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t lilis been a producrive hnanclal YL4ar at Sunbeam5 pre-school. We have liad a contlriued
IICTei75Li In chlld nuii)beTS Jttendin8, Inore than likely due to incfeased movL4ment Irito thL
rea a5 well as more Pci¥enls taking up the 15 or 30 hoLtrs funding.
Our body of 51aff has changed Somewhat, but continues lo glow. We had originally taken on
Ikkl Snilth as bank 51aff and she has contt.nued to prove hersell lo be a more than capable
'.h)ember ol the team. Th15 resulted In us offering her a permanent contract in the latter part
+)f ihe year. Hannah Irvlne ha5 a150 51epped up massively over the last year and we are
. icurrenily looking at building evidence to be able lo class her as a level 3 qualifi'ed member of
Staff. Paula Pay conh'nue5 to act as an outstanding depuly manager and has stepped into the
breach on a number of occasions to support the Pfe-school manager Lisa. I cannot express
enou8h gratitude to the team as a whole.
Lisa continues to do an amaiing job to build the reputation of the pre-school and by
outstandlng word ol mouth between parents and the community, the numbers of children
artending the pfe5chool has conb'nLted lo grow to record levels. This has 311 been backed up
by the good Ofsted report that was gained in the last year. The staff all performed amicably,
bnd this has l)i8hlighted yet again the strength of the pre-school at present.
We also have said goodbye to some Staff. with Karen Moss and Karine Wood having left
within the last few years. Recently we have also developed the need for more staff due to
Increased need within the setting, in relation to several children with a higher level of need.
This ha5 meant that we have appointed Rebecca Bland. originally to be bank staff. but to
secure her in post we have offered her a permanent contract. This again is helping to build
an even stronger team of childcare profe5siona15 in the North Mundham community as
Rebecca will be artending colleEe, as well as working at the pre-school and potentially
training to do the level 3 or 6 qualilication.
Generally, the pre-school is in 3 strong position. although we need to continue to build the
staff body, mainly through the continued advertisement for bank staff to ensure that we
have sultable cover when needed. As ever, we have continued to Struggle over the years
with recruitt.ng trustees, with myself still acting as chairman/treasurer/secretary. Claire
Thompson has just given in her notice as a trustee. We thank her for the years of 5UPPOrt
with regard to the preschool. We desperately continue to try to encourage other members
of the preschool to be involved and become trustees and now are looking into updating our
constitution to enable u5 to recruit some trustees more easily.
lastly with regard to fltndraising, as will be commented on in the treasurer section, our
finances remain positive and we will continue to take part in community fundraisin& acting
to run stalls durin8 the North Mundham Gala.

Our turnover for this last financial year has increased, which is mainly due to increase in
child numbers/hour5 and an increase in parents able to claim West Su55ex County Council 15
or 30 early years funding.
Our reserve bank actount is well established, continuing to earn interest, substantially more
than the previou5 year- 2023-24. This 15 in place to ensure we have enough resources to
cover reduced child numbers or potentr.al stuff redundancies.
Expenditure on Staff training was down compared to the previous financial year. ofsted did
raise availability of staff training as a point for development and we will continue to
encourage staff to take up trainin8 on offer.
Wages and salaries has gone up a little in the last linancial year, mainly due to hourly rate
increases associated with UK increases to the minimum wage and passing on this benefit to
more experienced staff. Thi5 will continue to increase over the years as minimum wage
increases and potentially more staff are working more hours over the week.
Administration tosts have stayed fairly constant compared to the previous year, although I
would expect these to be larger for the next financial year as c05t of living bills continue to
rise.
Finances spent on consumables, mainly new resources etc did drop a little in comparison to
the previou5 financial year. This is very variable, and will no doubt increase for the next
financial year a5 we are updabng and replacing some key child resources.
Other Costs have risen for this last year, mainly relatinB to offering more trip or in house
achvities to further develop the children's early year5. experience.
Printing and stationary costs have increased again on from the last financial year. This agèin
is attribuled to increased cost5 from supplier5.
The rent costs a550ciated with renting the annexe from North Mundham Village Hall have
also increased a lot for this year. on paper. Although this is mainly due to billing for the rent
being received less frequently over this fi'nancial year, meaning less payments were made
out in the year 2023-2024.
Overall, our profit is down compared to last year. but this still puts us in a good position for
the years ahead, as staffing, administration and consumables costs continue to rise. The
main bank balance has more than sufficient funds accumulated over the last 3 fi.nancial
years. mainly due to reduced staffing costs as Sunbeams now runs at or just above ratio for
staffing compared to child number5. We will continue to invest in the preschools resource5
nd staff training, a5 well as considering how Sunbeams can help other similar in5titLJtes in
-the West Su55ex area.

Manager comments-
In October last year, we had our Of5ted inspection and achieved a -good" in all areas. Credit
ha5 to go to the staff that shone through on the day and showed their incredible
professiona115m. We are very busy at the moment with 30 children on roll, 3 of whom are
SEN. This has in itself presented some staffing challenges, and some staff members which
have not worked out for one reason or another. However, we have now taken on Becca who
has started in the last few weeks and l am confident that we have now made the right
choices. This ha5 also meant I have been able to come out of numbers a bit and catch up on
paperwork.
This term we are looking forward to sports day, graduation and our end of term partv.
However. it will be met by some sadne55 this year 35 we See off 20 of our 30 cohort to "big"
School, and will be 5tarhng tran51hon after the half term break. We have a few new starters
already for September, however we will be quiet for at least the hrst month coming back.
So, thank you to Paula, Hannah, Viki and Becca who Continue to support the pre-school and
give their all on a daily basis. And also thank you to our chairman, Alex, who conttnues to
give his time on a voluntary basis.

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Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year ended 31 August 2024 



## Sunbeams Pre-School (North Mundham) 

## Contents of the Financial Statements 

Business Information 2 Profit and Loss Account 3 Balance Sheet 4 Detailed Profit and Loss Account 5 

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## Sunbeams Pre-School (North Mundham) 

Business Information for the year from 1 September 2023 to 31 August 2024 

## **Proprietor** 

Mr Alex Read 

**Address** The Pavillion School Lane North Mundham Chichester PO20 1QH **Accountant** KSL Accountants & Business Advisors 9 Vinnetrow Business Park Vinnetrow Road Chichester West Sussex PO20 1QH 

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## Sunbeams Pre-School (North Mundham) 

## Profit and Loss Account 

|2024<br>£<br>Turnover<br>97,774<br>Other income<br>326<br>Staff costs<br>(59,255)<br>Depreciation and other amounts written off assets<br>(1,962)<br>Other Charges<br>(30,689)<br>Profit for the year<br>6,194<br>for the year from 1 September 2023 to 31 August 2024<br>**Draft**|2024<br>£<br>Turnover<br>97,774<br>Other income<br>326<br>Staff costs<br>(59,255)<br>Depreciation and other amounts written off assets<br>(1,962)<br>Other Charges<br>(30,689)<br>Profit for the year<br>6,194<br>for the year from 1 September 2023 to 31 August 2024<br>**Draft**|2023<br>£<br>90,534<br>87<br>(56,595)<br>(1,962)<br>(19,532)|
|---|---|---|
||6,194<br>|12,532|
||||



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## Sunbeams Pre-School (North Mundham) 

## Balance Sheet as at 

## 31 August 2024 

|2024<br>£<br>2023<br>£<br>Fixed Assets<br>596<br>2,559<br>Current Assets<br>86,022<br>75,684<br>Creditors amounts falling due within one year<br>(7,302)<br>(4,923)<br>Net current assets (liabilities)<br>78,720<br>70,761<br>Total assets less current liabilities<br>79,316<br>73,320<br>Accruals and deferred income<br>(240)<br>(438)<br>**Net assets (liabilities)**<br>79,076<br>72,882<br>**Capital and reserves**<br>79,076<br>72,882<br>These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with UK Generally Accepted Accounting<br>Principles.<br>They were approved on 13 May 2025 by:<br>Mr Alex Read<br>**Proprietor**<br>**Draft**|2024<br>£<br>596<br>86,022<br>(7,302)<br>|2023<br>£<br>2,559<br>75,684<br>(4,923)|
|---|---|---|
||78,720<br>|70,761|
||79,316<br>(240)<br>|73,320<br>(438)|
||79,076<br>|72,882|
||79,076<br>|72,882|



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## Sunbeams Pre-School (North Mundham) 

|2024<br>£<br>**Turnover**<br>Fees<br>97,774<br>97,774<br>**Other Operating Income**<br>Bank Interest Received<br>326<br>326<br>**Staff Costs**<br>Staff Training<br>84<br>Wages and Salaries<br>59,171<br>59,255<br>**Depreciation, amortisation and impairment expense**<br>Depreciation on Classroom Equipment<br>1,962<br>1,962<br>**Other charges**<br>Administration<br>2,915<br>Consumables<br>4,145<br>Other<br>3,245<br>Printing and Stationery<br>423<br>Rent<br>19,961<br>30,689<br>**Profit for the year**<br>Net Profit<br>6,194<br>6,194<br>Detailed Profit and Loss Account<br>for the year from 1 September 2023 to 31 August 2024<br>**Draft**|2024<br>£<br>**Turnover**<br>Fees<br>97,774<br>97,774<br>**Other Operating Income**<br>Bank Interest Received<br>326<br>326<br>**Staff Costs**<br>Staff Training<br>84<br>Wages and Salaries<br>59,171<br>59,255<br>**Depreciation, amortisation and impairment expense**<br>Depreciation on Classroom Equipment<br>1,962<br>1,962<br>**Other charges**<br>Administration<br>2,915<br>Consumables<br>4,145<br>Other<br>3,245<br>Printing and Stationery<br>423<br>Rent<br>19,961<br>30,689<br>**Profit for the year**<br>Net Profit<br>6,194<br>6,194<br>Detailed Profit and Loss Account<br>for the year from 1 September 2023 to 31 August 2024<br>**Draft**|2023<br>£<br>90,534|
|---|---|---|
||97,774<br>326<br>|90,534<br>87|
||326<br>84<br>59,171<br>|87<br>465<br>56,130|
||59,255<br>1,962<br>|56,595<br>1,962|
||1,962<br>2,915<br>4,145<br>3,245<br>423<br>19,961<br>|1,962<br>3,013<br>6,170<br>2,427<br>167<br>7,755|
||30,689<br>6,194<br>|19,532<br>12,532|
||6,194|12,532|



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