Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01/09/2024 (Period Start Date)
To 31/08/2025 (Period End Date)
Charity name: Ladybirds Pre-School Southampton Limited
Charity registration number: 1139080
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governingdocument |
Para 1.17 | To provide the highest quality care and education for children between the age 2 to 5 years. |
| Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 |
The Trustees/Directors and Management Team will; - Provide flexible, quality preschool education. - Maintain and report to users of our preschool, accurate accounts ensuring the preschool is financially viable year on year, ensuring that accounting and administration of finances are robust - Employ quality, trained staff, vetted for suitability to work with children with an ongoing training program - Provide student/volunteer/work experience placements with suitable and appropriate induction and vetting - Liaise with professional colleagues, to support children's education and transition to schools |
| Para 1.18 |
Additional information (optional)
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| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Policy on grant making | ||
| Para 1.38 | ||
| Policy on social investment | ||
| including program related | Para 1.38 | |
| investment |
| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 | |
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| Other |
Achievements and Performance
| SORP reference | ||
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| Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. |
Para 1.20 | It was another busy year for the two Pre- schools, there was continued engagement with our service users with them coming into the setting each day, stay and play sessions, and via telephone, tapestry and a facebook group for each setting, There were regular Directors meetings. We held our AGM on 6th March 2025. Our staff team have continued to develop and have taken on many training courses and ensured their practice has been impacted and shown this development. We had a fairly consistent year in regards to staffing, and continue to work hard to align both settings. |
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Achievements against objectives set Para 1.41 Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set Para 1.41 Investment performance against objectives Para 1.41
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Financial Review
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | |
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| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | Charity reserves are currently held in a reserve account. The reserves have been built up over a period of time to ensure we have at least 3 months operating and redundancy costs and a years rent for each setting. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 |
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| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | Our principle source of Grant funding is from Southampton City Council Early years. We do have regular fee paying children. We partake in small fundraising activities e.g. Christmas raffles etc. We are registered with the City Council lotteries. |
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| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | |
| Other |
Structure, Governance and Management
Description of charity’s trusts:
| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Constitution |
| How is the charity constituted?(e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | Association |
| Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees |
Para 1.25 |
Trustee selection methods elected by Trustees |
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| Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 | |
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| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | Our organisational structure continues with a group of Charity Trustees/Company Directors this year. Our Trustees/ Company Directors are 7 in total. We have continued with our Parent Forum so that parents can have more of a say in day to day activities, raise any concerns or praise and help organise fundraising and outings. |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | Ladybirds Pre-School Southampton |
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| Other name the charityuses | |
| Registered charity number | 1139080 |
| Charity’s principal address | Festival Hall Merryoak Road Bitterne Southampton Hampshire SO19 7QR |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year | Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zoe Marler-Hausen | Chair | ||
| Carmel Gardner | Secretary | ||
| Theresa Quartermaine | Resigned 6/03/2025 | ||
| Louise Reynolds | Treasurer | ||
| Jade Parker | |||
| Tara-Leigh McVey | |||
| Becca Burnett | |||
| Director name | ||
|---|---|---|
| Zoe Marler-Hausen | ||
| Carmel Gardner | ||
| TheresaQuartermaine | Resigned 6/03/2025 | |
| Tara-Leigh McVey | ||
| Louise Reynolds | ||
| Jade Parker | ||
| Becca Burnett | ||
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
Additional information (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
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| Name of | chief executive or names of senior staff members(Optional information) | ||||||||
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
Other optional information
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
| Signature(s) | Signature(s) | Signature(s) | Z.Marler-Hausen | Z.Marler-Hausen | |||||||
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| Full name(s) | Mrs Zoe Sarah Marler-Hausen |
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| Position (eg Secretary, | Chair of Directors | ||||||||||
| Chair of Directors | |||||||||||
| Chair, etc) | |||||||||||
| Date | : | 10/11/2025 | |||||||||
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of Ladybirds Pre-School Southampton
On accounts for the year 31/08/2025 Charity no 1139080 ended (if any) Set out on pages (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/08/2021.
- Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed: Date: 28/02/2026 ~~PO |~~ Name: Katie Swift ~~PO~~ Relevant professional MAAT qualification(s) or body (if any):
Address: Katie Swift
26 Culford Avenue, Totton
Southampton SO40 9BY
Section B Disclosure ~~ee~~ Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
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Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
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