that they give a trne and fair View of tlie state of atyaii's of the ¢httritxble Co￿PanY and of Ihe incoming resources appli￿tion of re50urEe5, ijjcluding th¢ incom¢ and expendiiure, of the ¢horitfibl¢ company for that poriod. In pr6paring thos¢ finan¢iaJ statements, the Irustecs are r4uird lo select suitable accounting policies gnd then apply them consistently.. observe the In¢thods and principles in Ihe Charities SORP., mBk¢ judg¢ments 4ThJ ¢siimale8 thxt Hre re&8onBble 8nd prud¢nl- prepare the financial sl¥1ÈEnenls on the going corkcern basis unless it is I￿apprOprIate lo presume that the Charitable ¢o]np8ny will continu¢ in iyjsiness. Pa8e 12 THANYf KARLY YEARS PRO)Ecr REPORI'OF THE TRUSTKLS FOR THE YEAR KNDED 31 JULY 2025 srATEMENf OF TRusfEEg RESPONSIBILITIES- contin￿ed The th￿StetS are responsible foT keeping prop¢r accounting r¢oord8 ￿)Ch disoloK with r¢a50llabl¢ a¢wrnoy at Btty time the financial position of Ihe charitsble tQTnpany to Enabl¢ them to cMsur¢ that the finanoial sta(tm¢nis ¢omply with the Companies Act 2006. Tlw are R150 responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and htBc< fo¥ tskirtg rnon2ble$tepsfortho Pr¢￿￿tiOn aod detection of fraud and other ijregularities. lth se hras th¢tru5te¢y aW4T¢: thej? is no relewant audit inf0￿￿￿¢]0n ofwhich th¢ charitable company's auditors are unawar4 a￿1 the trL$tees h&ve t8k¢n all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any ￿l¢v¥￿t audit infoJThation and to estsblish thatth¥ lluditors are aware ofthat information. AUDrroRS Th¢ auditots, SwrlSng Cannon Audit Limited. will be proposed fot re-ippointm¢J)t ot th¢ forthcoming Annual Genwal Approved by orderof the boardof Iwsteeson. l I￿2￿... andsignedon it5 behalf by.. Page J3 REPOR'f ow THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF THANET EAIILY YEARS PROJECT Opinion W¢ have audil¢d tli¢ findiicial slatenients of Thanct Early Year5 ProjeGt Ith¢ 'tharitabl¢ company'l for the year ended 31 July 2025 which comprise the Stsiement of Fin8ncikl Aciiviliets, the Balance Sheet, the C&%h Flow Statem¢nt and nol¢8 to the financial slatemenls, including a summary ol $i￿lf1¢￿￿t aeeourtting poliues. The financial reportiThg framework th81 has been applied in Ih¢ir pr¢paraiion Is opplicoblc law and United Kingdom Accounting StaRdgTd$ {Uniled Ithttgdom Generally A¢¢epted Accounling Pr8rtic¢). In ouropiniort the fthaneial siatemeTrts'. give a tN¢ and fair view of tliE Stsle of Ihe charitable company's affa￿5 as at 31 July 2025 and of 115 incoming resources and applicAlion of resource$, including its income and expendituit,fortheyeÉrthen ellde￿' have beett PToperly prepaird in ￿cordanceWl1h Uwied Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Prd¢ll￿., artd have been Prepared in llccord&ice with the requ1￿MentS of Ilie Compani¢5 AGt 2006. Basis for oplnlon We conducted our atsdit in awoTdallc¢ with Inlemalional Standard8 on Auditing IUK) IISA8 (UKII and 3ppli¢able law. Our reswnsibilities under th0￿ standards are fvrther described in the Auditors. responsibillties for the audtt of the f￿2￿claI sl4lem¢nls section of our report. We are independent of the charitable cortipany in accordanc¢ with the ethical qiiirement5 that are relevant to Ollr audit of the fthathcial siaiemettts in the UK. including the FRCS Ethi¢al St￿d￿rd, d w¢ have fi)Ifilled our other ethical responsibililiES ID &¢cordance with these requiremettts. We beli¢ve that Ihe audil cvidcnce we have obtained is suificiBnt and 8ppropri&te to PTovide a basis for our opinion. Con¢lu$lons YelAling to golng coiicei'n lrt &udiling thr financial stal¢m¢nl& VK have conrluded that the tsusteel iise of the going ￿ncern basis of a￿OUntIng in the preparation of the financial sl8temenls is &ppropri81e. Based on the work we have performed, we h#Y¢ rnt id¢nlifi¢d any mat¢ri41 un¢ertainti¢s r¢liiiMg to events or conditions thai, individually or collectively, may cast signifi¢ani doubt oli the chari1Obl¢ ¢ompiny's Èbility to crniinue &% a going conccm fora p¢riod of 81 letst twelvB month5 from when the financi&l slalemellts 2re authorised for i5SUe. Our tespollsibilitits And thE re5ponsibililies of th¢ trustees with rcspecl to goimg conc¢rn are described tn the relev3llt 5¢¢tions of thts r6POrt. Othei. SnformntlOA The Ituxtees are respoDsible for th¢ other iiiformalion. The other infonralion ¢omprise8 the intortNation includ¢d in the Annual Report, other Ihan Ihe financial stalcmenls and our Reporlof the Independonl Auditors thercon. Our opinion oj) th¢ financial statements does ttet cover the other infomiation and, exeept to the exteiii otherwise cxplicitly slated itt our r4M)rt. th'e do not Expres5 &ny fgTllL of 4S5llran￿COncl￿$IOTr thereon. In connection with our audit of the fJttHnciBI stateinent% our resFonsibility is to read the other inforniatiort and, in doing so, consider whether the other iiifonnation 13 17)aterially incoJ)sistent with the finoncial ￿al£m¢￿ts or oui. knowledge obtained in the oudit or othetWi5¢ appears to be matcrially misstated. If we identify such matrrial ittWll5isleTrGie5 or &pparent material mis51aietncn15, we are requiid to delcrmine whether Ihi% giv¢3 rise Io 8 mal¢rial misstalemenl in the riTran¢ial statetllents thems¢lve8. Ir. based en the work we have performed. we ¢on¢liide that Ihern is a material misstalemenl of this othei. informa¢ign, w¢ arerequtred toreport that facl. We have nothing lo report ui this T¢gard. OpiJ]ron5 on other matters prestrlbed by the Comwnle5 Act2006 Ill ouropinion, based on the WO￿ undertaken in Ihe cours¢ of th¢ audit.. the irtforyllation giv￿ in the Rewrt of the Tr￿Stee$ foi. Ilie financial year for which the financial statements o ptBpared 15 COllSi5t¢nt with the financial statemenis,. and the Report of ilie Trusl¢¢s has 6E¢n prcijared in accordaTKw fi8lld may o¢cur. Our considerations include th¢ rtsk of m8nagementOV&Tide. Our opprv#Gh was to Check that Ihe *t)come from thnaiions and I￿tivItI&￿ Tr¥at pmperly identified and ￿GuratelY disclosed, tliat expenditure complied with the contn)I procedures aiid was appwpriat¢ly ch8rg¢d. We also r¢vimv jounial adjuslnients and Un￿$￿81 ts8ns&clion5 for myngg¢mcnt ov¢ryidc and conside￿d th¢ id¢ntification and dts¢losure of latcd paitytraLWCtions. Th¢re ali inherent limitations in th¢ audit prottdures d￿clibed tbove arnd. the further remuved non-compliance with laws atid regulatlQnS 15 frvm thr eveKts 8nd iransaclions refie¢ted itt the firt8ncl￿ slaletkents, less likely w¢ would become aware of it. 111e TjSk of not detecting a rnaterial misslatemext due to fiaud is higher than the risk of not deitcling one resulting fiDm trror, 3$ fraud may involve deliberate concealmBllt by. fvT exatrtpl4 foTgery oi. int¢ntional mi$repres¢tstaiions,orthrough collusion. A fvrth¢r description of our resw)ts8ibilities for the audit of the financial statements ss I￿ated on the Fittanci81 Rep(Trrting Council's website at www.fr¢.owuklauditorsresponsibilities. Thks d￿rIptIOn fonns part of our Rep)rt of the Indep¢nd¢nt Auditors. PagB 15 REPORT OF THE INDEPBNDBNT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBXRS OF THANET EARLY YEARS PROJEcr Use of our report Thi5 Tep)rt 15 Enade 501ely to the Bhwitablc ¢ompany's membu5. 8$ tt body, in accordance with Chaptcr 3 of Part 16 of th¢ Compani¢s AGt 2006. Our audit work ha5 b¢en ￿nd￿taken so Ili* we might state to the ch8ri18ble company's members Ihose Thactei3 we are reqiiired to siaie to ihem in an &uditors' report and for other purpos& To the hllr51 extent permitted by law. we do not occepl or assume rtsponsibility 10 artyone oih¢r than the charitable cornpany attd th¢ chfjritable company's members 8s a body. for our iudil weik, forthis reporL or forth¢ opinion8 w¢ h&ve fotmed. Jonothan Spvrling IS¢nior Statutory Auditoi.) for and on behalf of Spurlingcannon AuditLimited 424 Marg*le Road Wesmood Rimsg8te Kent CT12 6SJ DatE'. Page 16 THANET EARLY YEARSPROJEcr STATEMENT OF FINANC(AL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING AN INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUND OR TFIE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025 2025 Total IIEnd8 2024 Totsl nds Unrestrithd fimds R¢stri¢ted funds Notes INCOME AND 3NDOWMIGm FROM Donatims and leggcies 795 500 1395 1340 Chgritsblt Hetivi¢ies The piy)vision ofprwhool education21 $¢rvi¢es 751,463 34003 785,766 r27.897 Investment income 19.737 19,738 16,904 Total 771,995 J4.804 806,799 747,141 EXPENDrruRK ON Ch*rit8bl¢ a¢tivlties The provision of pr4%£h(K)l ¢du¢ational services 740,099 8,892 748,991 710,509 NET INCOMC 31,896 21912 57008 36,632 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds biDuglJt fO￿ard 4SI,719 57.773 509,492 472,860 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIKDFORWARD 483,615 83ffj85 $67,300 509,492 The notes fomi p8rt ofthese fin#tt¢i¥l 5tat¢m¢nts Page 17 THANETEARLY YEARS PROJECT BAIANLE SHEET 31 JULY 2025 2025 Tot21 rundj 2024 Total fijllds Unresiricied fu￿dS Restricted funds Notes *IXED Assrrs Tangible assets 12 19,577 4,001 23578 8.945 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Cash at bat 2,707 491,248 2,707 570.931 760 328,047 79.683 493.9)5 79,683 57308 528,807 CREDITOILS ATnounts falliiig due within one yeir 14 129,916) (29,9161 (28,2601 NET CURREMf ASSETS 464,039 79,683 $43,722 500.547 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURREI¥T LIAIIILITJES 483,616 83,684 567JOO 509.492 NKT ASSETS 483,616 B3,684 567,300 509,4¥2 FUNDS Unrestricted funds Re5¢rtcted funds 15 48J,616 83.684 451,719 57,773 TOTAL FUNDS 567300 509,492 These fjnaiicial slalements have been prewed rn 4¢wrdan¢¢ with (h¢ provisions applicablc to charitable eompani¢s subject to the small companies iegime. The financial slateinents were approved by The BO2￿ of Trustres gnd auih0ri5Ed for issue on and were signed on its bchalf by.. ruslee ThB ￿4¢5 fonn part of these financial siaternents Page 18 THANrf EAJILY YLIRS FROJECT CASH FLOW STATEMETrrr OR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025 2025 2024 Notes Cash flows from optiatiHg #ctivitie5 Cash generated frotu op¢rntion5 Jnleirstpaid 4305 (8) 24,902 Nei cash pt¥>vided byop¢Tating aGtiviti 43042 24,902 CH$h floiv5 fiy)rn investing actlvltl&% Purchase of tangible fixed assets Interest rece%ved 120.696) 19,738 {5,791) 16.904 N¢t cash (used inyprovided by investing actI￿ti¢5 (958) Ch¥nge in CRSh gnd cash equlvlllents I Ihe i*portin¢ peiiod CAsh #nd tksh equiyfilents at the begluiilllg of the reporiing period 42084 36,015 524047 492.032 Cagh and c95h equlvAlents at th¢ ¢ud of the i'eportithg period 570,931 52&047 The noies fomi port of these fittartcial $tat¢m¢J]ts Pagg 19 TIIANET EARLY YEARS PROJECT NOTES TO THE CASH fiLOW sfATFMEwr FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025 RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOfvIETO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING AcfiviTIFS 2025 2024 Net ancome for Ihe repoi1ing p¢riod las per the Stfjtement of FinAnctal Actlvilicsl AdjustmerEts lor: Depi%¢iaiton ¢h818 Interestreceived Tnier limited by guarante4 regisiered in Bngland and Wales. The rnpan￿S rewstsred tsutnb¢r and r¢gi5t¢T¢d oifJc¢ fjdar￿ c4n b¢ found on th¢ CoMpa￿Y lttfomiatiojj p8Be. ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basls of prepij'illgtbe statement5 The financittl stakrnents of t1￿ c]iaTitsbl¢ ¢ompany. which is a public ben¢fJt ¢iitity under FRS 102, have be¢n prepared accordance with th¢ Ch8rities SORP IFRS 1021'Accounting and R¢porting by Charilie3'. StAiement of Re¢omtnended Pr4cti¢e applicable to charities wepaitttg their accouttis in accordance with the Financi Reporting Slafidard applicable in thB UK aDd Rq)ublic of Ir¢land IFRS 1021 (¢*fr￿]ve l January 20191,. Financial R¢portillE Stsndard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard appli￿￿le in the UK and R¢publi¢ of Irela*d' and the CompaniE4 Ad 2006. The fiTrJncwl statcmen15 hayc bern prepared under the historical (x)si ¢onverttiott. The finanGiil statcments are wesented in Sterling. which is the functi¢￿al cutsency of tt* charity. Monctary Amounts inth¢50fillgn¢ial statements are rounded to the nearest L Going coneern The Ttustees have prep2T¢d f￿ancIal projection4 taking into con5iderntion the Current cconoElliC l￿T￿ltIonS aod hav< at the time of approving th¢Ee accounts. a reasu￿bIe expeetsiion that the charity has ad¢qu&t¢ if50urces ta ¢ontinv¢ Èij op¢ralional ttxistett* for the foreseeable Thus, they Cl￿tin￿e to a(bpt the going ¢oncem basis of llccounting in preparing Ihe accounts. ljjeome All incotne is reW￿ls¢d in the Statement ofFinancial Attiviiies ott¢e the charity entitlement to the fvnds, it is probable th8t th¢ in¢omewill bereceived and the amount beme&llt¥d reliabty. Expendlture Liabilities are reo)gni$ed w ex￿ndit￿re as 500n as th¢r¢ is a l¢gal or C￿)StraCtIve obligatiOJI eommitting t charity to that expenditUlE, it is probabl¢ tlTrat a Iransfei. of economi¢ benefits will be required in 5ettl¢ment and the amount Df the obligation c&n be measured reliably. Exptnditure is 8CCtrUnted for on an accrnals basis and has beert ¢185sifid und¢r h¢adings that agg￿gate all cost related to the category. whe￿ costs cannot bts directly attributed to paiticulat headin8S th¢y have bern allocated to &¢tiYjti¢s on a basis ¢onsist¢DI with the use of Jtsourtes. TaTtgible fixed Assets Depr¢Giatien is provided at the following Ètmubl T&tes in order to write off e&ch 8sset over its estimated llsefijl Fixiur¢s and fittings Computer equipmcnt 25% ort Mst % on cost Taxatton Thetharity is exefflpt from corpw8tion t&¥ on its chwilable actlvities. Fund Aceountlhg Unrestricted ftsnds be used in 8c¢ord8ncc with thecharilableobjcctives at Ihcdiscretion of the trnstees. Reslricted funds tan only bB used for particulw restricted purposes wiliun the objects of the cEwity. Restrictions 8rts¢ when spccified by the donororwhen fvnds aTe rnised foT P)rtr¢ular r¢slricled purpos¢5. Fvrtljer ¢xplanat￿rt of Ihcnature and purpose of each fi)nd i5 included in the notes lo the financial statements. Pen$Son eosts atkd other posf.rÈtirement beDefits The charttBble conipaay op¢rates a defin¢d contributioTh pension scheme. Conliibulions payable to tht charitable comporLy'S P¢tJsion ￿herne gre charged to the Stath¢])tof Finanri81 Activitie6 in th¢ p￿lOdtOwh1ch theyrelale. Page 21 continued... THANET BARLV YEARS PROJECT NOTES TOTHE FINANCIAL STATEMEhryS- tontinuÈd FOR THE YEAR EI NDED 31 JULY 2025 DONATIONS AND LEGACIKS 2025 2024 tknnation8 1,295 2.340 INVESTMENT INCOME 202$ 2024 Deposit ft¢count int¢rcsl 19.738 16.904 INCOLM￿ FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES 2025 2024 Activity The provision of preschool edu(alional 5eTViC¢5 'The proviston of preschool ed￿￿tional services The provision of PTe5chool educational sctvi£Bs Grants 725J91 628,375 59,714 93,111 Sundry income 461 6,411 785.766 727.897 Grants received, included in the above. arcas follows.. 2025 2024 Othcrgrents Fwided 3 & 4 Yearold Nursery Pl&ce$ Fun(kd 2 Year Old Nursery Places Funded Undw 2 Yearold Places 81,826 358,794 258572 26J99 49,651 373,538 205.186 725591 628,375 CHARITAIILE Acllv]TIES COSTS Supwrt costs (see note 7) Direct C051$ Totals 'rh¢ prov*sion of prcwhool educaiiotsBI rvic 532,040 216.951 748.991 P8ge 22 conttnued... THANILT IIAllLY YXARS FROJEcr NOTES TOTHE FINANCIALSTATEMEIYIS- contlnued FOR THK YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025 SUPPORT COSTS (k)vemanc costs Managemcnt Fin8nce Totals Theprovision ofprtschotrl edu(¥tional servi¢&% 208003 1.12 7J96 216.951 NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE} Netincomel{expertditure) is stat¢d aft¢r ch8w#gllcrediting).' 2025 2024 Auditoi%' remuttejation DepreciBlion-owneda$sets Otheroper8ting leases 7980 6063 46,626 8.064 1,577 44.952 TRusfEES' REMUNERATJON AND BENEFITS 2025 2024 T￿steeS, Salaries Tjuslees, $OGial s¢curity TJust¢¢S' P¢R5Lon contributions to monBy purchas¢ schemes S3,711 6J49 2,686 50,031 5,649 2,501 62,946 58,181 The charity i$ Teqtsir¢d to hav¢ a RespoTrsiblc PBrson. Th¢ Proj¢Gt Manaws Ms K D Hammond, has undertaken thi8 role 5iry￿ 24 July 2018. Ms K D Hamrnolld r¢ceived remuneration in the ye8r, as disc105ed aknv¢, ID accordajice with Charity Law 2nd ikn goveining document of the ch2Tily, for h¢r ¢tnploy¢d $¢rvi￿$ a5 the Project Manager. Th¢re were no other Trustt¢s who Tec4iYed rejnuneration duFlll8 the year ended 31 July 2025 nor for the year endcd 31 July 2024. Ti'ustees, expcnses During the yeot Ms K D Hammond Trustee w08 iylltibursed £15712024 £325) for costs i￿￿red on beh8]f of the charity. 10. grAFF COSTS 202S 2024 W?g¢s and salaiies Social secllrity costs OlheYpet]sion costs 576Jll 360S4 16059 339,755 26,315 15.810 629,124 602,080 The avernge Enonthlynumberof employee8 during the YearW￿ &% follt>W5- 2O2S 2024 36 Head Offjcé a])d Settiiigs Staff P48¢ 23 ¢ontÈnued... TllATr￿T EARLY YEARS PRoJEcr NOTES ro THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- eorttinued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025 STAFF cosrs- eontinued No cmployecs received emolumer)ts in exccss of £60.000. ii. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTEVITIES Urtrestriclcd nd$ Restricted nds Totsl ftjnds INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Ejonations and legacies 1,640 700 1340 ChRrlt8bltat*iviti The provision of presdiool ¢ducalional seTVi¢ts 708.049 19,848 727.897 Invtstment income 16.902 16,904 Total 726,591 20,550 747,141 EXPC4 NDITURC ON Cbarilablencllviti¢5 The provision of preSL'hoDI Educatiotval services 707,137 3372 710.509 NET INCOIMB 19,454 17,178 36,632 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS 'I'otal funds brought fonvard 432265 40,595 472.860 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED f4ORWARD 451,719 57,773 509,492 12. TANGIBLE FIXEf) ASSKTS Fixtutts Computer equ(pmBnt fittings Totxls cosr At l August 2024 Additions 7,231 20,000 13.750 690 20,981 20ffi96 At 31 July 2025 27331 14A46 41ffj77 DEPRECIATION At l August 2024 Chai'ge foryc 7,959 1.448 12,036 6,063 4,615 At 31 July 2025 9A07 18.099 NET BOOK VALUE At 31 July 2025 18,539 SO39 23578 Al 31 july 2024 J.154 5.791 8.945 PBge 24 4)ntillu¢d... THANET EARLY YEARS PROJECT NOTES TOTTrEE FtNANCIALsfATEMEP4TS. contin￿ed FOR THEYEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025 13. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 2025 2024 Tnde debtors Pi'Epayrnents ond accrued incomt 200 560 2,707 2,707 760 14. CREDrroRS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 2025 2024 Tradecreditors AccruEd expe]w5 911 29,005 355 27.905 29,916 28,260 15, MOVEMKNT N FUNDS Net movemettt in fund5 Tr￿8ft¥S At 31.7.25 At 1.8.24 fonds Unrestslcted fu￿d$ Gen¢i'al fund Phenio% teathing 446?09 4410 32,766 1869) 479,075 4,541 451,719 31097 483.616 Restricted fynds Ramsg*e Chariti¢s Fund Explorws Early Ycajs P￿][ PrzzDium Hand in l-jand Early Years Pllpil Premium Growing To8etlierEarly Years Pupil Pwmivm Hglllship Fund 74 17.701 26,$37 (74) .¥43 7,642 23344 34.179 11.968 J,493 1222S SDI 24.193 2.068 74 57.773 25,911 83,684 TOTAL FUNDS 509,492 57008 S67AOO P2ge 25 ¢ontinuAI... THANET EARLY YEARS PROJECT NOTESTO TIIE Fll¥ANCIAL STATEMENTS. continutd riOR THE YEAR ENDCI D 31 JULY 2025 15. MOVEI MENT IN IfuNDS- conlinued Net movement in funds. inclllded in Ihe#boYe are 8% follows.. Incoming resource8 Resources expeiided Movement in fiind$ UnYesttrStted fujjds General fund Phonics tea¢hiNg 771995 17J9,229) (869) 32.766 (8691 771,995 (740,098) 31,897 Restrlcted Explorets Eady Years Pvpil Pren)iuiii Hand in Hynd E&rJy Years Pypil Premium Growing Tog¢lherEarly Years Pupil Preniiutn Hardship Fuiid 8,459 10.597 ,916) {2,955) 5.543 7,642 15,247 (3,022) 12325 501 34,804 (8,893) 25,911 TOTAL FUNDS 806,799 48.991) 57,808 CompAI'atives (or movem¢At in funds Nel movement in ￿lld8 At 31.7.24 At 1.8.23 UnYe&triL'ttd funds General ￿nd Phonics teaching 432265 14,044 5.410 446,309 5,410 432265 19.454 451,719 Restrffieted futtds Ramsgal¢ CliariiiesFund Explore￿ Earfy YethiE Pupil P￿￿1￿117 Hand in Hand Early yea￿ Pupil Premium Cjrowing Tog¢therE3Tly Years Pupil PIEmium Hardsliip Fund 74 12,223 20.27] 74 17,701 26,537 5,478 6,266 7.234 793 4.734 701J I 1.968 1,493 40.595 17.178 57.773 TOTAL FUNDS 472,860 36,632 5Q9.492 Pa8¢26 continued... THANET KARLY YEARSPROJEcr NOTESTOTHE FINANCIAL STATRMENTS. contlnued FOR TFIE YEAR KNDED 31 JULY 2025 MOVXMLI Nf IN FUNDS- ¢oDtinu¢d col￿paratiVe net nKFvement in in¢lud¢d Inth¢ aFove ST¢ a8 follows- In¢omiThg resources Resources expended Mov¢m¢nt in funds Unrestrieted fu￿d8 G¢nerBI fund Phonics tea¢hin8 720,591 6,000 (706.5471 15901 14,044 5,410 726J91 {707,1371 19,454 R¢stric*ed funds Explorers ERTly Years Pupil Premiurn Hand in Hand Early Yeais Pllpil ￿miu]s) Growing TogEth¢r￿r]yycars Pupil Premium I-Iar&%hip Fund 6236 7,806 1758) (1,5401 5,478 6,266 5,808 700 (1,0741 4.734 700 20,550 13.372) 17,178 T(KfAL FIJNDS 747,141 1710.5091 36.632 A currentyezr 12 mothhs ond priory¢￿ 12 months wmbined position is as follows-. Net movement in funds Transfers bets¥eeJJ fvtM18 At 1.8.23 31.7.25 Unrestrktted funds G¢n¢ral fund Phonics tea¢hing 432,265 46.810 4.541 479.075 4,541 432265 51?51 483.616 Restrlcted fitnds Ramsgat¢ Charities Fund Explojen brly Y¢&TS Pupil Pr¢mium Hand in Hand Early Years Piipil Premium Growing Tog¢therEarly Y¢arsPupil Premium l.lardship Fund 74 12.223 20271 (74) lJ.021 13908 23,244 34,179 7334 793 10,959 J,201 24,193 2.068 74 40,595 43.089 83,684 TOTAL FUNDS 472,860 94.440 5673(M) P88e 27 eonlinued... THANET EARLY YEAIIS PROJ￿[ NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATKMKNTS. contlnued FOR THE YEAR ENDED3J JULY 2025 15. MOVEMENf Iiy FUNDS- ¢ontIn￿ed A currettt year 12 Tnonths and Prior year 12 months combined net movcmcnt In ￿Thd5, included in the AbDve Ate as follows= lttcoming resources R&8ources expended Mov¢m¥nt in funds UDre5tiicted funds General fund Phonics leathinB 1,492,586 6,000 {1,445,7761 11,4591 46.810 4,541 1,498,586 {1.447,2351 51,351 Restricted funds Explolers Early Y¢ars Pupil P￿miUM Hand in Hand Early YeBrs PITpiI Premiu fjrowing Together Early Years P￿p11 Premium Hardsliip Fuijd 14,695 IB,403 13,6741 14,495} 11.021 13.908 21,055 1,201 14,096) 16.959 1201 55.354 (12,265) 43.089 TOTAL WUNDS 1,553,940 {1,459.500) 94.440 16. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES Therewer¢ no ￿14£ed party transaGtions for the year endEd 31 July 2025. Pa8¢ 28 THANrfEARLYYEARS PROJEcr DETAILED sfATEMBNT OF FINANCIAL ACTlVtTIL8 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025 2025 2024 JNCOME AND KNDOWMENtS Donatioiis and legAtles Donations 1,29S 2.340 Investm¢nt irttom¢ D¢p051t acwunt llLttJE8t 19,738 16,SX)4 Ch#i'itable R¢fiTrities Grants Fe Sundry incom¢ 725,591 59,714 461 628.375 93.111 6,411 78&766 727.897 Total Itieoming resoure¢s 806,799 747,141 EXPENDITURE ChgritAble attivities Wages Soci21 security P¢nsioDs Rent Jiisuraiic¢ 424485 24526 9053 32,526 3,155 17 6,618 8,083 4,8116 1.7114 464 IO?22 405.911 18,942 9.595 30,055 Play group costs EYPP Spcnd Rates I￿rf wat¢r T¢ltphone Poslag4 Stationery Ènd adv¢rti$ing Main*nancE TravellirtEexpense5 Ptof¢5sioaal fees Clothing 5,833 3,372 4.348 1.756 256 5.916 150 (4491 66 80 264 10,112 1.$77 316 34 R¢rnoval c051s Rccruitm¢nt expenses RediindaTh¢y Fixlurts aAd fittings Computer eqtsipment Bank interest 148 4,615 360 531040 501.267 Suppoit costs M4n4gem¢nt Twslees. 5alari¢5 Tiwstees. social security CarriedfoNard 53,711 6,549 60,260 50,031 5,649 55,680 This page does Mt forni part of tlJ¢ slatutory fin&ncial slttem¢tts Page 29 THAN'ETEARLY YKAIISPROJECT DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcfiviTIFS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025 2025 2024 M*n&Eemertt Bioughi forward TI￿Stets, pen$ions paid Wages Social Security Pcll510DS Reni Ralcs arhd wal¢r Insurance Teleplion¢ Postage, stationery and ￿vertISIng Sundrtes iiipment and maintenince Ti8vellin8 expe418es Training and recruittn¢nl Prof&*%tonal ftc8 Siibscriptions Computer equiyment 60360 2,686 98,015 5.779 3,520 14,100 493 1,172 1206 178 602 1,281 55,680 2.501 103,813 1.924 3,714 14.897 358 673 1,250 241 3,067 197 46 65 11.916 1,918 1,074 15,429 1.088 208,803 201,026 FinAnce Bank charges 152 152 Governgnce c05tS TNslees' expenses Auditors. Irinuneration 16 7,950 8.064 7,996 8,064 Total resourc￿ expended 74&991 710.509 Net Intome 57008 36.632 Thi5 pagE does notfonD partof the statutory fI￿n(la1 51at¢m¢nts Pag¢ 30