Company Registration Number: 07279320
Charity Number: 1137609
Dingley Family and Specialist Early Years Centres
(Limited by guarant8e)
Financial SL*ements
For The Year Ended 31 March 2025

Dingley Family and Specialist Eaty Years Centres
(Llmited by guarantee)
Contents
For th• y•ar •nd•d 31 March 2025
Pagè
Legal and Administrative infcffmation
Trustees. Annual Repc
Stat8m8nt of Dirèctots Responsilx"li￿s
13
IndeperKlent Audit(rfs retM)rt
14
Statement of finanaal activities
18
Balance sheet
19
Statement of cash fflows
Notes to the financial statements
21

Dingley Family and Specialist Eaty Years Centres
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Legal and Administration Information
For th• Year Ended 31° March 2025
Reglstered office
Kennet Walk Community Centre
Kennet Walk
Kenavon Drive
Reading
Betkshire
RG13DG
Company Re9lStralion Number. 07279320
Charlty Nurnber- 1137609
Outreach addresses
Poplar Pla
Shaw Nebrtjury
Bgrkshir9
RG141NA
I S2ints School
Norrey's Avenue
Wokingham
Berf(shire
RG401UX
Northumbedand R￿d
Southampton
S014 OEL
Coney Hill Road
GIou￿St
GL4 4NA
Moore Avenue
Wast Hova
Boumem(KJth
BH118AU
Lewis RLHI
Cheltenham
GL51 OHZ
WANDS Child￿n,$ Centre
21 Farmers Way
DroitwiGh
WR9 9EQ
Bluebell Wood Childen's Centre
St Albans Close
Worcester
WR5 1PP

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Independent Audltor
Crowe UK LLP
R+ Building
2 Blagrave Street
Reading
Betkshire
RG1 1AZ
BanlEe
CAF Bank Lirnited
Kings Hill
West Malling
Kent
qE19 4Ja
National Westminster Bank
Chatham Rcsc
Western Avenue
Waterside Cr)url
Chatham Maril'm8
Chatham
Kent
ME4 4RT
dermore Bank PIC
Fkor 1. BI(￿¢ B,
Western House
Lynch Wofyj
Peterborough
PE2 6FZ
ShawbrO￿￿ Bank Limited
Lulea Fh)use
Wadey Business Park
Thè Drive
Great Wartey
BrentWfKJd
Essex
CM13 3BE
Insurance Broker
Stanmore In$uran¢¢ Brokers knmited
30 High Strtset
Litde Lever
Bolttrn
Lancashire
BL3 1NB
Lawyers
Blandy and Blandy, One Friar Street. ReadiThJ, Berkshire. RG1 1DA

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Trustees. Annual Roport
For The Yoar End•d 31 March 2025
The Trustee Board presents its reF<)rL together with Ihe financial statements. for the period from 1 April
2024 lo 31 March 2025.
R•f•r•nc• and administraliv• d•tails of tho charity. and its T￿sta• Dii•ctors
Dingley's Promisè is a règistered tharily, numbw 1137609 and is a charitabl8 company limitad by
guarantee. number 07279320.
Present Trustees laL80 being Directors of the charitable company- hereafter relerred lo as trustees) are
rKJlgd bglow.
Trustèe Btsard
The members of the Trustee Board during the ￿riod We￿ as folknws..
Chair..
Mr Russell FO￿er
Treasurer".
Mr James Ladlaw
Trustees..
Ms hAasako Eguchi-Bacon
Ms Helen Williams
Ms El￿abeth Roles
Ms Chpryl Warren
Ms Emma Kemp (resigned 27th January 20251
Ms Sarah Ckrke
Mr Andrew LcxJie
Ms Ma￿a Farwq lappoint¢d 1 Jun¢ 20241
Honorary PresidenL- Mr Dav*J Ormrod
Wo ¢tIr￿n￿Y have ￿ parent representalNes at wy of our centres.
Patrons
Mrs Naomi Kl
Mrs HÈlÈne Raynsford
Lord Brownlow of Shurkxk Row CVO DL
Structure, governance. and Manag￿nent
Dingley Family and Speoalist E8rfy Year5 Centres is bolh a registered charity and a c(Mnp8ny limiled by
guaranlee 11 is governed by Articles of Ass00a￿.On, which were approved at￿ athpted in August 2010
Ivpon registration as a charitable company). and rewewed in 2022 lo reflect the fijll scope of the impact
we aim to have on children wth SEND and their families across the county

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ITh May 2016. the company l(xrn31ty ad)pted Dirglels Promise as the new brand n8rne. retaining Dingley
Family and Specialtst Ea￿ Years Centres as its registered company name. The tem Dinglels Promise
lor Dingleyl will be used throughoLrt the remaining narrative seCb￿S of this d0Cuw￿nl where appropriate.
As we seek volunteers vthh new ski115 and experience and as. inevilably. we musl replaTr volunteers
who can Th) longer work with us for varityjs reasons. the charity will have tD -induct- new Trustees Dll a
reasonably regular basis. To prowde a cOn￿stenCY aThJ tkKjr￿jgh￿esS of Introducti￿ that wll maximise
the new Tiustee conlributsDn as quickly as possible. we (ollow an InductH)n process which is both simple
and yel surriciently f exible to take aco)unt of iThYividual needs and availabilty. process is described
in the TnJst8e Induction documenl datsd Apn'l 2023. and indudes".
Attending at least one Board Meeting as ai observer.
Providing a CV and letterlemail ouUining the contrknution that the w)tential Trustee feeLs they will
mak? to Dingley's Prorrise
Agreeing a written Truslee Rde Speufication spectfic to their role on the Board.,
Signog a Trustee Commitment document detailing their cotnmitmenl to the organisalion. including
completion, wtthin 3 rnonth5 of 8pw)intrnent of a Safeguarding Child￿n Level 1 course arTrd a clear
DBS ¢ho¢k.
Upon appointment as a Trustee. the Chief C4)erahng Offi￿r will infom Companies House and the
Charity Commission of that appointment, and the new Trustee will complete the Ofsted EY2 on-line
rogislration proce
Whèn appointing k8y management and when rèwewing their remunèration packages. èxtèmal
tenchmarking is undertaken against direcuy ccmpatible ioles. wf*rever possible. The Truslee Board
responsible for selting and agreeing the remuneratK)n package of the CEO. The CEO reviews and
recommends changes lo the remuneratK)n packages ol kislher direrA reports Isee belowl, which musl be
réèd by th6 Trustèè Board who will t*ar in mwid the awd expénditijrè budg&t lor the rèlevant perK)d.
W6 ace awarè of thè Charity Govemancè C(KlÈ and we believè (Mjr own main principles and procèss8S
by whith we govern adhere Very dosely to the seven prirTrciple5 of gox>J g0Veman￿ contained within the
codg. As we develop our Trustee Boar(l and way5 of w(Kking. w8 wll wns¢￿U5lY and ¢onslantty chedi
our prc>Jre5s ag8in5t th8se prinoples and Iheir und8rfwng directK)nal guKlance.
Organljallonal structure anql de¢lslorHnakiry process
The Trustee Board delegates day lo day management of Ihe operations of the charity lo the Chief
Executive Officer ICEOI. Calherine Mole MBE IprevK)usly McLeodl. vtho was aprKJinted in March 2015.
The CEO has five dire¢t re￿1$.
Chief Operating OffThr- Lee FrEr
Head of Fundraising - Hannah Kate Martin
Head of Communications and Public Affair5- Joanne Evans
Head of Finance- Theresa Bowers
TrainiThJ Prograrnme Manager- Rachel TlJ)mpson & Tanya Flello

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The following addilional Key Managernent Personal rep(Mt to the compary COO..
Head of Quality- Megan Fisher
Operations Manager- Louise Whrte
Regional Operations Manager- AAegan Harper
Regional Operations Manager- Theresa Birch
Reading Centre Manager- Hannah &Mthrd
Bournemouth CEntse Manager- Amy Tregknym
Gloucester Centre M3nager- ￿exandra Burton
Wokingham Centre M8n8ger- Lucy StavlÈy & Jenniler Heath
West Bethshire Centre Manager- Zoe Cox
Worcestei Centre Managet- Lisa Peters
Southampton Centre Manager- ManjThl Kaur
Droitwich Center Manager- Sophie Harrison
Cheltenham Center Manager- Kaylei9h De Brunner
Family Supwrt M8nagÈr- Tèny8 Spires
Dunng Ihe 2024f25 financial year, Trustee meeJngs were held once every Iwo months. either via Tean
or in person. In belween meelirys. decisK)ns wete made in consultation wtth the I￿41r. Treasurer and
other Trustees as requireil. If ne¢e5$8ry, 8 sKwial meebrvJ of Board was ￿￿Vened.
In 2016. we created an Advisory Board. arKI this eurrèntty compn.ses thè following irKfiwduals".
Laxmi Patel (SEND Lawl
Li2 Pemberton (Anti rarist practice)
Chri5 Burnell (Building5 Management)
Loma Faiibairn (Hutnan Resourcesll
Charfie Tale Ilnlomwtion TechncAogyl
Objectives and acliviti•s
We h3ve referred to the guidance ￿￿taIned in the Chartly Corntni55lOn'5 general guwJ3nce on publi
tenefft when reviewing our aims and objeclive and in planning our fulure activities. Dingley's Promise
vision is Tne best start for every chikl.
Our Mission Statement is 'We deliver life changing SUPFK)rt lo under 5's with additional needs &
disa￿'11tieS 2nd their families. by providing specalist learning 1hro￿h play. family SUPPDrt & training. and
ajvice to mainSt￿aM seth"ngs'.
Within Ihis overall framewort our main objecbves a￿".
Reach as many children as wssible.
Ensure every child transrftions to the best educational opti)n for them when Ihey leave us.
Be active in networknThJ and signFx)sb"ThJ to ensfft all the child's needs a￿ rnet
Ensure parents are always given cFK)ices and t￿11 voices are heard.
We also taok tho (wxiurbty as part ol the strategy review lo bring to Ihe fore our ¢oie values:
We seek excellence in all we do through ¢£￿tinuOuS leamIr￿ and improvement.
We care foi eath other, our chiktren and their families.
We promot9 developn7ent of ¢hildren. farnilies & our tèam in a stimul*ing gnvironment.
We work wilh integrity. sharing rescxjfces and expethse for best cwjtcomes.
We empowerchiklren and families to Make their own thices.

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The charity continues to cyen new centres and shift frorn a IcKal to a Natioral org8n15ation, wth cenlr8S
currently ￿ganised into three reg*)ns, each led by a Reg¥)nal Orerations & Quality Manager, as follows".
Midlands Regic￿.. centres in G￿UceSter. Worcester, Chettenham aid Droimich.
South Region.. Centres in Reading, Woknngham West Bthshire and Southampton.
South Cosst region." Centre in Boumemulh.
We continue to work wilh exisling and new Local Authoribes to evaluate opportunities to open further
new centres.
Volunteers play a very important role wilhin the charity, assisting With fundraising, undertaking
administration to take the pressure off team¢ supporting childtn in the Centres, and helping wilh
mealtimes. Din9ley's Promise was aNarded t)e Queen's Award for Voluntary Service (the MBE for
thanbesl in June 2011.
Risk Manag8ment stateme
A fomal Risk pL￿1¢Y has been implemènted Fèbru￿ 2015 und8r annual raV￿w.
The policy stat85 Ihal..
The Trustees and execlrtive management of Dingley's Promise believe thal sound risk
management ￿ integral to both good management and governance practice.
Risk managernent considera11￿5 will form an integral part of our derysion-making and be
incorporated within strategic and (yratioral planning.
Risk assessment wll be conduoled on all new acliwlies and ptojeds tD ensu￿ they are in line Ymh
the Dingley's Promise strategic p an an¢Y {t¥e¢t1￿.
Risks and oFportunities will be klentified. analysed aThJ reported at an appropriate level and
escalated as necessary.
A risk register covering key strategic risks VAII be Maintair￿￿ and u￿jated at least twicg 8 year and
m()￿ frequendy where risk5 are known to be volatile.
All 51aff will be provide(I wilh adequale training on risk managgment and theii role and
r8sponsibilitie5 in implementing thi5.
Dingley's Promise will regularly revtew and monrtor the effeclNeness of its r¢sk management
framework and update il as cons#Yered apJroprDte.
ReF4)rts will be made lo the Trustee Board and CEO eath quarter of continuing and eMerg1￿j high
concem risks and those where priority action is needed to effect belter conlrd.
Thi5 policy is a formal acknO￿edgernent Ihat the Tru51ee Board is comrnitted to maintaining a
strong nsk managèmènt framework. Thè am is to that DiThJlèys Promisé makès Èvèry èffort
to manage risk appropriatety by maximisng potential opportunibes whilst minThising the adverse
effects of risks.
This pdicy will be used to support the intemal contrd systems ol Din*Vs Promise, enabling us to
respond to operational. strategic and financial risks wardless of ￿thether they a￿ internally or
externally driven.

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Golng concern
Our perfomiance in recent years. even those yeats %¥hKth resulted in an operating deficit, has always left
us at the end of the year wlh a gocmj cash base. a Reserves Fund to cover a managed wind-down in the
event of collapse in funding lor 01h￿ event resulting ir forced dosurel, sufficient funding in all other
rèstricted funds to cover ass8t valuas and liabil￿.6$ le.9.. unspent grants) and additional unrestricted
fund5 to develop the olga￿lSaIlo￿ and it5 setv1￿5. We ale aware of. and adhere to, the Charity
Commission's guidance on 'Klanaging a charity's finances= planning. managing difficulties and insolvency
ICC121'. We firmly believe that our s-.rong g)bernance and mawement make a compelling case for
Dinglgls Promise to be consder&J a Qr*ng Concgm.
Aehièvèmènts and pèrfomiancè
The charity sets and tracks a detailed set of Key Perfom)ance Indicatiws IKPlsl routindy. Thes? indude..
Operdlional perf0mlan￿ by cenlre. such as number of of Leaming Through Play sessions,
number of children attendiro. number of children on waitiThJ IBt-
Fundiaising perfottnan(E such as retum on investrnent. grdnt submssions, grant SUCCESS iat8S,
numbar of donors
Communication perf0m￿nCe surh as sotsal rr*dia followers. website htts and conversion rates,
national print broa(kast Med￿ coverage
Training perfomiance wch as number of leamers. number of children affected, number of places
eated an¢J revenue.
A'KPI Pack" is updated every mnth arKI distributed to all Board Members prior to each Board meeb"ng,
and any questions of obSerVat￿nS are covered at the meetiThJs.
This has b¢en anoth¢r year of strong crowth and d¢¥¢lc4Jn¢nt at Din9ky's Promise_ Th¢ k¢y focus areas
rernain unchanged." direcuy impactirbg children and their families throLJgh existing and new Centres"
sitively infiuenong the EY SEND agenda k)(31ty and natK)nally.' indirecuy impactlng laryo numbers t)f
children by implementing early years educator training a(Th the [￿untry. Signth(xnt strides h8vé be8n
taken within all of t￿se strattrJi¢ prioriJes.
Priority 1. Centres
SpeGiali5t earfy years centre5 contin￿ to be the (rf Ihe Oingley operation. During the year, three
new centre5 were opened. Opening rew centres Is Ihe mosl effective ￿￿thOd ol exlending the Dingley
impact to More children ar￿ families. and openiryJ these three rhe*, sites. tuly funded by local althoritigs,
has been a clear demonstration of t￿e charitys strategy in aC￿On. The number of children sUPPOrted
during the ye81 across all Gentre5 was up 36% on Ihe previous year_ Additionally. 55°A of all Ghildren
tr8n8itioning from Dinglgy Centrgs did so into a ￿aIn￿tTe8￿ 8nviroDmerbt. This is a lower pgrc8ntag8 than
in previous years, bul within our C￿(￿1 ol thildren 38% had high needs. a considwably hIg￿r number
than the previous year.
Priority 2.. Influenci￿ EY SEND Agenda
Our lobbying this year has seen inueased actmty linking the new Govemmenl and new MPS across
the counlry We are foCu￿n9 on building a group of backbeThth MPS who will raise early years SEND in
parliament and running pa￿nt roundtables in partnership wilh Luke Murphy MP to further raise Ihe vth
of parents. We have pfovided 9uidance thI￿gh membership of expert groups and tmiards to the
Department Education, and we became a sleering group member of the Earfy Education
Childcare Coalition In order to ensure SEND rer)ains central to earfy years Icthying.

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Priority 3.. Early Yews Educator Training
Our training initiative conbnues to be central to our overall strategy. as rt provides a way of capturing the
ep expertise built in centres over several decades and putknng this to work Ihrough large numbers of
early year5 educators in mainstream settings across country. Over 10000 prxlitioners accessed
Dingley training during the yeai. 7312 of which have already completed theii ￿[se9. and the impact of
the training led to the cwiion of 34702 new platss in mainstream seth.ngs children with SEND.
Key Events Impacting perfomiance
During this year. the key events that have n￿￿t impacled our perfoman¢e have been Ihe opening of
three new Cent￿$. This ￿PreSentEd a 33
JO increase in our organisational fDDtprint so carried
nsiderable risk. The risk was mil'9ated by three critical factots.. firstly, ensuring that contracts wilh
Local Aulhorilies are in pkce lo lur¥J rEw cent￿$.. secondly. we organised our cenlres Inlo th￿e regions,
each led by a Regional Operations arKI Quality Managet. reporting to Ihe COO lo prowde the necessary
support to the incrèasèd number of eentres-, firally, mètthlous planning of thè opèning of cèntrès.
We a￿ ddighted that these actiwties have allowed to open the new centres smoothly arml without any
negats.ve impact on the organisats"on. We will conb.nuè to de￿)Y thts proven approach as we open further
new centres in the fLrtui8.
Fundralsing
lThcorng is generaled frorn r8venue str8ams-
Gifts
Grants
Govemment C￿tract$
Open Market
We do have third party fundraising partners which include JustGiving. The Good Exchange and
challenge providers such as the LorKlon Maralhon. Ultra Challenge and other event organisers. Wè
monitor the irwme on these platfornis and then match rt with the incorrE received in our bank on a
rtrgular basis.
We takè part in a rangè of voluntary fundraising schèmes, induding partnèrirYJ on commurrity èvènts.
online fundraising through vanous platforn￿ and chalenge fun¢raising where indiwduals take on
challenges and raise rn￿eY for us. We do n(1 engage in cash collection5 on Ihe street. although we
SOffl8times do this in partner bu5ines5 premises such as supeimarkets. entertainment venues etc.
Any cownpL3ints rel8led to furKlrai5ing can be rawj throLwJh stsrKJard complain15 procedur&. whKh is
found on our website. This year we have had no lundraismg complaints.
We consider four main aspecls when lundraising faidy
re5pe¢t. fairness. responsiveness aTrJ
counlatMlity- We aclively consider ivhether a donor has the r2pacity lo donate or whether they are
vulnerable. We do not ever pressure donors. and are pwticularfy-threfvl aboul asking our service users
for support, as we know they may feel 0￿1ged to donate. We a￿ clear that any donatKtrns have no effect
on the serVI￿S they receive.
As the oryanisation grows, expanding its ftx)tyrint and irnpacting ￿gnifiCa[)￿Y more children, it is
absolutely critical that the internal operations team develops to be able to deliver Ihis growth agenda.
This continues to be a key f(￿S area and the charity has successfully recruited a new Head of
Fundraising. Head of Training and a new Grant Writer. all of wiom will underpin the success ol the
charity in achieving its 2025126 performance targets. The CEO and the Board of Tnjstees report
bi-mollthly on central overhead levels to ensure that the expenditure orb these ateas rernains al the
targètèd ¢A of total expe￿j1t￿re.

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Finally, 2024125 has also seen 8 ContiTr￿d strengthening of the Board of TTUStee5. The strong team has
been furttrEr supplemenled by Ihe aFp)Intment of Man¥a Farouq, a specralisl in Equity. Diversity and
Inclusion. KlaNa has made a quick impacl on the charity by running a series of ED&1 working sessions
at the Board Meebngs. and by working dosely vAth +he COO to revi￿4 broader ED&1 policy and
approach. Additionally, Sarah CLirke. an existiro Truslee with exlensive SEND experience. has stepped
into the V￿e Chaii role. ptDviding support lo the Chair on key activities, and cover in Ihe evenl ol the
Chairfs unavailability.
Flnanelal R•¥￿W
Finarhcial perfOrr￿an￿ continue5 to mirror the grow￿ arhd development of the chaiity's activities.
Comparèd to thè ￿Or year. total income inixeased by 61% to reach £2,535.330 and total exp8nditurÈ
increased by 47% to reath £2,367.792.
Local Authority payments almost dc.ubled to £1.144.990 reflecting the opening of new c8ntres in
Bourngm(xJth, Droitwich, Cl*llenharn and Wty¢ester and the rTK)ve tovords a fully fundod op?rating
model for existing centres.
Income from Nursery Education Grants and Other Add￿One1 Ststutory Funding also increased
nificanlty. up 59°A to £455,349. agwn refl￿11￿9 Ihe growth of lh8 Charities footprint and the nurnber of
Children being reached.
Gifts and Grants combin8d lotall8d £SIK).410. a 10% inGreasg Gornp3red to Ihe prior ygar. lower than th8
tharity had hop8d and reflectsng a tougher furKtraising enVirOn￿nI and key vacancies in the fundraisirg
leam in the eerfier part of the ffinancial year.
E8mings frc)rn Consult8ncy are £101230 whith is materially in lffie wth prior year However, Tr8inirg
income is down 310ts to £75,802. r￿ecting e slow-down in the second half of this year but this is
expected lo pick up again this year. with the addil'on of new staff in this are8.
The Increase in tolal expenditure 15 primanty driven by in(xea5ed staff cc6ts and Operaling expenses
rising from the 0￿1￿9 of new cenire5 ¢Juring Ihe ￿Tre￿I fi￿ar￿1 year.
At Ihe end of 2024125 the charity is repM)rbng a net surplLS of £167.538 and the Trustees remain satisfied
that the charrty cornfortably meets its. going con￿rn cnteria. The baLan1￿ sheet remains strong with net
assets of £385.910 and cash available of £315.298_
Dingley's Promise expects to open several more centres later in 2025126 so bolh income arKJ
expenditure are expected to continue to glow significantly over the coming year.
ReBer¥es policy
Dinglèrfs Promisa recognisès thè vulnerability ol thè children and families who r61y on its servicès. The
Board of Trustees ha5 theteforp agrwj a Resetves Pdicy that requires u5 to hold sufficient Re5etve5 to
(x)ntinu8 our Loaming Through Play s￿l0n$. a$s(Kaated fam ly support. for a porio(J of four mnth$,
w8r8 th8re to be any unforeseen (x)Ilapse in ourfurmling.
At the start of eath finan(ial yeai the Board of Ttustees will detumine the level of reserves needed to
m6&t this foLJr-month wind (kjwn ￿riOd, also taking account Of staff redundancy costs and any othèr
financial commitrnents. These costs wll be offset againsl any lortrterrn funding that G3n be guaranteed
lo conu'nve during suth down peri(Kl. Th818vel of rese￿85 Ihus determined will be published in
the ￿)UnIS for the previous finarKial year.

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The Board of Trustees may at times designate additK)na fvnds from free reserves for significant proj8Ct
costs or replacement ol major assets.
The directors have feviewed and renewed the ￿SerVeS Foly. The new totsl WUiTement for 4 months of
net operating cosls. redU￿anCY and other costs would be £32.58812024- £155.7871
This would be covered by..
Unrestricted FurKIs
£32.588
At the year end. free reserves. as deffined by the Charity Commissh)n were £36.982.
Plans for future perlods
We continue to be ambitious about transforming the earfy years lor children with SEND and their
families, and this is reflected in our fivtryear strategy thal begun in 2D23 an(J ts ￿gulartY reviewed at key
meetings indLkling the Tmstee Board meetings. Our fiv&year strategy has lour core trus areas..
Develop 8118xisling arKJ new Centr8S to ensure they are (￿treS of excell8no8. With a f￿uS on
ensuring the Vol￿ of the thild and the voice of our farrNlies are central to our w(yk. further
expansion of oui farnity support operation. ernbedding our (PI tracking processes. and ensuring
thè right quantity and quality of opèrats.ona managefflent as thè organisation expands.
Opon new ¢entres. On ihe back of Ihe stJ¢cèssful o￿ning$ in ovgr the last several y&ars, lh8
charity has identified opportunities for new centres in the Ye￿ Èhead. We expect this year to see Èt
least four more new Cernt￿s and are al￿adY in talks a number of local aulhorities to establish
a presence in the north of England in thE fdlowing knrKial year.
Develop our national change work induding sujport and consuttancy with local authorities.
increased public speaking to raise awareness aid profi￿, and lobbying lor national change.
Specthcally, in 202516. Ihe organIsa￿'on wll lobby to simplify SEND fundirKJ. work with Ofsted t
devebp inspection guidelines that support inclusion and promote the voice ol families to influence
MPS and Minislers through a House of Lords event and Weskn)inster roundtables.
Continue to expand the reach of Jainiry, by growng the nunknr of earty years edLUtors using fc in
the year ahead to 30.(XXI.
The organisats'on is both ambibous atr*)ut what can be achieved over the coming years and has the
support ol teams and stakehtsklers to achieve this. Two years into the five year str*¢gy, Ihe r¥suL%
alrealy achieved give great confidence In thts amb￿.0ft.
PROVISION OF INFORIAATION TO AUDITORS
ea¢h of tho porsons who aro Dir$¢tows at Ihe b.me vthen this Report of Dir&¢tOT% is ar)[￿ved has
nfirm8d thaL
SD far as that Director is aware. there 15 no relevant audit information of which the Company'5
auditors are unaware.
that Director has taken all the steps that ougm lo have been taken as a director in c*der to be
aware of any infomiation needed by the Companls auditors in connection with preparing their
repiKi and to establish Ihat the CompanWs a￿jItorS are avrdre of that Information.

Dingley Family and Specialist Eaty Years Centres
(Llmited by guarantee)
Trustees, Annual Report
For The Yoar End•d 31 March 2025
AUDITORS
In accordance with Sectm￿ 485 of the CompanEs Act 21Y)6, a res￿￿tiOn proposing the reappointment of
Crowe U.K. LLP as auditors to the Company will be put lo the Annual General Meetir4J.
This AnnLJal Re￿rt prèpared undsr Charities Act 2011 thè C(xnpanies Act 2(X)6, was approved
by the Directots on and is SIgn￿j as aulhori5ed on its betr.aff by:
James Laidlaw
Truste8
Date- 211812025

Dingley Family and Specialsrt Eaty Years Centres
(Llmited by guarantee)
Statemant of Trusle•s' Responsibilities
For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
The Directors are responsib￿ prepariro Ihe Report of the Directors. and the financial statelnents
accordance with applicable law and Uniled Kingdom Generally Accepted Acccyjnting Praciice (United
Kingdom AcC￿JntiTrj Standards).
Company law requires the Directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under
(nmpany law the Directors must noi 4)pmè the finanual statemènts unlèss they arè saiisfièd that thèy
give a true and fail vipw of the state cf affaits of the ch￿table cc¥llpany arwj Df the incoming re50UlCeS
and applicAtion of resources, including th& income and expenditure. of the charitatrA8 CoMp￿Y for that
Femd. In preparing these finanoal statements. the Direcb)rs are required to..
select suitable accounting policies and Ihen apply them ￿nSEten￿y',
observe the ￿EthOdS and prirKiples in the Charithes SORP:
make judgments and esb"mates that are reasonablE and prudenL
state whether applicaEAe UK a(￿Ounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material
dopartums di￿0$•￿ and 0xplai￿O in th• financial staiomonts". and
prepare the fjnan(3al statements on Ihe going concem basis unless it is inappropriate to presume
that Ihe charita￿e company will continue ID business.
Thè DirÈclors are rèspovTrSib￿ lor kÈerM"ng adequate acu>unting reu)rds that arè sUffici￿t to show arKI
explain the charitable company's tran5aclions. disclose wtth ieasonable accuracy al anv time the
finanoal positien ol the Charitable c(xnpany ènable Ihem io ensure that thè finaneial statements
comply with the Compan*s Act and ptovisions of the charity's constrtution. They ale also leS￿nSIble
for safegU8rdirKJ the assets ol the Company and hence for lakn.ng reasonable steps for Ihe p￿veNtI
nd detection of fraud and othet irregdanties.

Independent Audrtorf$ report
to the Dlr¢ctors of Dingley Famlty and Specialist Earty Years Centre
For th8 Ypar Ended 31 Marth 2025
Opinion
We have audited Ihe financial statements of Dingley Family and Speoalisl Ear￿ Years Centres for the
year ended 31 March 2025 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activilies, Balan￿ Sheet,
Cashflow ststement and notes to the-lnanual statements. includiw signrficant accwnting policies. The
financAal reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation k5 applicable law and United
Kingdom Accounting Standards. induding Financial Reporb'ng Standard 102 The Financial Reporting
Standard applicable In the UK and Republic of Iieland (Unrted Kingd￿ Geneially A￿pted AcccxJntirvJ
Practice).
ITh our opinion the financial ststements..
give 8 true and fair view of the stste of the th8ri18blB fjompanys affair5 as at 31 MarGh 2025 and of
its incoming resources aNI appl￿tion of resour￿5. indudiry it5 illcDme and expenditure for the
y￿r then ended..
have been propedy prepared in accordarte with United Kingdom G￿erallY A￿pted Accounting
Practice: and
have been prepa￿ in accordan￿ WI￿ the reqU1￿Men1$ of the Companies A¢l 2￿.
Basls for oplnlon
We conducted our audil in accordance wilh INernaty"onal Standards on Auditing IUKI IISA5 IUKII and
applicable law. Our responsibililies under those standards a￿ further described in the Audilorfs
responsibilities lor Me audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are i￿lependent ol the
charitable company in accordance wth the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the
finanaal slatements in the UK. indudirrfJ the FRC'S Elhical Slardard. and we have fulfilled our other
ethical responsibilities in accordance these requirwnents. We believe that the audit ewideTr￿ we
have obtained is suffioeni and approprtaie to promde a basos for our wnion.
Conclusions r•lating to going conc•m
In auditing the financi81 statements. we have ccncluded Ihat the trJstees' usg of the going concem basis
of accounts.ng in the pteparation of the finanual 5tatetnents is apptopriate.
Based on the work we have perfOrn￿d. we have not ijentiffied any rnaterial uncertainties relating to
events or conditions that. individually or co1￿1ve1y. may cast significant doubl on the charilable
company's ability to continue as a goi￿ corKem for a peri(NJ of at least Iwelve m(￿thS from when the
f￿anCIal stat6m6nts arè autr)orisèd for issuè.
Our rèsponsibilities and thè rèsponsibliti"&s of ihe trustees wih respèct to goiThJ Cor￿9M ar8 déscribèd
the relevant Sections of this reporL
Other matters
Without qualifying our opinion in this réspect. we dtaw your atténtion lo thè faet that thè 2024
comparal've figures did not have an audit pwtormed them.

Independent Audrtorf$ report leoThtinued}
to the Dlr¢ctors of Dingley Famlly and Specialist Earty Years Centre
For th8 Ypar Ended 31 Marth 2025
Other information
The Irustees are responsible foT the other irrf?miation contained wthin Ihe annual report. The other
infomation comprises Ihe inffomatKn induded In the amual repcrft. other than the financial statements
and our ajditor's report thereon. OLr opinmin on the financial statements dffts not cover the other
information and. except to the extent (rtherwise explicAty stated in c*Jr report. we do Tr)t exp￿SS any fom
of assurarce conclusKJn Ihereon.
Our responsibility is to read the ottrTrer inforniation and. in doing so. consider whether the other
infomation is materially inconsistent wrth Ihe financial statements N cMJr knowledge obtained in the autht
or Dtherwise appears to be materially misslated. If we idLwtify suth material inconsistencies or apparent
mat&ri81 missialements, we ar? required to detemine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement
In the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have perforff*d, we conclude that the
is a material misstatement of this other iwrf0rrna1￿. we are required to iepK)rt that facL
We have nothiThJ to rewt in thts regard.
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the ComparMe5 Act IIM16
In our Opini￿ basad iy) th& work und4tskèn in Ihe (xxjtsè of aKJit
the infomiation given in the trustees. report. which indudes the direclors, report prepared for Ihe
purposes of company law. for the finanual year for whKh the financial ststements are prepared is
consistent with the financial slatements- and
the diiedor5' report inEluded within tru51ees' le￿[1 have Iwri wepaied in accordance wilh
applicable legal requirements.
Matters on whlch we are requlred to report by exceptfjon
In light of the knowledge and understanding of the tharitable company and its environment obtained in
th& course of the ajdit, we have not idèntified material misstatemsnts in th6 direclors, report included
within the trustees. teport.
We have nothing to reP￿t in resFect ol the lolltrNing mattets in relation to which the Companies Act 20(6
requires us to r8wrt to you rf, in our opinion..
adequate accounting re¢orits have [￿t been kepL ¢x
the financial statements are not in agreement the accountiro rets)rds and retums" or
certan disclogjres ol trustees. r￿uneratIon swified by laware mt made., or
we have not ￿e1V￿j al the infom￿￿.￿ and explanations we require our audil.. or
the truslees were not enbued lo prepare Ihe finanryal statements in accordance with the small
companies regime and lake aijvanlage of the small ￿PanIeS exemwn in preparing the Irustees.
report.

Independent Audrtorf$ report leoThtinued}
to the Dlr¢ctors of Dingley Famlly and Specialist Earty Years Centre
For th8 Ypar Ended 31 Marth 2025
Respon5ibiliti•s of trust8•s
As explair￿￿ more lully in th8 trustees. respY)nsibilTiies 5131ernent sel out on page 10, the Irustees Iwho
are also directots of the charitable company for the purFy)ses d company lawl are respongble for the
preparation ol the financial statements and for beirMJ satisfied ihal they give a true and fair view. and for
such inlemal control as the trustees delermine is ne￿Sary to enable the preparation of financial
statements that are free from material misststernent. whether due lo fraud ￿ error.
In preparing the financial statements. he tTVStees are resFM)nsible for assessing the charrtable company
abilty to continue as a wing concem. disdoS￿1J. as applicablp. matters telated to going concem and
ing the goin9 concem basis of accounting unless tnJstees either intend to liquidate the charitab
comp8ny or lo cease operations. (￿ have no realistTrc ahemative but lo do so.
Auditorfs re5pon5ibilities forthe audit of thefinancial statements
Our objectivas ara lo obtain r&asonat4è assurance atKsut wh8ther the finanaal statements as a whole
are free from material misstaternent, whether due to fraud ot err[￿, and to issue an a￿lit0￿5 ieport that
Includes our opinion. Reasonatlo assurancè ts a high 10¥91 of aswran¢&, bul is not a guarantee that an
audit conducted in accordarKe with ISAS (UK} %*ill always detect a matenal tnisstaternent when IL exists.
lisstatenEnts can arise from fraud or error and are consdered Mat￿81 if. individually or in the
Jgregate. they oould reasonably ￿ expected k) infflvence thg ecorK)miG d￿lSiOnS of users taken on the
basis of these finar￿la1 statements.
Iw8gulariti&s, including fraud. are in5tance5 of nor￿￿￿pIlanGg laws and regulations. design
procedures in line wlh our responsibilities, ouvined atK)ve. lo delex Material misstatements in respect of
irregul8ritie5. including fraud. The extent lo whi=h pr(Kedures are capable of delecting irregularities,
including fraud is detailed bek)w'.
We obtained an undersianding of the legal and regulatory frameworks wilhin which the charitab
company operates. focusing on those laws and wulats'oTrs that have a dI￿¢t effect on the detemiinatic
of matwial amounts and disdosures in the finanoal statements The laws and regulations we considered
in this context were Ihe Companies Acl 21)06. taxatw *1slatw. together with Ihe Charities SORP IFRS
1021 and the Charitie5 Act We s55e5sed the "equired complia[￿ wth ItEsp laws and iegulatlOn5 a5
part of our audit prctedures ￿ the reL2ted finar￿1 siatement items.
In addition, we cOns￿ered provish)ns of olher la*￿ and regulations that do not have a direct effect on the
rinancial statements but compliance which rn￿jht be fvndamental to the charitatAe company's ability
to opprate or to avoid a material penaty. We also consideted the oppcwtunitses and incentives that may
exist within the charita￿e company for fraud. The laws and reguL£tions we considered in Ihis context for
the charity were Safeguarding regulations, Health & Safety legislalion, General Data Protection
Regulatiors and Food Hygiene Stsndards.
Auditing standards limit the required audit procedures trj identify non-compliance with these ￿w$ a￿1
regulations to enquiry of the Govem¢xs and olher management and inspech.on of regulatory and legal
correspotwknce, if any.
We identified the greatest rKsk of Mawal impact on financial *atements frorn irregularitie5 inGluding
fraud, to within the Iming and recognit￿ d certain ￿cO[ne stream5 3rKI the override of controls by
management. Oui audrt [KOc￿JureS to respond to these risks inclLMYed enquiries of management and the
trustees a￿ut their own identificats.on and assessment of the risks of irregulanties. sample testing on
incorne. satnple testing ￿ the postin5 01 ioutnals. reviewng acccunting e5timales for biases. reviewing
règulaiory correspondence with thè ftharity Comm155ion and reading rrMnute5 of meetings of thosè
tharged with governance.

Independent Audrtorf$ report leoThtinued}
to the Dlr¢ctors of Dingley Famlly and Specialist Earty Years Centre
For th8 Ypar Ended 31 Marth 2025
Owing to the inherent limila￿￿S of an audiL there is an unavoidable risk that we may nol hav& ￿et￿ted
some material misstatements in the financial statements. even tiough we have prDperly planned and
performed our audit in accord8nce with audi.ing standards. For example. the further removed
compliance with laws aThJ regulations lirregularitiesl is from the e4ents and transactions reflecied in the
finanaal slalemenls. the less likely ihe Inhe￿n￿Y limited prwedures reqUI￿d by audiling slandards
would identify it. In addition, as with any audiL there remained a higher risk of non-detection of
irregularities. as these may invofve collusion. fargery, i￿ent￿nal ￿lsSiOns. misrepresenlalions. or the
override of internal controls.
We are not responsible for preventing Th)n<omplrdnce and canrKJl be expected to detect nonwcomplian
with all laws and regulations.
Usè of our report
This report K% made solely to the charitable CoMpan￿S n￿Mbers. as a b(Mly. in accordance wth Chapter
3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 201)6. Our audit work has been uThJertaken so Ihal we might slale io
the charitstAe companvs mwnbers those matters we are required to state to Ihem in an auditorfs report
and for no other purp<)se. To the fullest ÈxLènt pemiitted by law, we do not accept or assumè
responsibilty to anyone other than the charitable company and Charits￿e companys members as a
tKJdy. for our audit work, lor this reporl. or for the opinions we have fom*d.
Janette Joyce
Senior Statutory Auditor
For and on behalf of
Crowe U.K. LLP
Statutory Auditor
Date: 1 September 2025

Dingley Family and Specialist Eaty Years Centres
(Llmited by guarantee)
ststement of Financial Activities
For th• Y•ar End•d 31st March 2025
Unrestricted Restricted Expendable
Funds
FundsEndowm•nt
Total
Total
2025
2024
Income from..
Donations and legacies
Donations and legacies
Gift In Kind - Propety Rental
1C6,081
6.252 2￿.0(KI
197,992
312.333
197,992
120,959
Charltable acllvltles
Grants
StatuLory lunding
27.176
160.901
1,600,339
188,077
1.600.339
335.347
809,062
Other tradlng lThcrJne
101,260
134,587
235,847
309, 767
Ineom• from •nvèskn•nts
Bank interesl
614
128
742
7,567
Totsl income and
endowments
235,131 2,100,071
200,128 2,535,330 1.57fj.09Q
Expendlture on-
Raisi￿ funds
Charitable activities
133,701
29.210
48.689 2.116.192
162.911
120,311
40.000 2,204,881 1,480,576
Total expenditure
182.3g) 2.145.402
40.000 2,367.792 1,600,827
Net lÈxptnditure)fincomt
52,741
145.3311
160,128
167,538
124,737)
Transfer tEiween funds
15
138.2831
38,283
Net movement In funds
14.458
{7.0481
160.128
167,538
124,737)
Fun¢ balances brought forw8r(I
8t 1 April 2C124
22.524
195,848
218,372
243, 709
Fund balances carried fonward
at 31 MarGh 2025
36.982
188.800
160.128
385.910
218,372
The notes pages 21 to 34 fomi part ofthese financial statements

Dingley Family and Specialist Eaty Years Centres
(Llmited by guarantee)
Company Ragi5tration nurnbar: 07279320
Balanc• Sh••t
For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
2025
2024
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets
10
68,173
39,060
Curr•nt ass*t$
Other debtors and prepaYm￿t$
Cash at bank and in harKI
285,603
315,298
174,Q22
203, 797
Credltor¥.' arnounts falllng wlthin one year
600,901
3T7,879
Oth8r cr8ditors and accruals
12
1283.1641
(198,507?
Net current a55ets
317.737
179,312
NÈt assÈts
385.91 D
218.372
Represented by:
Funds
Unrestricted Funds
36.982
22,524
Expendabk EndowTnenl
14
160.128
Reslricted funds
14
188,800
195,848
Total funds
13
385,910
218.372
These financial statements have beell prepatpd in accorrlance wrth the Special provisK)ns of Part 15 of
th6 Companies Act 2￿6 relating lo small companies.
These fin8nLyal statements ￿Ere approved by the Trus*e D1￿ClOr &)ard arKI aullK)rised issue on
were signed on their behalf by_.
Mr James Laidlaw
Trusts•
Date: 211812025

Dingley Family and Specialist Eaty Years Centres
(Llmited by guarantee)
ststement of Cash Flows
st
For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
2025
2024
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash prowded by operating activitEs
19
1 54.321
(82, 122)
Cash flows from investing activilios
Interest ino)me
742
7,567
119,822)
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
143,5621
ash used in investing activities
142.8201
(18.261}
Incrèasè in cash cash equival￿t5 in the year
Cash and cash equivalenls at the begi)ning of the year
111,501
203.797
(1QO.383)
304.750
Total cash and cash equlvalents at the end of the year
315298
203, 191
Analysls of cash and cash gqulvalènts
Cash in hand
315298
203, T97
The noies w pages 21 10 34 form part ofthe5e fina￿￿41 ststements

Dingley Family and Specialist Eaty Years Centres
(Llmited by guarantee)
Notes lo the Financial Statsments
st
For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Accounting polici8S
General information
Dingley Family and Speualigt Eady Years Cent￿$ is a regislered charitv. regisle￿￿ in England and
Wales. number 1137609, and a tharitable company limiled by guarantee. number 07279320.
incorporaled in England and Wales. The address ol ils regislered olf1￿ is Kennet Walk Comrnunily
Centre, Kenavon Drive, Re￿ing, Be￿h1￿. RG1 3GD.
Ba$1$ of ae¢ountlng
The financial statements have been prepared ￿der the historical cost coni'ention with items recognized
at cost or transaction value unles5 Otherwise st8ted in the relevant rK)tel51 to these accounts. T
financial statements have been prepared in a-cordance ￿1h Accounting and Rwrting by Chaiities..
Statemont of Recornwnended Practice ap￿ICable to charibes pr8￿ring th8ir a(xounts In 8ccord8nce wilh
the Financial Reporting Standard ap￿1¢able in the UK and Republic of IrelarKJ IFRS1021 leffective 1
JanLl•ry 20191- ICh3rities SORPIFRS10211. the Finan(i31 ReFK*t ng Standarf applicable in the UK arKJ
Republic of IrelarKI IFRS1021 arKI the Gompanies Act 2(￿.
The tharity meets the definitiDn of a public benefft entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially
rècognizèd at historical eost or transathon value unless otherwisè stated in thè rélèvant ac￿ountir*j
tx)licy notelsl-
Going concern
Our perfortnance in recent years. even those y88rs result￿j in an 0￿ralIng deficit. ha5 always left
U5 at the end of the year wth a gO￿j cash base. a Reserves Fund to cover a managed wn¢J4own in the
event of o)Ilapse in funding lor olhei event resvlting ir forced dosurel. sufficient funding in all other
restricted lunds to cover assel values and liatmlities le g. unswt grants) and additional unreslricted
funds to devek)p the charity and its serVi￿_ In each of Ihe Lgst three years. we have operated for a time
without a Fundraisng Manager yet have achieved income no worse than 9% short of budget and
managed our operational expenditLre to match. We are aware of, and adhere to, the Charity
Commission's guidance on 'Managiro a d)arrty's finances." planning. man￿ing dfficulties and insolvency
ICC121'. Under nomial arCUmstsr￿es we firmty believe Ihat our strong governance and management
make a compelli￿j case for DIng￿Y'S Promise to be wr￿dered a GThng Concem.
At the time of approving ihe accounts. the trustees have a lea￿atsIe expectation that the d)èrity has
Jeouate resources to continue in operatKmal existence for the f(*eseeable luture. The trustees believe
that whilst there is some doubt relating to future i￿ome streams. this does not give rise to a material
uncortainty rogardin9 th& charity's abilily to conlinvg as a 90ing concem. Thg tru$toe$ thereforg beligve
that It is appropriate lo prepaie the acc%)unts on a going la)r￿eM basis.
At Ihe end of Marth 2025. Ihe charity had £315,298 of cash available. Thp trusteps have carried out
sensitivity analysis that confirms that shcrtjld no further ircome. olher than what has been confirmed, be
received, the charity is able to meet labilities as they fall due for at least another 12 month5 from the
dale of approval ofthe finanoal State￿ents.
Fund$
Unreslricted funds represent furxts ol the (*8ritable c(¥npany Ihat are not subjea to any restrictions
regarding their use.
R85tricted funds repr8sent fund5 available to meet eX￿nd[tur8 as spectF*d by the tund provid8r.

Dingley Family and Specialist Eaty Years Centres
(Llmited by guarantee)
Notes lo the Financial Statsments
st
For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Accounting policies I￿ntInued)
Income
All income Is recognized in Ihe Slalemenl ol Fw)anoal Acltvities when the company Is legally entitled to
the income. receipt is Wtsba￿e and the amount can be measured reliably. Income external grants is
recLbgnized in the Stalemenl ol Financial Acliviijes as scthi as il is receivable unless donor CDndilions
related to perfotma)ce and spectfic deliverables apply. These grants are account&1 fot as the charty
èams the rvJht to U￿sid*[ation through perfOnNr￿.
Donation5 & Legacies- Donation5 and legaoe5 itKlude incl￿e werated from the following Sources".
gifts and donations. i￿lUding legacies given by the founder5. patrons. supporters. the general
public and businesses
sponsorships where IF￿se are. in subslance. in the form of donations rather than payment for
goods or services
revenue derived from hostiThJ ofevents.
Income is recognised when the tharily has entillement to the funds. any perforniance conditions
attached to the inwme have been rnet. and it is probable that the incorne will be receNed and the
amounl ￿ be measured sufficienuy reliabty.
For legacies. enlitlemenl is laken whw a distribution is received from the estate. R￿elp1 of a legacy. in
whole w in part. is only COns￿ered probatAe when Ihe amount can be measured reliably, and the charty
has been r￿￿tle￿ of the eXeajt￿.S Intention tr) make a distnbubon. Where legacies have been notilied to
the charity. or the charity is ￿are ol the granting of prcthte. al￿ Ihe uiteria for income recognition have
)1 been mel, then the legacy is a Irealed as a Conti￿nI assel aThJ disdosed if material
Charitablé Aetlvltitrs - Income rtrceived which is a payment for sèrvices providèd fDr thè bÈnÈfit ol tha
tharity's beneficianes. It will indude acts.v￿.es urKJertaken in furtherdnce ol the chariws objects and those
grants which have ccx)ditions as Servi￿ level agreements with l<xal authorilies.
Grants whth provide core fijnding or a￿ of a general nabjre provided by the Goverm)ent and charitsb
trusts and foundations, but will ￿1 inrjude those grants which are specifi(xlly for the perforwnance of a
service or production of chantable g(ths, for instance a service agreement with a local authO￿tY Giants
arè récognised in the financial statements when contrd ever Ihe rvJhts or Olher aC￿sS to thè benèffl has
passed to the d)arity and receipt of 1he fuTKls is signffi(2ntly certain, usually in writing from the grant
pyovioler
Government FurKling - Loc21 authority grants provided wh￿h are speafically for the pertorrnance of a
service. Provision of suth service5 15 invoiced and re￿nised at the ￿MMenCerne￿t of the p8ricKI
covèr•d by th* agroefflent.
Other TradSng Activities - The provi<ion of seryices o￿T than the charities CO￿ activity lor the benefit
of the charity's beneficiaries via the cbarivs trGining se(*or. Revenue is recognized upon the transfer of
the training materia15 and deemed by the date the solhyare licEnse becomes available to the payee.
rd
Investment Income - InconE derived from the investrnent of cash reserves a 3 party instikntion.
Irhcoffle from interest is recognised upon re￿ipl.
Expendlture
Expenditure is included on an acuua15 basis. i￿￿$1Ve of any VAT. which cannot be recovered_ Certain
expendiluie is app¢xtionwJ to costs caiegories based on Ihe estimated amount attributab￿ to the activity
durirKJ the year.

Dingley Family and Specialist Eaty Years Centres
(Llmited by guarantee)
Notes lo the Financial Statsments
st
For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Accounting policies I￿ntInued)
Depreciation
Depreciation is calculaled to wrile off the cost fess estimated residual value ol fixed assets over thar
estimated useful lives.
Equipfflent
Leasehold improvements
4 year5 Straighl4ine
over the remaining temi of Ihe lease
Operating leases
Rentals 3pplicatrAe to operating leases are charged to Ihe State￿￿nI of Finanrial Act'vity over the perio
in which Ihe cosl is incurred.
Financial instruments
The charity only has Iinanoal assets arKI finanoal liabiliknes of a kind thal qualify a5 basiG financial
instrumenls. Basic financial instruments are initially recognried at trar￿cl￿n value and subsequenuy
measured at their setuemenl value.
Ponsions
The charity o)ntribules to a defined contributions scheme.
Slgnfflcant ludg•m•nts and •stlmat•s
In the application of the charity's aco)untiTrJ Fulicies. the directors are required lo make judgements,
èstimates and assumptions about the carrying amounls of assèts and 1k4bilib.es ihat are not rèadily
apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical
experience and other factors that are considered tr) be ￿leVant. Aciual results may differ Irom these
estimates.
The estimates and underfying assuTnptions are reviewed on an [￿going basis. RevEit)ns to accountirvj
timatès are rect￿nized in thè ￿n(￿l In whith thè esb.mate is ￿VISed If the reviwn affects only that
tEriod, or in the of the revision arKI luture perwjds rf Ihe ￿ViSion affects both current and future
periods.
There were no judgement or material eslwnab.on un¢trrtainb"e$ 8ffe¢ting the r?￿rted financial
perforrnance in the curTent or prior yeai.
Donatlons and Legacles
Unrestricted Restricted ExpendaNe
Funds
Funds Endowrnenl
Total
Total
2025
2024
The Edward Gosuing Fund
Community Groups
Corporate Donation5
Donations From Individuals
2CK¥.CK)0 200.000
9.532
8,217
71.733
3.069
19,349
250
183
8.T82
6.917
750
10,810
6.856
84, 125
6, 107
72,716
285
1.300
4,176
GIftAd
Fund Raising Events
Salè and Mèrehan(fisè
3.069
19.349
224
Legacies & M8mory Giving
183
106.081
6.252
200,000
312,333
120,959

Dingley Family and Specialist Eaty Years Centres
(Llmited by guarantee)
Notes lo the Financial Statsments
st
For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Grants
Unrestricted Restri(*ed Expendable
Funds
Funds Endowment
Total
Tol81
2025
2024
Local AutFKirities
6.059
3.345
103.842
4.972
15.050
5.000
12,000
6.059
3.345
103,842
4.972
15,050
5,000
12,000
5.000
19.866
12,943
Big Lollery
ComiG Relief
Bert(shire Community Foundation
Greenham Trust
SJP FoundalK)n
The Foyle Foundatk)n
The Head￿Y Trust
The Invesco Cares
Other Grants
48.878
178,013
250
19.790
19.866
7.310
5,633
149,016
27.176
160,901
188,077
335.347
Charitable Actlvltles
Unrestricted Restricted Expen￿a￿e
Funds
Funds EndOw￿￿nI
Total
Total
2025
2024
Service Level Agreements
Nursery ELI[￿tion Grant
Addib"onal Statutory Funding
1.144,990
248,864
206.485
1.144,990
248,864
206,485
523.Q26
178.650
107,386
1.600,339
1,fAIO,339
809,Q62
Other Trading •￿tIvItIeS
unrestric￿ Reslricted Expervjaiile
Funds
Funds Endowrnent
Totsl
2025
Total
2024
Leam Through Play
Consutsnoy
Training Course5
Stronger Practice Hub
152
182
4.753
112,865
109.551
81,992
101.230
101,230
75,802
58.633
75.802
58.633
101.260
134.$87
235.847
309.161

Dingley Family and Specialist Eaty Years Centres
(Llmited by guarantee)
Notes lo the Financial Statsments
For the Yoar Ended 31 Ma￿h 2025
Total Expenditure
Direct Slaff
Direct Support &
Costs Goveman
T¢>t81
Total
Costs
2025
2024
Cost of ralsing funds
Operations
Training
sUp￿rt & other Costs
78.024
14.973
14.237
33,705
126,702
14237
85.872
21,972
21,972
27,559
78.024
29.210
55.677
162.911
120,317
Charitable Activities
Operations
Training
Premises Costs
1.229.523 242.215
202,622
66,205
277,586
14.459
22.455 1.494.193 1,013,998
6,156
274983
255, 185
277.5B6
97,840
14459
22,$42
75.924
29.5Q7
Depreciation
sUp￿rt & Other Costs
75.924
Governan
67,736
67.736
67,4XI
1,432,145 600,465
172,271 2304,881
1.480.516
1.510.169 629.675
227 948
2,367,792
1,600.827
Analysls of Support and Governance Costs
Slaff
Total
Total
Costs
Costs
2025
2024
Support Costs
Finance
33.764
1.412
20.679
14.860
53
35,176
20,679
14.860
7.352
4,383
12,426
98
Human ReSoUr￿S
Premises
markeb.ng
Administiation and Office
56.160
20.532
76,692
6,596
25,068
73, 733
89,924
64.132
154.D56
57,060
Governan￿ ¢o5ts
Accounting
Audit
Oth8r
30.011
30.011
26A66
17N15
29.652
19,8C
17,998
17,415
T3.892
73.892
67.4SI
89.924
138,024
227.948
178,570
The charity contracts to extgmal SUppl￿r ils fin￿Ce. IT and Human ReSOu￿S funclions.

Dingley Family and Specialist Eaty Years Centres
(Llmited by guarantee)
Notes lo the Financial Statsments
st
For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Not incomoll•x￿nd•t￿•I
Total
Totèi
2025
2024
Net 15 Staled after Gharging
AuditOl'5 reMunerab"on Audit
20.055
14A49
8.152
I6,￿)
22,542
75,952
Deprecialion
Operab"ng lease charge5
46.667
58.294
Staff costs
2025
2024
Salaries
1,441,698
105.342
27.831
25222
1,049,901
72,935
22,955
Employer5 Nl
Employer Pension contri￿tionS
Ager￿Y Staff
1.600.093
1,145,791
The 8verage number of parl-time employees w85
The average numb8r offvI￿tiMe employees was
51
12
15
1 employees re￿iVed employee benefits in excess of £60.000 {2024- 1).
No member of the Trustee Director Board received any remunerah)n or expenses during the year12024
The key fflanagement personnel of the tharity received employee benefits lincluding employers pensic
and employers NICI totaling £649,48512024- £417.220).

Dingley Family and Specialist Eaty Years Centres
(Llmited by guarantee)
Notes lo the Financial Statsments
st
For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
10. Tangible fix•d assets
Leasehold
Improvemènts
Equlpm•nt
Total
Q5t
At 1 Wil 2024
Additions
183,791
8.172
55.618
35,390
17.300)
239,409
43.562
I7.3￿)
Diswsals
At 31 March 2025
191.963
B3.708
275,671
Dopreciation
At 1 Awil 2024
Charge for the year
Eliminabon of disW681
159.824
6.158
40,725
8291
17.300}
200.349
14,449
17.3CK)}
At 31 March 2025
165.782
41,716
207,498
N¢t book valtse
At 31 Mar¢h 2025
26.181
41,992
68,173
Net book value
At 31 March 2024
24.167
14.893
39.060
11. Debtor5
2025
2024
Other debtors
prepaYm￿lS
231,649
53.954
23,7
285.603
174,022
12. creditors- Amounts falling due wrthin one year
2025
2024
Trade creditors
Oth8r taxes, social s8curity & pansions
Accnjals & olhor creditors
31A99
36N30
32.063
183.172
T.W7
23, 750
20, 770
146.980
Deferred income
283.164
198.507

Dingley Family and Specialist Eaty Years Centres
(Llmited by guarantee)
Notes lo the Financial Statsments
st
For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
12. Cr•ditors- Amounts falling wtthin one year Icontinuod
Ir￿￿￿e received d￿1r￿ Ihe year that has boen deferred as it does not meet the reu)gnition crikria as sèt
out in the accounting policAes is as folbws..
Training
Offering
Totsl
2025
Funding
The Hoadley Twst
The Good Exchange
Gloucestershire County Counul
Comic ReliÈf
5,000
32,080
110.000
5.000
32,080
110.000
24.640
10B
24.640
Itwin Miti*ell LLP
108
Wokingham BC
11.344
11,344
24.640
158,532
183,172
13. Analysls of n•t ass•ts b•lw••n fvnds
Expendable
Endowment
Tot81
UnTrstrl¢ted Restrkted
2025
Tangible fixed assets
6B,173
68,173
Net current assets
36,982
120,627
160,128
317.737
36,982
188,800
160.128
3B5,910
C¢)mparativè lor the ￿ar èndèd 31 Mareh 2024
Expendable
Endowtnent
Totsl
Re5tiKted
2024
Tangible f￿6￿ assets
39.060
39,060
Net current assets
22.524
156.788
179.312
22.524
195.848
218,372
Aim and use of restricted funds:
The restricl¢d fund8 represent grants. don8tion8, sl8tutDry funding 8nd Sak of our onlino cours&3
received for detailed specific purtx)ses. Where these have r￿l been fully eX￿rnded duiing the financial
year they ar& carried forward for the finanoal year. ThÈse funds have been recerved for specific
ntres and projects. Theie are there1￿ many drffereil furHJs and for the purposes of the statulory
counts. these have been griyjped accordingfy to the different centres they relate to.

Dingley Family and Specialist Eaty Years Centres
(Llmited by guarantee)
Notes lo the Financial Statsments
st
For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
14. Restrict•d Funds 2025
Balance
Balance clf
131 March
20251
11 April
2024)
Income Expendlture Tran$fvrs
Training and stronger practi￿ hub
Operational Centre Funds
83.099 238.277 1289,220} 132,1561
112.749 1.861.794 11.856.182)
70,438
188.800
195.848 2.1CQ.071 12.145.402}
38.282
188,800
Comparative year ended 31 March 2024
Balan¢e blf
11 April
20Z3)
Balan¢e Clf
Income Expenditure Transfers 31 March
20241
Training and stronger practi￿ hub
Operational Centre Funds
.2￿ 3￿.828
I262.{￿5) 1105.9541
94.061 1.014.081 11.198.560)
203.167
83.099
112.749
154.351 1.404.9)9 11.460.6251
97,213
195,848
Expendable Endowment
Balance Wf
11 April
2023)
Balance clf
Income Expenditure Transfers 31 March
20241
The Edward Gostling Fund
Investment Income
2[￿).￿ I40,¢￿)
128
160,000
128
2(X),128
140,¢XX)I
160,128
Details of the matenal resthcled fuThls are as fcklovts..
Thè Edward Gostllng Fund - 5 eapilal èndovm)ent iJ&signat8d for the purpose of funding cor8
services.
Servi¢e Level Agreements All centres are currenly engageil with local authorities In Reading.
Wokingham, West Bèrkshirè, 8oumèmouth, Gloucèstèr and Southampton with a contract for the
prow5ion of assessrngnt and outreach pro￿SK)r}fOr chiklrgn with SEND.

Dingley Family and Specialist Eaty Years Centres
(Llmited by guarantee)
Notes lo the Financial Statsments
st
For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
14. Restrict•d Funds 2025 Icontinu•d)
C¢)mic Relief - ￿month grnnt tctalling £545,789 dedicated to transfomiing earty eduEatK)n fDr children
with SEND by buildiThJ inclus￿n. The lundirKJ 4 independenl slreams ol work as below".
Dèveltspment and implementaticm of (x)mprehensivè online training programme for pracbtioners -
Through this project. Diryley's PriKnise wdl be deli4tring 8 comprehensive prryramme of 10 onlin8
eoursès at all éarly yearfs praditK)ners in É total of Xl LA areas
Strategic supwrt lor the LA areas engaged to supwjrt lotvj lem impact
Co-production with famlies througho
RealLsing maximum impart nats"onally ar￿ Internationalty through Ihe steering group
Council For Oisablod Chiklr•n
Early Years Disadvantage VCS Grant 2024-25 was awarded to
support Priority 2. Earty Years Special Educabcffial Need and DI5￿111t1eS The EYSEND Partnership wilh
CDC aims to increase access and Indu%on in earfy years fiK cl)ildren hith SEN and Disabilities. By
collaborativety working with National Chiklren'¢ Bureau, partners, and the Department for Education to
support earfy Yea￿ overarching strategic aims over the fvnding period IAugust 2024 - March 20251.
Provision on flexible PKJIV implementstion support. as needed wiaer sect￿al and parental engagement
aboLrt koy issues that impact our targ8t audionces {LAs, eady years sector and disadvantagod familiesl,
Stakeholdei tnanagefflent, cornmunications. Oicy tnessaging. di%5emination. signp05ting. advice, and
info lincludir￿ enabling end users to èngage) in thè de&very of i1)proved (Mjtcomès lor disadvantaged
families, Learning events antt peer supFMJl.
Department For Educ*ioTh & Corarn Hempsall$- Funding to swKut providing an optx)rtuThty to briry
together the conTrms about 5uffi(xrhcy in l(KxI area5 arKI the strategic apptoach of central Govemment
in thè SEND and AP Plan with a opportunity lo creatè an Èarfy years sysiem that Is morè equitable for
children with SEND that enables them to access tlieir e8￿Y years ethiuements and builds inclusion from
ihe eaMies1 Stages, anij supwrts legal ¢y)mpliarwx 8$ new entiuefflents 8re (Jeveloped.
15. Transfer of funds
For the year ending 31, March 25. transfers have been made lo the value of £38.283 from general
unreslricted funds comprising of reverue ftom undesignated don*ons. grants. Consullancy and training
ur5e 53le5 to cover deficit5 on operational witre funds. These defi(its are a result of underfunding of
the Wokingharn & West Berkshire i%n￿5 and the charity irnplements a polw of 5upplernenting the cor
st of running thes& two ¢entres out of unrestri¢ted thariiable funds to ensure ihe (x)ntinuats"on of these
key centre5.
16. C¢)mmltments under operatlng leases
At 31 March 2025 the company had fulure minimum lease paymenls under rnn- cancellable operatir
leases as set out below..
Land and
buil¢fjng$
2025
Land and
Buildings
2024
Within 1 year
Later Ihan 1 year and not later than S years
Later than 5 years
18.8911
8,152

Dingley Family and Specialist Eaty Years Centres
(Llmited by guarantee)
Notes lo the Financial Statsments
st
For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
17. Pensions
The charitable company runs a defined contribution scheme. The costs for th& year represent the
charilable companls contributions to the scheme of £27.831 12024 - £22,955). Al the year-end £6.852
12L124- £4,329) was accDJed in respect ofojntrthtions to this scheme.
18. Taxation
The charitable company is exempt from Corwation Tax on its charitable 3th1￿es. The charity is exempt
from tax on income and gains lalling within secbon 505 of Ihe -axes Acl 1988 or section 256 Of t
Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 lo the exLent that these are applied to its charitabk objectives.
19. Re¢on¢lllatlon of IDcomel{expend1￿rel In funds to net cash flow from Op¢rat•ng actfvltles
2025
2024
Net lexpenditure1linco￿
L)a¢k depre¢iaiw)n clwrge
Add back Ioss on ￿￿poSal offixed a55ets
Deduct investment Income shown in investing &tivitses
Ilncreasel in debto
Increa58 in creditor5
167.$38
14.449
(24.737?
22.542
7, T75
(1,561)
(49.727)
30.354
17421
1111,5811
84,657
Net cash provided by 0￿rating actI￿￿e5
154.321
82,122
Analy$l$ ot chang•$ in n•t lunds
At 1 April
2024
Cashfiow5 At 31 March
2025
Cash al bank and in harnl
203.797
111,501
315,298
R•lat•d party transaetions
st
During the period to 31 March 2025 there were no related party tsawctions.

Dingley Family and Specialist Eaty Years Centres
(Llmited by guarantee)
Notes lo the Financial Statsments
st
For the Year Ended 31 March 2025
ststom•nt of Financial Activities
FL)r th• Yèar Ended 31st Mar¢h 2024
Total
Total
Funds
Funds
2D24
2023
Incorre and endowments fro￿..
Donations and legacies
Donations and 18gacies
114.692
6.267
120.959
147.259
Income from Investments
Bank inleresl
1.561
1,561
813
Other Trading Income
31.093
278.068
309,761
102,546
Charitable acbvities
Grants
Statulory Fundlng
23.836
311.511
809,062
335.341
809,062
373,204
42T.555
Total in(xJme and endovmients
171. 182
1.404,908
7.576.090
991,377
Exp&ndibJrè M-.
Raising lunds
Charitable activities
111.259
28.944
9.052
1.451,572
120.311
7.480,576
92,022
928,949
Total expenditure
140.203
1.460,624
1.600,827
1,020,911
Net lexpendiiurellincorre
30,979
(55. 7161
{24,737)
139,594?
Transfer teiween funds
(97.213)
97,213
Net mvement In fu)ds
(66,234)
41,497
{24,737)
129,594?
Fund balances brought ft>￿￿rd
at 1 April 2C123
88.758
154,351
243. 109
272, 703
Fund balances Carried ffyward
8t 31 March 2024
22_524
195 848
278.372
243. 109
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