NETHERFIELD PRE 8CHOOL REGb8TERED CHARITY NUMBER .. 1101482 FINANCIAL 8TATEMENT8 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGU8T 2024 JC A¢¢ountlng & Taxatlon 8•rvlo•s Chart•r•d C•rtlfl•d A¢¢ountsnts 24 Llttl• Common Road B•xhlll - on - 8•a East 8usS•X TN39 4JB
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRU8TEE8 OF NEfHERFIELD PRE 8CHOOL I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31 August 2024, whlch are set out on pages 2 to 3. R•sp•ctlv• r•sponslbllltl•s of trust••s and •xamln•r The charity's trustees are responslble for the preparation of the accounts. The charlty's trust88S consider that 8n audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (The Charities Act} and that an ind8p8ndent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to.. -exarnine the accounts under section 145 of the Act.. -to follow the procedures laid down in th8 gener81 Dlrectlons given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act,. and -to state whether particular matters have come to my attentlon. Basls Ind•p•nd•nt •X4mln•r's r•port My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Dlrectlon8 given by the Charty Commission. An examlnation includes a ravithv of the accounting recofds kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented wlth those records. It also Includes consideration of any unusual Items or disclosuras in the accounts, and seeking explanatlons from you as trustoes concemlna any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provlda all the evldence that would be required in an audlt and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the aceAiunts present a 'true and fair view and the report is limited to those matters sat out In the statement below. Ind•p•nd•nt •ximln•r's stat•m•nt In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention,, (1) ¥thich gives me reasonable cause to belleve that in any material respect the requSrements.' -to keep accounting rordS in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act., and -to pr8pare acUnts which accord with the accouniing records and comply with the accounting requlr8m8nts of the Act have not been met; or (2) to which, in my opinion. attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understandlng of the accounts to be reached. Jennif8r Collin5 FCCA Chartered Certified Accountsnt JC Accountlng & Taxation SeNices 24 Little Common Road Bexhill on Sea East Sussex TN39 4JB 13th May 2025
NETHERFIELO PRE 8CHOOL REG18TERED CHARITY NUMBER . 1101482 RECEIPT8 ANO PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 318T AUGU8T 2024 2024 2023 RECEIPTS Fees & Grants Fundraising Uniform Sales Interest on Savings 78,565.53 52,70 97.75 999.87 61,782.38 702.09 201.83 428.26 TOTAL RECEIPT8 77,715.85 83,114.56 LESS PAYMENT8 Wages Staff P8nslon Refreshments. consumables and cleanlng Adv8rtislng Rent Rates Insurance Subscriptions & R8gistration Fees Stsff training Trips (net Cost) Accountancy Stationery,Telephone and Postage Uniform Purchased Computer Soft¥vare Rep8iTS and Renewals Sundrles Bank Charges 58,335.75 1,198,18 1,2S3.30 88,438.84 921.45 2,570.09 302.40 3,760.00 2,688.00 1,464,41 418.59 350,80 (310.40) 175,00 805.17 838.96 3.920.00 1,297.40 1,542.25 200.91 781.12 139.72 175.00 752.04 238.30 281.99 126.07 102,00 60.00 80.00 TOTAL PAYMeNT8 70,282.01 80,585.11 Net Surplusl(Deficit) for the Year 7,433.84 (17,470.55)
NETHERFIELD PRE 8CHOOL REG18TERED CHARITY NUMBER . 1101482 STATEMENT OF A88Ef8 & LIABILITIES AS AT 31ST AUGUST 2024 2024 2023 Curr•nt Ass•ts CAF Current Account CAF Savings Account Cash in Hand 18,169.43 40,298.22 1.73 58,469.38 11,709.09 39,326.45 51,035.54 Less: Fees In advance 58,489.38 51.035.54 R•pr•s•nt•d ty: General Fund Balance brought Forw8rd Surplus for the Year S1,035,54 7,433.84 88,506.09 (17,470.55) 58,489.38 51,035.54 APPROVAL OF THE FINANCIAL 8TATEMENT8 We hereby approve the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 st August 2024 and are authorlsed to sign on behalf of the Trustees.
Supervisor report AGM 18th June 2025 Year Sepl¢mlw 2023 to Au8USt 2024 -present da), (June 2025) Children ob role September 2023 siarted with 15 children increasing quickly to 18 Lhildrcn ¢ndin8 in July 2024 with 20 chIldn on rolc. Wc had 13 leaverg, 7 rcmaining and 2 mot¢ children started in SepteMr 2024, COVID We are still seein8 some of the efTecls of COVID and the impad of thc chanBin8 pressures of life. k¢hnolo8y and thc raisirt8 eosts of livin8. We are pleed rhai more childrcn are able lo access the 30 hour funding and we can ally 8¢t to kTh)w ih¢tn. Immune systems continue to be al a low and illnesses seem lo linBcr. Supwrting the children with personal, social and ¢motional n¢¢d, temaills high on 48end&8. They attend training and work closely with Isend and SFtt¢h ond language th¢rapisl$ dev¢lop sts8te8ies to 8ive supwrt nttdcd. Providing safe, quiei spaces and resources. to aid the children io self-re8ulale has bccom¢ part of vcryday pracliLY. As a ieam. the stsff wot well together and are very Inttme with iK)th each other and the ¢hildren. This makes for a vcry supwrtiv¢ and r¢lu¢d ¢nvironment. where we 5haTe the ups and downs of the day. With CUVII) Siill continue io Ask Ihai anyon¢ with 3)ThpM$ slay$ away unlil a l¢$t shows negative. We also sk th8t ehildr¢n 8re Th)18iven any paraeetsmol based medicines or thc like, such calwl. that will mask temrat11[c5 linked to illness includin8 COVID. Wc considcr that if a child nd5 th¢5¢ tyrKs of mcd1¢atio then the¥ are ill and 8re ixtter to k Tcslin8 at homc to aid a sFedy Tecovery. A1VItIes In the Settlbg We like lo Cncourdge families lo joift us in th¢ settin8 to ploy or sharc a skill. tAS't year. one of OUT pAr¢nis LAme in a couple of times and showed the children how lo ti¢ dv¢ t-5hirtg. This was )th fun for th¢ ¢hildrcn and th¢ Staff, We also inviled pwrnI families tor a stay and play al chris11n. Severnl wple joined u8 and w¢ felt it W&8 a vy. reled and successful time. especially lor th¢ ¢hildr¢n, W¢ thai p4r¢nts arc bus> omd il is ditTi¢uli to jU88le work and limc toioin . We try lo diffcrcnl days tt) h¢lp wilh this where p)8sibl¢. We are in the prottss of8rr8ngin8 our end of lerni activities and will send out notices ASAP. If you hAie a ykill th4t you would lik¢ to shdr¢ with u5. then please 4J¢ak to on¢ of the siaff and we ¢an discuss li with you. Trips ind Outln8J On the lasl day of ihe aead¢mi¢ year we i(x)k our usual trip io knockhch. We invitcd $om¢ of ow pro4ClIve P8r¢nt$ io join us mY of our ls11Th$ familiey came along. Som¢ mwJ¢ an8¢M¢nIS for their children to 80 with other fomily m¢rnlxrs. We arc happy for other$ to come, we just need lo know who for numE¢r$. Wc mcl al ik eftlrance and a5 lasl >'ear, we were abk lo Yel off quickly. For ihosc Ihal want to, w¢ like to m¢¢t al lunchtime and cha(, before Boin¥ off lo explore a8ain. The new walerplay area looked amozin8 and the weather w&$ Trea for this. Stall. had fun playin8 with Ihc childrctL especially in t dTa8on'g castle hidin8 from each other, This year w¢ were lucky erM)UBh to ttl]Y see some of the birds of pr¢v flyinB. HoFfuil)' everyone 48Tees tht it w&% an enjoyable day we yaid 8cM)d bye lo our Riging 5 children. Wc Hre lookin8 forward io this >ear's trip, whith you should have reLYived the letter for. Stff IralnlDg and quallflea11008 Sophie has working very hard throuBIK>Ut thc yegr and has just completed her Lxvel 3 in Child care, Ix8rning and D¢v¢lopmcnt. Wc would likc lo con8rnNIAie heT Iwk forward to hu c()niinued supw)n 91 the pre-sch(x)l. Sia£fke¢p updated with Ihe many chang¢$ in Early years and wmpl¢le online wcbinars or ¢ourses thai aT¢ SU88csied or mandaiory. This included Yve allerMlin8 Annuol Safcguardin8 Conlerence al ihe Amex Bri8hton. Yve continues to attend inclwion supp)rt 8roup meetin85. MllnA8els mttiin89 8nd variou5 online courses. All Stsff arc trai1 to tksiBnaled Safe8uardin8 L¢ad IDSL) level and Paediatric Firsi Aid. Tranxltlon and IIDks to h0o1 During the Summcr t¢rm l&sl vcar. Yve mcl with ihe new recwion 1Ch¢r. Mrs Harris. To8ether ihey di5CUSsed the children's profiles and &85essments. highli8htin8 any athlilional support lo help with a sm(bo¢h transition. Th¢ ¢hildren mad¢ their weekl). Ri$ing 5's visit$ lo th¢ Te¢epli¢)n cla88 to 1amiltls¢ them with their n¢w l¢acher and ihe school enviromnenl. In the Pre.School we started our Ri$in8 5's 8Clivili¢s to help PT¢pare thcm for ih¢ir transition lo schiy)l. FOT children not attendin8 the school next s*yor we arranBed for the reception teachers io Tri5ii the senin8 and pla). with the child We also encour4g¢d PgT¢Dts to lake their child to any f¢l¢s or ei'ents h¢ld by their new sclKX)I. Not all s¢h(K)Is ¢om¢ to visii the ¢hildT¢n in th¢ selling. th¢J' will have their own transition syst¢m in place. Thi8 may iTiclu(k a tasi¢r da). for ihc childrcn. We are &Nailable to discuss any conccrns and as always. a privaie m¢¢tinB can arrJn8¢ Webyltel Tr Acekmpok We continue lo use our webgitel Faceixx)k page to adi'ertise evenig and a%'ailabl¢ $p¥es. We occasionally )st interestinB links, relAted io early years and Childre io keep the pa8e active. Pre•Sehool Home links St91tatt 31wd)s availobl¢ al pick up and drop off time for f8¢¢ lo la(t conv¢rsa¢ions and tx)oking appoinltn¢nts for more 5ensilivc C0CtSli0ns. Wix •nd partirulaTly Whats App temain th¢ preferr¢d and m051 Cfficient wa> to successtullN. kccp wmmunicalion 801n8. Tho. are an 5Y way to send a quick mc5sa8e lo ask a question in the day. or to Tea5sure a parent Ihai their child has s¢ttl¢d. li gives 8 the means lo Contaci parents 1th n-Urgen1 things and they Can r¢spond when
availablc. A5 always, TaFtsty is only succ¢ssful if accessed re8ularly. Therefore. we ¢n¢oura8e you All to 108 in io Avoid yow auntS becomin8 inaclive. Tapestry is where we shaTC pIKAographs and vidcos of your child for you to sce what they have &Jne durin8 their lime with us. Our ¢mph&sis is to 'preseni' with th¢ children as mwh as wssible. With this in mind we try to reduce the amount of wriling we do in their presence. When a child is settling we lake lots of phologrhS [clY to shale with them and their family. As they proBres& we rcdue¢ this 10, ncedcd for our obsm'aiions. How¢v¢r. we ty lo en5UTC we i&c additional pi¢lUTCS of ¢a¢h child ternily to share with pmls. We also &sk you to add your owi photographs so that the children can share them with w. Thank you to those of you that already do thi$, il is much appreeiate(i especiatlv when sUPPOrtin8 thc childrcn to settlc. oklng forwrd$ As a]wa)'s w¢ would lik¢ to IhAnk all the paTenl4 past and present, for th¢iT wntinued suNrt in iaiyin8 funds and h¢lping out in thc %tting. Wc would also like to thank the TnL4ttts for voluntccring to ovcrsce the rut1n8 of the scttin8 offerin8 advicc and couns¢l when necessar>'. nd fln•lty, S•m PhyAII. Ch•lr of TThstee8 (ReSIlllg) It has IMJ a long joumey to Teplace Sn as Chair of Truslcc5. Hc ha5 kcn very patient with all the settin8 things up and making the changes. AgaiT4 we would likc to thank him and wish him well for ihe fuNre, We now have the plegsure of 8reeiin8 Trevor Murr&). Rs our new Chair of Trufft¢$. Trevor h&4 been a parent At our pre-schLK)I for a few yeArs and h&s expericnc¢ in Mgn4B¢rn¢nt and busincss. H¢ i5 well qualified to supwrt us and olTer any SUPFKFrt we mlly tKe W¢ would &lso like lo thank Kaylcigh Hatth, who has A8Teed to join &9 a TnJst¢¢ too. Thank l'ou lo you toth. W¢ aTC Very 8ra1¢f for your support and thai you enjoy To1¢. Mony ihdnks dnd be51 wishes HayJoo¢ ManaKer/Earfy Ye4Tf5 Teacher
Chair of Trustees Report AGM 2025 Introduction Welcome to my final AGM as Chair. It has been an honour to work with the pre-school for the last six years. When I took over the chair duties in 2019 1 certainly wasn't expecting anything as dramatic to happen as COVID! It did show me how resilient, hard working, and innovative the team here are, and continue to be. I want to say a massive thank you to them for welcoming me in, supporting me, and ultimately providing such a great little pre-school that has been a pleasure to be a part of. I leave knowing that it is in good hands both with the new trustees coming on board and Yve and the team. The children who are moving up at the end of the year are in are well prepared and ready to take the next step, I wish them well in their school life, and thank Yve and the team for such dedication to ensuring the children are ready to move up. Staff We have a good set up of staff with our numbers and look forward to the same stability going into the new school year in September. Accounts After our bit of a hit to the accounts reported at the last AGM l am pleased to say that Yve has got them back on track and is starting to build a surplus in the funding account again. which is great news and means that the pre-school is in a strong position to handle unexpected costs. Trustees I would like to welcome Trevor and Kayleigh and l am sure they will help and support the pre-school to continue moving from strengTth to strength. Communications If anyone would like to talk about any day to day running then I would like to direct them to Yve, however if someone has any questionslcomments about other aspects including fundraising, then please contact the trustees on li And Finally I would like to thank Yve and the team for all their hard work and I look forward to another successful year at the pre school.
Netherfield Pre-school AGM Minutes 18° June 2025 Present: Trustees: Sam Phyall, Yve Puxty, Trevor, Kayleigh Parents/Others: 4 Start: 09.05 Item I: Welcome and Introductions Item 2: Approve last AGM minutes - Approved Item 3: Chairs Report - Attached as a separate document Item 4: Setting Managers Report- Attached as a separate document Item 5: Accounts - Attached as a separate docurnent Item 6: AOB: The following details in response to questions are recorded: Question on children on roll - 13 currently, 7 coming in September (at present) Cornment thanking the staff for their hard work End: 09.20