**Charity registration number 1130467 (England and Wales) Company registration number 06875332**
## **ALVERBRIDGE NURSERY**
# **ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025**
## **ALVERBRIDGE NURSERY**
## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION**
|**Trustees**|Mr Daniel Harvey||
|---|---|---|
||Mrs Dawn Street||
||Mrs Rosie Walters||
||Mrs Alice Green||
||Mr Richard Anderson|(Appointed 9 September|
|||2024)|
|**Charity number (England and Wales)**|1130467||
|**Company number**|06875332||
|**Registered office**|80 South Street||
||Gosport||
||Hampshire||
||England||
||PO12 1ES||
|**Independent examiner**|Azets Audit Services||
||Carnac Place||
||Cams Hall Estate||
||Fareham||
||Hampshire||
||United Kingdom||
||PO16 8UY||
## **ALVERBRIDGE NURSERY**
## **CONTENTS**
||**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' report|1 - 5|
|Independent examiner's report|6|
|Statement of financial activities|7|
|Balance sheet|8|
|Notes to the financial statements|9 - 18|
## **ALVERBRIDGE NURSERY**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025**_
The trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2025.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the charity's governing document, the Companies Act 2006 and "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).
## **Objectives and activities**
## _Objectives as per current terms of reference_
The aims of the nursery are to enhance the development and education of children, primarily under the statutory school age, by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups and by:
- Offering appropriate play, education and care facilities and training courses, together with the right of parents to take responsibility for and to become involved in the activities of such groups, ensuring opportunities for all children whatever their race, culture, religion, means or ability;
- Encouraging the study of the needs of such children and their families and promoting public interest in and recognition of such needs;
- Instigating, adhering to and furthering the aims and objects of the Early Years Alliance.
## _New mission statement_
Our mission is to create a homely and inclusive environment where every child and family feels a deep sense of belonging and connection. We provide authentic and natural resources that inspire exploration, imagination and natural curiosity. Guided by respect for each child’s individuality, we nurture learning experiences that are unique, meaningful, and reflective of every child and family’s story.
## _Our new team ethos is_
Together we create a space filled with kindness, driven by passion, and grounded in mutual respect – where children, families and educators grow together with joy and understanding
The new mission statement and team ethos have been adopted formally replacing the current objectives at the AGM May 2026.
## _Powers_
The nursery is permitted by its articles of association to engage in any lawful activity as shall further its charitable objects and may invest money not immediately required for its objects in such investments, securities or property as the trustees think fit.
## _Aims and strategies for attaining objectives_
The over-riding policies pursued in the attainment of the nursery's objects are:
- to offer appropriate play, education and care facilities for children.
- to encourage the study of the needs of such children and their families and to promote public interest in recognition of such needs in local areas.
The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the charity should undertake.
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## **ALVERBRIDGE NURSERY**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025**_
## **Achievements and performance**
On 27 May 2025 Alverbridge was awarded its 5[th] consecutive OUTSTANDING OFSTED result since 2006. It continues to offer flexible hours of childcare; its opening hours are from 7.30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday for 51 weeks a year. The aim of this service is to support the local community.
The Nursery is managed by Dawn Street, with the help of a management team and the support of trustees who are all parents or ex-children’s parents. The nursery has developed Dawn’s vision of The Alverbridge Curiosity Approach, this combines Alverbridge’s outstanding nursery practice with a clutter-free, calm environment, which would stimulate children’s thinking, curiosity and imagination.
The nursery moved to its new home in 80 South Street in November 2017, completely refurbishing the existing building and building an additional building on site to provide an outstanding provision for local children and families. The nursery rents its new home from the Council on a rolling 10-year lease which was signed in July 2017. The Council will not charge rent on the new build for 10 years. The nursery is currently beginning discussions to renew the lease for another 10 years and agree some environmental upgrades to the building such as solar panels and a heat pump air conditioning system.
The Cygnet room accommodates up to 12 babies. Swan room can accommodate up to 47 children between the ages of 2 and 5.
The nursery continues to ensure it has staff ratios which maintain the outstanding level of care it offers to each child. The nursery continues to provide childcare for special needs children which regularly demands a higher number of staff hours. We are currently capping attendance at a lower figure of around 43 due to increasing levels of one-onone support required by our existing cohort. The nursery is lucky to have two qualified SENCO’s and is committed to ensuring that we provide the care needed for each child’s individual needs even if this means lower numbers attending.
While restricted funding is paid towards this support, the nursery uses its own resources to provide high levels of individual support to children and families requiring additional assistance and care or liaison with outside agencies.
The nursery continues to prioritise access for vulnerable 2 year-olds into the nursery and ensure that they get access to a free hot meal when they attend. Older children with parents receiving universal credit also receive free hot meals.
The nursery continues to supply childcare directly to Hampshire County Council as an independent provider.
The nursery also continues to work closely with Social Services to accommodate any identified vulnerable children into its setting, in exceptional circumstances providing unfunded free childcare to ensure the needs of the children and family are met.
The nursery saw an increase in parents asking for additional hours of childcare from April 2024 when new government funding was introduced, these are not necessarily linked to parents returning to work, with many parents simply choosing to leave their child in childcare longer making the most of the new funding. The new funding predictably leads to an increased demand for spaces both in the baby room and swan room as parents anticipate the increasing funding from September. We have to limit our opening time for applications to a week, as this is sufficient time to become oversubscribed such is the local need for childcare. Our admissions policy ensures that we meet our prioritisation criteria and can maintain our full time and term time ratios. Many children are siblings of existing children making new spaces more limited this year.
We still have a large proportion of our staff who are term time, we would ideally like to recruit only full-time staff in future, however there is a recruitment crisis within the nursery sector which makes recruitment difficult and retention essential. As a result, the need for term time children to match our staff ratios will also be a factor in the decision of which children to accept in future.
The nursery maintained its level 5 hygiene classification.
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## **ALVERBRIDGE NURSERY**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025**_
In addition to the financial package, the nursery has also accommodated over the last few years many flexible working requests. This means that many of our staff have had their hours adjusted to give them a better work life balance. The nursery has active wellbeing support team which regularly organise treats and surprises for the staff to help with team morale. We continue to invest in our setting to make it a nice place to work and play and have welcomed our new fan system for hotter days in this south facing building.
The nursery continues to encourage staff development. This year, various staff have had access to training such as Designated safeguard lead, Food hygiene, First Aid, Exemplary practice with babies. Safeguarding, ELSA supervision. Outstanding practice is supported and shared within Hampshire by our manager, Dawn Street, who holds the LFSP role (Leading Foundation Stage Practitioner), hosting open evenings and supporting other settings in situ. Dawn assists other Early Year Settings through sharing the nursery's good practices. In-house staff training continues to be given during term during day closures. A staff meeting is held once a month in the evening; this covers the general day to day aspects of the nursery. The nursery continues to employ an apprentice meeting its home-grown team ambition. The nursery also offers childcare experience to local students and special needs young adults.
The nursery offers a pension scheme through NEST (National Employment Saving Trust) offering staff a contribution based on Qualifying Earnings.
The nursery introduced a cycle to work scheme in April 2015; this is repeated annually on request of its staff.
We enjoyed being able to open our doors for our family events, including open days, our Christmas show and a summer sports afternoon, increasing our involvement with our community and families. Fundraising at these events allowed us to invest in torches, ipads, and children’s cameras to support the development and breadth of needs of all our children. In September 2024 developed our nurture room into a sensory room, enabling us to use the room to support children’s wellbeing and emotions, we are grateful for the donations from the Naval Charity, the Benevity Fund and Gosport Road Runners for making this possible.
We have introduced a swap shop for families to exchange small items that they no longer need, we have developed our transient art area which allows children to use loose parts to feed their imagination. We become maths champions investing in resources which promote the use of maths within the nursery. We also grow our green fingers winning 4 awards in the Gosport in Bloom, for the best sensory garden, best decorative garden, best edible garden and best butterfly and bee garden.
The nursery also invested in a new CCTV system for outside, this allows us to demonstrate that our children and staff are always safe.
## **Financial review**
## _Review of financial position_
The trustees consider that the state of affairs of the nursery is satisfactory and that, on a fund-by-fund basis, the charity's assets are available and adequate to fulfil its obligations.
## _Reserves policy_
The nursery's policy on retention of reserves is to:
- utilise income received for restricted purposes as soon as reasonably possible after receipt.
- retain sufficient unrestricted funds to ensure that the nursery has the resources to withstand any unforeseeable financial setback, take advantage of an opportunity, or temporarily finance a restricted activity in advance of the receipt of the related grant income.
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## **ALVERBRIDGE NURSERY**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025**_
## _Risk factors_
A short-term risk is from the impact of new funding being introduced by the government to help parents with childcare costs. This takes away the ability of the nursery control its income as the funding hours begin to replace the privately funded income stream. The nursery industry is a living wage industry, which means that our costs increase by the same amount as the living wage every year, or more in 2025-26 as the employer NI increases. Each time the government introduces new funding they take control of that part of our income in the future. The 50/50 split will quickly become a 80/20 split by 2025-26.
The funding rate increases from HCC need to match the rate of the increase in the living wage for the nursery to remain viable. We do not seek to make a profit, just to break even with sufficient income to invest in our staff, our setting and our resources. At this time there is no commitment from the government that this will happen. The nursery currently has £250k in reserves, about one third of a year’s operating costs. The trustees understand that they may have to use this to subsidise any shortfall in salary increases in the coming few years while the government understands the impact of taking control of nursery industry turnover, this should provide a buffer for Alverbridge Nursery and provide assurance that the business can face this uncertainty better than many others in the industry. The nursery actively supports any opportunity to share information on the impact of the new funding with the County Council and Department of Education.
The Committee has reviewed the major risks to which it considers the Nursery is exposed and has ensured that adequate systems have been established to mitigate those risks.
## **Plans for future periods**
## _Future plans_
The nursery will continue to offer outstanding childcare to its local community, by investing in its children, its staff, its resources and its building.
Having carried out our April 2026 annual market comparison locally we remain one of the more affordable nurseries and one of the few outstanding nurseries.
By the end of August 2026 new funding has now taken control of over 70% of the nursery’s income, this makes it much more dependent on the government funding for paying its principal cost - early educator wages. The limited turnover under our control makes it difficult to generate significant income by putting up hourly rates. We currently charge for food and snack, but no other consumables, there is no plan this year to change this. In April 2026 the government rise in hourly funding rate while important was not significant enough to cover the impact of the living wage increase and inflation in living costs for our staff. As a result, we have decided that from September 2026 we will put our hourly rate up from £5.76 to £6.10 per hour, this will raise 8.5k towards to next year’s living wage increase. This will match the hourly funding rate from Hampshire for 3 to 4 year old children. We will continue to ensure children/families in need get access to our nursery regardless of if they have access to funding.
Generally, our costs rise in parallel with living cost rises.
In addition to the planned environmental improvements to the nursery, the nursery would like to invest in a new outdoor room, this would create valuable flexibility for the nursery. It would replace an existing storage shed with a weatherproof room suitable for office use/a sleep room/meeting room/increased dry storage choices.
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## **ALVERBRIDGE NURSERY**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT) (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025**_
## **Structure, governance and management**
## _Governing document_
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.
## _Constitution_
The nursery is a company limited by guarantee and a charity registered under the Charities Act 2011. The company commenced activities on 1 September 2009 following the transfer of the activities to it from the unincorporated charity known as Alverbridge Pre-School (created in July 1997 by Mrs Shirley Faichen MBE).
The articles of association require that the nursery be managed by a management committee (the committee) the members of which are directors and managing trustees respectively within the meaning of the Companies Act 2006 and the Charities Act 2011.
The trustees, who are also the directors for the purpose of company law, and who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were:
Mr Daniel Harvey Mrs Amelia Somerset (Resigned 14/02/2025) Mrs Dawn Street Mrs Rosie Walters Mrs Sally-Anne MacPherson (Resigned 14/02/2025) Mrs Lorna Ball (Resigned 14/02/2025) Mr Richard Anderson (Appointed 09/09/2024) Ms Alice Green (Appointed 16/05/2024)
## _Appointment of trustees_
The trustees have been appointed on the basis of their knowledge of the educational and socio-economic needs of the inhabitants in the area of benefit. Trustees have been in receipt of initial induction.
## _How decisions are made_
Since Covid, the committee only meet approximately every four months, but communicate by email as required by the operating needs of the nursery. Operating decisions are made by majority decision of a quorate committee. Constitutional matters including election of trustees are decided by a simple majority unless a larger majority is required under the Companies Act 2006.
The trustees' report was approved by the Board of Trustees.
Mr Daniel Harvey Trustee
## **26 May 2026**
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## **ALVERBRIDGE NURSERY**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF ALVERBRIDGE NURSERY**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Alverbridge Nursery (the charity) for the year ended 31 August 2025.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the trustees of the charity (and also its directors for the purposes of company law), you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
Having satisfied myself that the financial statements of the charity are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s financial statements carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011. In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act 2011.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
Since the charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000, the independent examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the Charities Act 2011. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of ACCA, which is one of the listed bodies.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
- 1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 386 of the Companies Act 2006.
- 2 the financial statements do not accord with those records; or
- 3 the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 other than any requirement that the financial statements give a true and fair view, which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
- 4 the financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their financial statements in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).
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 financial statements to be reached.
James Reilly ACCA
Azets Audit Services Carnac Place Cams Hall Estate Fareham Hampshire PO16 8UY United Kingdom
Dated: 29 May 2026
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## **ALVERBRIDGE NURSERY**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025**_
|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**2025**
**2025**
**Notes**
**£**
**£**
**Income from:**
Donations and legacies
**3**
473,763
10,005
Charitable activities
**4**
253,397
-
Other trading activities
**5**
4,022
-
Investments
**6**
6,067
-
**Total income**
737,249
10,005
**Expenditure on:**
Raising funds
**7**
2,013
-
Charitable activities
**8**
736,317
10,245
Other expenditure
**13**
385
-
**Total expenditure**
738,715
10,245
**Net income/(expenditure)**
(1,466)
(240)
Transfers between
funds
(133)
133
**Net movement in**
**funds**
**10**
(1,599)
(107)
**Reconciliation of funds:**
Fund balances at 1 September
2024
314,397
107
**Fund balances at 31 August**
**2025**
312,798
-|**Total**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**2025**
**2024**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
**£**
483,768
342,978
13,842
253,397
337,090
-
4,022
3,258
-
6,067
5,587
-
747,254
688,913
13,842
2,013
1,208
-
746,562
656,403
13,692
385
1,125
-
748,960
658,736
13,692
(1,706)
30,177
150
-
-
-
(1,706)
30,177
150
314,504
284,220
(43)
312,798
314,397
107|**Total**
**2024**
**£**
356,820
337,090
3,258
5,587|
|---|---|---|
|||702,755|
|||1,208
670,095
1,125|
|||672,428|
|||30,327
-|
|||30,327
284,177|
|||314,504|
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
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## **ALVERBRIDGE NURSERY**
## **BALANCE SHEET**
## _**AS AT 31 AUGUST 2025**_
|**Notes**
**Fixed assets**
Tangible assets
**15**
**Current assets**
Stocks
**16**
Debtors
**17**
Cash at bank and in hand
**Creditors: amounts falling due within**
**one year**
**18**
**Net current assets**
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**The funds of the charity**
Restricted income funds
**20**
Unrestricted funds
**21**|**2025**
**£**
320
14,708
249,671
264,699
(7,578)|**£**
55,677
257,121
312,798
-
312,798
312,798|**2024**
**£**
320
14,551
238,354
253,225
(18,443)|**£**
79,722
234,782|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||314,504|
|||||107
314,397|
|||||314,504|
The company is entitled to the exemption from the audit requirement contained in section 477 of the Companies Act 2006, for the year ended 31 August 2025.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements were approved by the trustees on 23 May 2026
Mrs Rosie Walters
## **Trustee**
Company registration number 06875332 (England and Wales)
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## **ALVERBRIDGE NURSERY**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025**_
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **Charity information**
Alverbridge Nursery is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 80 South Street, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 1ES, England.
## **1.1 Accounting convention**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity's governing document, the Companies Act 2006 and "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)". The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.
The charity has taken advantage of the provisions in the SORP for charities applying FRS 102 Update Bulletin 1 not to prepare a Statement of Cash Flows.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
The financial statements refer to Alverbridge Nursery as an individual charity.
## **1.2 Going concern**
At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
## **1.3 Charitable funds**
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives.
Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors or grantors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.
## **1.4 Income**
Income is recognised when the charity is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received.
Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the charity has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.
Income from government and other grants, whether ‘capital’ grants or ‘revenue’ grants, are recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably and is not deferred.
## **1.5 Expenditure**
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis under the following headings.
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## **ALVERBRIDGE NURSERY**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025**_
## **1 Accounting policies**
**(Continued)**
Costs of raising funds comprises fundraising costs incurred in seeking donations and grants. Fundraising costs do not include the costs of disseminating information of support of the charitable activities.
Expenditure on charitable activities includes the costs of running the nursery undertaken to further the purposes of the charity and their associated support costs.
Support costs comprise those costs which are incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the charity and include governance cost, finance, and office costs. Governance costs are those costs incurred in connection with the compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements of the charity.
Support costs are allocated to the principal activity of the charity, being the day-to-day running of the nursery. More detail on the analysis and basis of allocation is given in note 9 to the financial statements.
## **1.6 Tangible fixed assets**
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Leasehold improvements Straight line over 10 years Baby room equipment 25% on reducing balance Playground equipment Straight line over 3 years Kitchen and office equipment 25% on reducing balance
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in the statement of financial activities.
## **1.7 Impairment of fixed assets**
At each reporting end date, the charity reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any).
## **1.8 Stocks**
Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost comprises direct materials and, where applicable, direct labour costs and those overheads that have been incurred in bringing the stocks to their present location and condition. Items held for distribution at no or nominal consideration are measured the lower of replacement cost and cost.
Net realisable value is the estimated selling price less all estimated costs of completion and costs to be incurred in marketing, selling and distribution.
## **1.9 Cash and cash equivalents**
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
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## **ALVERBRIDGE NURSERY**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025**_
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **(Continued)**
## **1.10 Financial instruments**
The charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the charity's balance sheet when the charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
## _**Basic financial assets**_
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
## _**Basic financial liabilities**_
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
## _**Derecognition of financial liabilities**_
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the charity’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
## **1.11 Employee benefits**
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.
Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the charity is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
## **1.12 Retirement benefits**
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
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## **ALVERBRIDGE NURSERY**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025**_
## **2 Critical accounting estimates and judgements**
In the application of the charity’s accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
## **3 Income from donations and legacies**
|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**2025**
**2025**
**£**
**£**
Grants
473,763
10,005
**Grants**
Government grants
473,213
10,005
Other grants
550
-
473,763
10,005|**Total**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**2025**
**2024**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
**£**
483,768
342,978
13,842
483,218
341,892
13,842
550
1,086
-
483,768
342,978
13,842|**Total**
**2024**
**£**
356,820|
|---|---|---|
|||355,734
1,086|
|||356,820|
## **4 Income from charitable activities**
|||**Unrestricted**|**Unrestricted**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||**funds**|**funds**|
|||**2025**|**2024**|
|||**£**|**£**|
||**Income from Childcare**|||
||Fees receivable|253,193|337,090|
||Other income|204|-|
|||253,397|337,090|
|**5**|**Income from other trading activities**|||
||**Unrestricted**|**Unrestricted**|
|---|---|---|
||**funds**|**funds**|
||**2025**|**2024**|
||**£**|**£**|
|Fundraising events|4,022|3,258|
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## **ALVERBRIDGE NURSERY**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025**_
## **6 Income from investments**
||**Unrestricted**|**Unrestricted**|
|---|---|---|
||**funds**|**funds**|
||**2025**|**2024**|
||**£**|**£**|
|Bank interest receivable|6,067|5,587|
## **7 Raising funds**
||**Unrestricted **|**Unrestricted**|
|---|---|---|
||**funds**|**funds**|
||**2025**|**2024**|
||**£**|**£**|
|Fundraising and publicity|||
|Other fundraising costs and staff wellbeing|2,013|1,208|
||2,013|1,208|
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## **ALVERBRIDGE NURSERY**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025**_
## **8 Charitable activities**
|Staff costs
Depreciation and impairment
Didactic equipment and toys
Food and nappies
Staff training
Local projects
Rent of rooms, water rates and electricity
Travelling
Printing, postage and stationery
Telephone
Repairs and maintenance
Cleaning and waste disposal
Insurance
Computer consumables
Bad debt movement
Share of governance costs (see note 9)
**Analysis by fund**
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
**Support costs**
**Support**
**costs**
**Governance**
**costs**
**£**
**£**
Independent examination
fees
-
5,580
Legal and professional
-
1,138
-
6,718
Analysed between
Charitable activities
-
6,718|**Nursery**
**2025**
**£**
612,479
27,388
3,415
33,799
2,016
3,022
24,252
20
685
603
3,003
20,298
3,082
2,909
2,873
739,844
6,718
746,562
736,317
10,245
746,562
**2025**Support costs Governance
costs
**£**
£
£
5,580
-
5,374
1,138
-
775
6,718
-
6,149
6,718
-
6,149|**Nursery**
**2024**
**£**
530,998
29,279
4,263
36,002
1,669
3,753
23,978
1,427
707
1,165
4,292
19,220
3,098
3,024
1,071|
|---|---|---|
|||663,946
6,149|
|||670,095|
|||656,403
13,692|
|||670,095|
|||2024
£
5,374
775|
|||6,149|
|||6,149|
## **9 Support costs**
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## **ALVERBRIDGE NURSERY**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025**_
|**10**|**Net movement in funds**|**2025**|**2024**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||**£**|**£**|
||The net movement in funds is stated after charging/(crediting):|||
||Fees payable for the independent examination of the charity's financial|||
||statements|5,580|5,374|
||Depreciation of owned tangible fixed assets|27,388|29,278|
||Loss on disposal of tangible fixed assets|-|146|
## **11 Trustees**
One of the trustees received remuneration from the charity during the year (2024 - one) in accordance with the governing document of the charity.
Dawn Street was paid total remuneration of £50,113 (2024 - £49,825) in her capacity as Manager of the Nursery.
None of the trustees were remunerated for their trustee duties.
## **12 Employees**
The average monthly number of employees during the year was:
|**Employment costs**
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Other pension costs
There were no employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000.
**Remuneration of key management personnel**
The remuneration of key management personnel was as follows:
Aggregate compensation|**2025**
**Number**
26
**2025**
**£**
557,621
43,163
11,695
612,479
**2025**
**£**
63,586|**2024**
**Number**
26|
|---|---|---|
|||**2024**
**£**
488,811
32,696
9,491|
|||530,998|
|||**2024**
**£**
59,269|
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## **ALVERBRIDGE NURSERY**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025**_
## **13 Other**
||**Unrestricted**|Unrestricted|
|---|---|---|
||**funds**|funds|
||**2025**|2024|
|Net loss on disposal of tangible fixed assets|-|146|
|Sundry expenses|385|979|
||385|1,125|
## **14 Taxation**
The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or section 252 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects.
## **15 Tangible fixed assets**
|**Leasehold**
**improvements**
**Baby room**
**equipment**
**Playground**
**equipment**
**Kitchen and**
**office**
**equipment**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Cost**
At 1 September 2024
246,163
10,463
56,598
21,062
Additions
-
-
3,343
-
At 31 August 2025
246,163
10,463
59,941
21,062
**Depreciation and impairment**
At 1 September 2024
172,294
9,187
56,263
16,820
Depreciation charged in the year
24,616
319
1,449
1,004
At 31 August 2025
196,910
9,506
57,712
17,824
**Carrying amount**
At 31 August 2025
49,253
957
2,229
3,238
At 31 August 2024
73,869
1,276
335
4,242
**16**
**Stocks**
**2025**
**£**
Finished goods and goods for resale
320|**Total**
**£**
334,286
3,343|
|---|---|
||337,629|
||254,564
27,388|
||281,952|
||55,677|
||79,722|
||**2024**
**£**
320|
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## **ALVERBRIDGE NURSERY**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025**_
## **17 Debtors**
|**Debtors**|||
|---|---|---|
|**Amounts falling due within one year:**
Trade debtors
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued income|**2025**
**£**
6,820
150
7,738
14,708|**2024**
**£**
10,288
-
4,263|
|||14,551|
## **18 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
|Trade creditors
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income
**19**
**Retirement benefit schemes**
**Defined contribution schemes**
Charge to profit or loss in respect of defined contribution schemes|**2025**
**£**
219
-
7,359
7,578
**2025**
**£**
11,695|**2024**
**£**
3,042
9,671
5,730|
|---|---|---|
|||18,443|
|||**2024**
**£**
9,491|
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charity in an independently administered fund.
## **20 Restricted funds**
The restricted funds of the charity comprise the unexpended balances of donations and grants held on trust subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used.
||**At 1**|**Incoming**|**Resources**|**Transfers At 31 August**|**Transfers At 31 August**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**September**|**resources**|**expended**||**2025**|
||**2024**|||||
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
||107|10,005|(10,245)|133|-|
|**Previous year:**|**At 1**|**Incoming**|**Resources**|**Transfers At 31 August**||
||**September**|**resources**|**expended**||**2024**|
||**2023**|||||
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
||(43)|13,842|(13,692)|-|107|
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## **ALVERBRIDGE NURSERY**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025**_
## **21 Unrestricted funds**
The unrestricted funds of the charity comprise the unexpended balances of donations and grants which are not subject to specific conditions by donors and grantors as to how they may be used. These include designated funds which have been set aside out of unrestricted funds by the trustees for specific purposes.
||**At 1**|**Incoming**|**Resources**|**Transfers At 31 August**|**Transfers At 31 August**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**September**|**resources**|**expended**||**2025**|
||**2024**|||||
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|General funds|314,397|737,249|(738,715)|(133)|312,798|
|**Previous year:**|**At 1**|**Incoming**|**Resources**|**Transfers At 31 August**||
||**September**|**resources**|**expended**||**2024**|
||**2023**|||||
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|General funds|284,220|688,913|(658,736)|-|314,397|
## **22 Analysis of net assets between funds**
|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**2025**
**2025**
**£**
**£**
**At 31 August 2025:**
Tangible assets
55,677
-
Current assets/(liabilities)
257,121
-
312,798
-
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**2024**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
**At 31 August 2024:**
Tangible assets
79,722
-
Current assets/(liabilities)
234,675
107
314,397
107|**Total**
**2025**
**£**
55,677
257,121|
|---|---|
||312,798|
||**Total**
**2024**
**£**
79,722
234,782|
||314,504|
## **23 Related party transactions**
There were no other disclosable related party transactions during the year (2024 - none).
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