Charlty number: 1137850 Redhlll Bapt15t Church Pre-Sch¢)ol Trustees Report. Accounts and Independent Examlnatlon Report Year Ended 31 December 2024 Redhlll aaptlst Church Pre-school Annual Report and Accounts Year Ended 31 December 2024 Contents 3-10 Trustees. Report li Independent Examlner's Report 12 Income and Expendlture Account 13 Statement of Assets and Llabllltles 14 Note5 to the Accounts Redhlll Baptlst Church Pre-school Annual Report and Accounts Year Ended 31 December 2024 Trustees, Annual Report The trustees have pleasure in presenting thelr report and the unaudlted financlal statements of the charlty for the year ended 31 December 2024. Reference and Admlnlstratlve Detalls Registered Charity Name Charity Registration Number Principal Office Redhill Baptist Church Pre-school 1137850 Red hill Baptlst Church Pre-school Hatchland5 Road Redhill RHI 6AE The Trustees The trustees who served the charity during the period were a5 follows,, S Kamangirira Chair Appointed January 2024 Resigned 31 August 2025 GDay R Wllllams E Pannell Treasurer Chair Chair from 25 September 2025 Structure, Governance and Management Type of Governing Document Constltutlon adopied 9 JUEY 2009 as amended by special resolution 10 June 2010 Trustees are appointed or reappolnted annually at a Church Meetlng of Redhill Baptist Church. Trustee Selection Methods Addltlonal Governance Issues The Pre-school operates fully within the Early Years Foundation Stage UK school education programme, Is ful￿ registered wlth Sufrey Local Education Authority and subject to the Ofsted school inspection 5VStem. It is also a member of the Pre-school Learning Alliance. There is a child protection policy in place. Dlsclosure and Barrln8 Servlce checks are carrled out prior to commencement of employment or trusteeship. These checks are updated as Ofsted recommends or requires. All trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no remuneration or other benefits for their work as trustees. Objectlves and Actlvltles The objectives of the Pre-school are.. l. The advancement of the education (including spiritual development} of children below compulsory school age 2. The provlslon of facilities for iecieation for such children in the interest of soclal welfare and with the oblectlve of Improvln8 their condltlons of life 3. Provlding for all children, without discrimination, a safe and satisfying Pre-school withln Christian environment where Christian beliefs and values are promoted and upheld. These objectlves are In accordance wlth the mission of the church which seeks to provlde services to the community and to promote Christianity within it. The income and lat the discretion of the mana8ement committee) the capital of the group shall be applied solely in furthering these objectives. The activities of the Pre-school are.. The Pre-school provides early years, education to around 50 children between the age5 of 2-5 years. Mornlng sesslons run from 9am-12noon every day and are prlmarlly for children aged 3-4 years, wlth afternoon sesslons startlng at 12.30pm and are 2.5 hours In length untll 3pm and are primarily for children aged 2-3 years. A sllghtly earller plck-up optlonls available for parents who need to plck up thelr children early in the afternoon because of the closing times of other schools. Extended days continue lo be offered to help parents who are ellglble to take advantage of the 30 hours free childcare provided by the Government. Some parents also payfor additional hours on the extended day pattern. Chlldren attend both mornin8 and afternoon sessions with a lunchtime Session in between. Parents provide chlldren wlth packed lunches and the equipment and programme for the ses5ion5 are set to accommodate the wider age range of children attending, Achlevements and Perforrnance Sessions- 30 Hours Childcare 10 se55ion5 Imornings: Mondays- Fridays. Afternoons: Mondays-Fridayl were offered thi5 year for Pre-school children to attend, This was a continuum from September 2023 where Fridav afternoons were offered as an addltional sesslon in response to worklng parents who needed all 30 hours childcare to cover their worklng hours. Attendance The Pre-school has continued to malntaln a healthy and high number of chlldren in the setting over the course of the year. with an increased take-up on Friday afternoons. This continues to be extremely encoura8ing due to the close proximity of neighbouring settings. Booklngs and session com bination5 are much more individually tailored than in previous year5, with a trend movlng towards parents looking for extended day sessions continulnE to be sought In order to facilitate them being able to go back to work. For the small number of children just attending aftemoons sessions, these are now belng offered includlng the lunch period to give a 3-hour session which parents prefer. In Its extenslon out into the local community, the Pre-school continues to actively engage with and welcome families from the refu8ee/asylum seeklng community housed locally. Enhanced Leornlng As part of the Pre-school chlldren's learning journey, the Pre-school has continued with ils two Programmeslscheme's to aid the children's development from last year into this year as follows: l. Tucker Turtle- a new strategy to help the children to regulate their emotions 2. The Early Boost Talk Programme- for children who needed extra support before they started school. Staff brought groups of chlldren together to enloy'Tlzzy Time" wlth children belng able to take home "Tizzy Time" books, with su88ested actlvlties, crafts and songs to help them in relnforcing their learnln8 at Pre-school. 5peclol Toplcs ond Events In supportlng the Early Years Foundatlon Stage school educatlon programme, the Pre-school arranges a number of special topics and outings to enhance and enrich the chlldren's learning over the course of the year. This year, these included,. l. Local walks learning about nature, seasons and happenings such as construction work 2. Outings to the shops to buy ingredients for cooklng 3. Vlslt to the town In December to see the decoratlons 4. A visit from the police who engaged wlth the chlldren and explalned thelr role 5. Easter Service with family members and carers invited. 6. Godstone Farm foi those that were leaving to go to school (funded by Pre-school). 7. Leavers Celebration Service for the children movin8 onto Primaryllnfant schools in September. 8. Chrlstmas Natlvlty Service Progress Recording The Pre-school continues to use-Tapestry" as Its progress recordln8 System to record the chlldren's profiles a nd learning journeys. Observations are recorded into the system regularly each week by the staff and, as tapestry is live to parents, parents can view the pictures and progre55 comments added by staff as they are recorded. Parents also have the opportunlty to add comments and photoslvideos of progre55 their child ha5 made at home, which can now form part of the child's progress profile/learning Journey. Key Person Parents Evenlngs All Key Person termly meetings with parents were held in person in a "Parent5 Evening" format this year. Staff sat at tables in a room. with appointments being booked with parents between 4;30pm- 6:30pm. Parents waited in the foyer until their appointment, and then chatted to their Key Person. The fomiat works well and has continued to have positive responses from parent5. Open Mornlng Wonders Throughout the course of the year, the Pre-school 211owed prospective parents to be shown around the Pre-school whilst normal 5e55ions were in play. This gave parents the opportunlty to see the setting in full f low and ask any questlons. Pupil Premium The Government's Pupil Premium funding arrangement has continued for pre-schools during the year, but no chlldren were reglstered to receive the funding this year. Staff Chonges and Recrultment There have been a number of staff change5 this year as follows: Key Person One Key Person left Pre-school in the Autumn term of 2023 and the post was advertised and awaiting interview at the end of the year. This p05t wa5 filled in January 2024. A further key person post Was offered to internal staff from September 2024. At the end of the year, a part-time qualified staff member handed In thelr reslgnatlon, this post was awaiting advertisement. Learnlng Support Asslstants ILSA) - Two existing staff worked extra sesslons thls year to support children for whom funding has been granted for l.'I support. Three new LSA posts were successfully recrulted Into during the course of the year from external candidates. Admlnistrative Asslstant - The part-time administrator left Pre-school in February. No replacement has been sou8ht. Trolnlng Pre-school seeks to keep the staff team up to date on best practlce and learnlng by arran8in8 for staff member5 to attend training courses and workshops over the course of the year where appropriate. Trdlnlng undertaken by all staff included: Paedlatrlc first ald Posltive Touch Incluslon and sensory training Maketon signing Understanding autism Other speclfic tralning undertaken by selected staff included FGM, Prevent and Working Together to Safeguard Children Managers Network Tralning (Manager and Deputy) Pace Trainlng IMana8er and SENCO SEN Network Training (SENCO Premises- Gorden After the success of the Pre-school Trustee Working Party last year, a further Saturday was arranged for this year during the Easter Holidays on 13 Aprll 2024. Staff and Trustees cairied out garden projects and malntenance which involved removal of the Sandpit. repair of the storage cupboard. removal of defectlve toys and equipment, tidying the garden and balcony (including hedge trimming, weedlng. clearing and sweeplng), cleaning of ihe outdoor toys and equipment in the Pre-school shed. The morning was another great Success. Premlses - Repairs and Replacements New dlshwasher- A replacement dishwasher was sourced and Installed in January 2024. Ramp - Duflng the Summer of 2023 a new ramp was Installed by the church Facilltles Management Team leading tsp to the Pre-school foyer from the car park gate, This year, the ramp was Improved with a rubber matting surface. and è flexible retractable gate was installed at the bottom of the ramp for safe play in the garden and for control of the thildren at leaving tirne. Balance beam- A new wooden balance beam was sourced and fltted In replacement of the previous balance beam whlch has started to show s18ns of wear and tear. IT Equipment-To Improve the health and safety of staff uslng display screen equlpment, new ergonomic equipment was purchased for the staff office. This included new desks, keyboards, separate mlce and larger display screens for staff to work from. Premises - Equlpment The Pre-school purchased the following main items of equlpment thls year; Toys and play equlpment, Including sensory toys Three new tablets for staff to record progress Offlce IT Equipment- Desks, chairs, keyboards, larger screens Some new stora8e and display cupboards Extenuotlno Circumstonces COVID-19- The impacts of Covid-19 were felt in 2024 with a number of staff off work in September. The Pre-school was partially closed from Tuesday afternoon 24/09/2024- Wednesday 25/09/2024, The Pre-school limited numbers to children of working parents or other priority cases to maintain its safeguarding ratios and was closed to other families. The Pre- School resumed normal operatlons from Thursday 2610912024 and no further closures were required. Monagement ond Adfninistration Arrongements Assistance with some admlnlstrative and maintenance tasks is provided by volunteers from Redhill Baptist Church. This year, some of the garden maintenance was carried out by a previou5 Trustee to the Pre-school, as we51 as a son of one of the Pie-school staff as part of hi5 Duke of Edinburgh project. Governonce ond Monagement In November 2023, M Cunningham stood down as Chair of the Trustees after a signrficant service length as Chaiiman. In January 2024, S Kamangirira was appointed as the new Chair of Trustees. The Trustees meet at least once a term, but in practice do so as often as nece55ary for the proper manaEement of the Trust. In addltlon, meetings are scheduled by the Trustees with the Pre- School Manager at regular Intervals throughout the year. Meetings were held online and matters discussed include finance. health and safety, changes In policy, staff ingi training and anv other issues as they arose. Annual Report to the Redhill 8aptlSt Church Meetlnq The constitution of Pre-school provides for a report to be made annually to the church meetln8 of Redhill Baptist Church and for the church meeting to appolnt the Pre-school Trustees, normally in November. With changes In the church leadership taking place at the relevant time, no formal re-appointment took place in 2024 and all the existlng Trustees at the start of the year continued in post throughout the year. Flnanclal Revlew 8alonce of income and expendlture The finances of Pre-school Involve the balance of large amounts of income and expendlture leach close to £200,000 pal where almost 90% of the income depends on the fundln8 from Surrey CC for the children attending and a similar proportion of the expenditure arlses from 5taffin8 Costs. The flnancial outcome over a year therefore depends cruclally on the funding rate offered by Surrey CC, the take-up of places, and the pay rates and staffing levels malntalned through the year. Impact of Inflotion The Trustees recognise the importance of our staff team to the wellbeing of the children attending Pre-school and the operation of the setting. Accordingly, pay levels are Set at a fair rate to provide adequately for staff while seeking to balance the finances available. The rlslng cost of living and Increases in the Government's living wa8e rates were covered by a pay increase of 9% in April 2024. Rent Review The church announced In November 2023 that the rent for use of the premises and utility costs would be increased from the start of 2024. This followed a period of fixed rent agreed by the church to assist Pre-school finances. Pre-school paid the rent In quarterly instalments throughout the year. Tax Return HMRC has continued to request tax returns for the charity. The return for 2023 was submitted by the requlred date of December 2024. The charity is not required to pay any taxon its operations and has not reclaimed any 81ft ald on donations. oan5 The Trustees do not have any outstanding loans. Re5erve5 and Reserve Pollcy The trustees malntalned their policy of holding sufficient reserves to meet cornmitted expendlture for a period of six months, wlth sufficient reserves to meet statutory redundancy costs. The Trustees had been holding a higher level of reserves for some time because of the contlnuing risk to income posed by the competition from other local settings and the pressure on wage levels from inflation and nalional shortages of trained staff. The sharp rise in staff costs over 2023 and 2024 have brought the reserves c105er to the planned level of six months expenditure. Flnanclal Results Bockground to finances In 2023 expendlture exceeded income over the year by £1,573. Thls was an Improvement on the prevlous year, reflecting the increase in ftsndln8 rates which came through during the year, coupled with the good take up of places. With sufficient reserves to meet such shortfalls, the Trustees were happy to have achieved such a closely balanced outcome. Outcomefor 2024 As can be seen from the accounts, the year ended with a srnall surplus of £3,618. Continuing high take up of places has helped to achieve an Improving flnanclal outcome but, as with the small shortfall in 2023, this outcome represents a broadly balanced position given the Size of the income and expenditure over the year. Responslbllltles of the Trustees The charity's trustees are responslble for preparing the Trustees Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). The law applicable to charities in England and Wales require5 the trustees to prepare financial Statements for each flnancial year which Eive a true and falr vlew of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustee5 are required to., l. Select sultable accounting policies and then apply them conslstently 2. Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP 3. Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent 4. State whether applicable accountin8 Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements 5. Prepare the f inancial statements on the going concern basis unle55 il is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue In operatlon. The tf ustees are responsible for keeping proper accountin8 records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the flnancial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, The trustees are also responslble for safeguarding the assets of the charlty and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detectlon of fraud and other irregularities. Slgned by order of the trustees: T>PrY Position: rRogrE& Date: 9 6)dok& Zol Indopondenl •xamln•r's roport I report on the accounts ol the pr04choDI for the year ended 31 December 2024, which are set out on pages 11 to 14 R•sp•ctlv• r•sponslblll¢lo1 ol Iru•ts•s and •xamln•r Tho chart1￿¥ trustees arè responsibl8 lor Ihe preparallon of the acvjunts. Tho charfty's Iwslees con5idgr that ￿ audll 15 not requlrod for thls year undèr sectton 144 of the ch￿1t1￿ Act 2011 {Ih8 Charfli8S Act) ar￿ Ihat 8n independent examlnalSon1s n08dod. 11 Ss my respon￿bIlIty lo: - examine the a¢¢ounts under stclion 145 01 Ihg Charfiles Act: - to follow Ihg wo¢edure$ lald down In th$ g•n•ral DlrecUonB gfven by the Chartty Cornml551on under secllon 1451SXbl of the Charit185 Act", - 10 8lat8 whelhgr partS¢ubr m•Mors hov• come to my ottentlon. Ba81• of Ind•pend•nt •xamln•rfs r•port My examlnatlon was carried out In accordance wllh Ihe general Dlreclk•ns glven by the ChaTHy Comml88lon. An examlnallon Includes a rovlew of the occountlng records kepl by Ihe charfty and a compw580n ol the accounts pregenled wlth tho88 r8cord8.11 al80 Includes CA)nsld8ratlon ot any unu$ual11oms or disclo8ure$ In the 8ccounty. and 8o0klng wlan8tlons from you as Iwstses toncèmlng any such m&tt8r8. Tho PTocedur88 undorlaken do not provldè all th8 6vId￿¢• that would b# rèqulrad In #n audll #nd ton$•qu8ntly no oplnl¢Jn Is glvon as to whelh8r lh8 accounts pra88nl a 'lwe and falr vlow, and th• r•port16 Imllod to tho8• mattets lot out In tho $tsl•rn•nt bolow. Ind•p•nd•nt •xaThlnor'• •taloment In conneciion wilh my •xaminatlon. ￿ matt8r has lo my attonllon.. 111 whlth glves me reasonable cau80 to belleve that In any malerfal rg8pect tho requlrement$,' . lo keep a¢￿untIng records In accordènce wilh sèction 130 of the Ch#rill95 Acl,. and - lo prepare accounts 4¥filch accord wlth th8 ao¢ounlfyw r0¢4)rds and Comply with lh8 a¢￿UntiNa roquirnm8nts of tho Charill&8 A¢t ha￿ not boon mal., or 12) lo whkh, In ry oplnlon, ott•nllon should b• drawn In ordw to •Mbla a prop•r u1￿0rnIInd1llO of th• accounts lo b• r•xhod. Slgnod: Namo.. Daphne Sherrfff ACMA Relgvanl prolosslonal qualification of Body .' Chart•fad In811tule for Man8gèm6nl A¢countsnls {1.ODKX) AddTes$.' 8 Junlpoi Closo. Rolgale, RH2 7NQ Dat•: 2610912025 11 Rodhlll Baptlst Church Pre4chool Annual Accounts Year end•d 31 DeCeM￿r 2024 ReGelpts and payments account Note 2024 General pr•4chool fund 2023 General prevschool fund Unrn8trlcted funds ReGelpt8 Fee Income Donations Miscellaneous Bank interest received 186.745 136.303 100 100 933 30 2,538 189,313 137,436 Payment8 Wages Equipment Cost Consumables Insurance Premlses expenses Telecomms and technology Miscellaneous Bad Debt Provlslonlwrltewoff staff training 163.778 2,456 1,385 685 12.225 963 1.949 120,797 1,925 1,798 654 11,000 421 1,722 186 507 2.256 185,696 139.010 Surplu•l(d•ficlt) 3,618 (1,573) 2024 Rosourc•8 fvnd 2023 Restrlcted funds R•gourc•• fund Tralnlng lund Trnlnlng fund Recelpts Grants from Surrey County Council Pre-school contributlon Staff contribution to tralnlng Payments Payments for tralnlng Payments for equlpment Surplusl(d•flclt) 12 Redhlll Baptlsl Church Pre4chool Annual Accounts Year •nd•d 31 December 2024 Statoment of Assets and Llabllltles Note 2024 Unr8slrl¢ted funds 2023 Unrastrlctad funds Unregtrl¢led fvnds Currnnt a838ts Cash at bank and in hand Debitors {Accwed Income) 109,882 3,586 106,410 113,468 109,275 Curront Ilabllltlos Credltors Accrued Cost Deferred Income 2.625 2,050 2,625 2,050 Net a¥sets 110,843 107,225 Funds Unrestrfcted fund6 Restricted funds 110,843 107,225 Total funds 110,843 107,225 net balance 0.00 13 Redhlll Bapt18t Church Pro4chool Annual Accounts Y•ar •nd•d 31 Doc•mb•r 2024 Not•8 to tha ac¢ounts 1 A¢countlng pollcl 2 rocolpts (general fund) 2024 2023 Local authorlty fundlng recelved Parentyltuardlan fundlni received 167.023 19.722 186,745 115.532 20.771 136,303 3 Cash at bank and In hand 2024 2023 Current account Reserve accotsnt Deposlt account Petty cash Uncle•red ¢h?qu•s 5,460 61,961 42,461 4.528 60,884 41.000 109,882 106,410 4 Dobl¢or8 Outstandlng fees from p•rent5 3.586 3.586 2.865 2,865 5 Cr•dftor• 2024 2023 Deposlts 2.626 2.050 2.625 2.050 6 Unro8trlctod funds Pr•4chool lund Total fund• Balance as al 01 January 2024 Surplusl{deficltl for yèar Transferrad to Resource fund 107.225 3,618 107.225 3.618 Balance as at 31 December 2024 110,843 110,843 Rosourc• fund Tralnlng lund 7 R•8trlct•d funds Total lunds Balance as at 01 January 2024 Surplug1(déficit) for ￿ar Tran5f8rred fmm Pre.school fijnd Balance as at 31 December 2024 14