Charlty number: 1141426 JELLY TOTS PRE-SCHOOL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST2024 ChaTlty number: 1141426 JELLYTOTS PRE-SCHOOL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2023-24 The trustee5 present their report and the financial statements ol the ¢h8rity for the year ended 31 ALtgust 2024. This report has been prepared ln accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice.. Accounling and Reporting by Charities IFRS 1021, and update Bulletins. Refer8n¢e and administrative inlormation Registered charity number.. 1141426 Location.. Southbourne Communitycentre Southbourne Gardens Eastcote Middlesex HA4 9SQ Banker: HSBC, 65 High Street, Ruislip, Middlesex HA4 81E Independent Examiner: TIM Markham, Windmill Hill, Ruislip Roglstered organl8atlons The Pr8-school is r8gi8t8red with the following statutory organlsations.. Ofsted (Registration number EY4305651 Early Years Alllance IRegistration number 1070111 London Borough ol Hillingdon Families Information se￿1¢89 Department JELLYTOTS PRE-SCHOOL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2023-24 Trustees and officers The persons who seNed since 1 September 2023 were= Chair MrsAL8Lee Mr$ TJ Holder (Resigned 21. March 20251 (From 21 JI M8rch 20251 Secretary Treasurer Man8gers Mrs T J Holder Mrs MurrayFCA Mrs C Williams (Resigned 21 %f March 20251 Mrs Z Liddle IAppointed 2151 March 20251 Mrs J Mcmahon Trustees Mr J Crewe (Resigned 21. March 20251 Ms A McKeever Resigned 21 March 2025 Ms S Millei-snell (Resigned 2151 March 20251 Miss K M Spencer (Resigned 21° March 20251 Miss H Woodward (Resigned 21 March 20251 Mrs Zoe Ll(Jdle (Appolnted 21 *t March 20251 Mrs Barbara Belterton (Appointed 21 March 20251 Ms Nancy Twoney (Appointed 21. March 20251 Mr Sean Murray (Appointed 21 March 20251 JELLY TOTS PAE-SCHOOL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 202>24 Tru¥to¢s' Repon As a charity serving the local community, we aim to keep the fees that we charge parents 88 low as possible. We were able to not increase our lees during the Pre-school ye8r so that parents can plan accordingly. The pre-school specialises in helping children's individual needs so they thrive and 8re able to benefit from attending Jelly Tots Pre. school. AGMS were held on 1. December 2023 21" March 2025 and the year's progress was signed by the committee. The trustees have approved the accounts by email. Aims, obSe¢tlve8 and a¢tivltSes Alms and oblectlves The 8ims and objectives of the Pre-school are to.. provide high quality care and education for chlldren below st8tutory school age; • work in partnership with parents to help children to learn and develop,. add to the life and well-being of th8 local eommunily,. and offer children and their parents a seNice that promotes equality and values diversity. The Pre-school benefits all members ol the public that require Pre-school places lor their children in the area. PrSnclp81 actlvltles The Pre-school sessions are held in Souihbourne Community Centre in Eastcote. The Centre charges a lee to the Pre-school which gives it the use of two rooms on the grouncl floor and the kitchen and toilet facilities. The Centre h8$ a secure entrance with disabled 8ccess. The Community Centre 15 Slted withln its own grounds with delighttul gardens. The locaiion has plenty of cai parking available locHIIy. The Community Centre is in a residentlal area incorporatlng a wide variety of fgrnilies from different cultures and economic backgrounds. The Pre-school suppons children wilh learning difficulties. disabilities and who speak English as an additional language. Any parents in the area can send their children to the Pre-school. The Pre-school provides. when requeste(J, subsidised placelsl each year for local parents who cannot obtain government funding. The Pre-school has strong links with six local prirnary schools and nurseries and has established a reputation as a successful inclusive Pre-school. The staff ot the Pre- JELLYTOTS PRE-SCHOOL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2023-24 school have established a good working relationship with the Early Year's Inclusion team of the London Borough ot Hillingdon. The Pre-school is a champion setting tor the "Attention Hillingdon" projeci, which is a progr8mme to help children gain concentratiorb The Pre-school is unable to provide afternoon sessions because the Centre is used by other organisations at that time. The Pre-school operstes a successful lunch club if required by parents. Activities duringthg yo8r-The ManagementTeam (Zoe Llddlel The Pre.school can accomrnodate a maximum of 29 children. aged between 2 and 5 years old, in each session. As parents and carers determine the numberof sessions their child att8nds, we can have as many as 60 children regisiered wilh us during a teim. We believe that play helps young children learn and develop through doing and talking, which research has shown to be the m88ns by which young children le8rn. We u$8 the Practice Guidance Early Years Foundation Stage November 2024 to plan and provide a range of play activities which help children to make progress in each of the 8reas of learning and developmeni. We assess how young childfen 8r8 le8rning and d8veloplng by obseNing them continually. We use information that we gain from observations, as well as from photographs ol the children, to document th8iT progress and where this rnay be leading them. We believe that parents know their children besl and at our regular parent megtings we ask parents lo contribute to assessment by sharing information about what Iheir children like to do 8t home and how they as parents ore supporting development. Every child is allocated to a 'key' member of staff who will collect information about e8ch child's need8, activities, interests and achievements. This inform8tion will en8ble the key member of staff to identify each child's stage of progress so that the key member of staff can decide how to help each child to move on to the nexl stage. At Pro-school we always maintain or exceed the ratio of adults to children in each session that is set through the Welfare Requirement5. This helps u5 to.. give time and attention to each child., talk with the children about their interests and aclivities; help children to experience and benefit from the activities we provide., and allow the children to explore and be adventurous in safety. All areas of learnlng aro equally irnportant, and we understand that many activities will cover most, if nol all, areas. We always try to cover each area of learning daily. We train our staff to be good role models for communication and social skills, both to each other and to the children. JELLY TOTS PRE-SCHOOL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2023-24 We provide interesting and problem-solving resources and activities which all children can enjoy and so develop new skills. We set up the hall each day into specific areas of learning and provide stimulating and motivating resources including puzzles, play- dough, small-world, construction, literacy activities, numeracy activities, a book corner. waier-play and role-play. Our staff are always on the lookout foi when they need to offer support to children or when only encouragemenl is required. We run key worker groups in a separate room each session so we can get to know the children in a smaller and more comfortable environment. This olher room is also used for everyoneto enjoy a story, singing and movement. Staff and Volunteers There are currenlly six members of staff at jelly Tots, plus one payroll man8ger. Our staff have a variety of relevant early year's qualifications and many years of experience. All staff have current P8edi8tric Fiyst Aid qualifications. The staff attend regul8r training courses to keep up to dale and learn new skills. The trustees thank the excellent staff of th8 Pre-school tor all Iheir hard work during the last year. and especially the Pre-school managerlSENCO who spends many hours outside session hours dealing with the increasing amount of paperwork required and to whorn the trustees are extremely gratetul. Th8 charity could nol function without the help ot Several individuals who give freely of their time to assist with the administration required lo run a registered charity. The trustees would like to thank all these individuals who help with the running of the charity and who piovide continuing support. Fee chargingpollcy Th8 Pre-school's lee charging policy reflects the objective of generating resources to cover its activities whilst not endangering the future existence of the charily. The PTe- school relies on fees from some parents to cover that part of its operating costs not Covered by funding from local authorities and other organisations. The financial policy of the charity is to maintain a cushion of reserves so that, if unexpected adverse circLfrmst8nces occur, the Pre-school can continue to provide sessions for children. Once this reserve Teaches the level deemed suff icient by the trustees, then the Pre- school's fees are set 8t a level to approximately bre8k-even each year be￿een its Incoming and outgoing resources. The Pre-school has reviewed the feeg to be charged during the coming yeor, especially for those parents on low iricomes. When conducting this review, the Pre-school has referred to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benetit, including the guidance on public benefit and fee-charging. JELLY TOTS PRE-SCHOOL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2023-24 Structure. Governonce ond Management Governing Document The charity is governed by its Constitution adopted by the tiustees on 18 Febru8ry 2011. The Constitutlon is the Pre-school Learning Alliance Model Pre-school Constitution. Jelly Tots Pre-gchool was registered as 8 charity by the Charity Commission on l April 2011. The charity has two classes of membership. comprising Family Membership and Affiliate Membership. The tru8te8s of the charity are drawn from both classes of memb8rship. The committee of trustees can comprise a miriimum ol live members and a maximum of twelve members. plus a further three members can be co-opted onto the committee. The chaiity has three Off icers who are members of the committee of trustees. The officers are a Chair, a Secretary and a Treasurer. Appolntmentoftrustees The init181 trustees of the charity were appointed from Family Members with children attending the Pre-school. Since 2023 following the depanLJre ol Ann Lee as chair, new trustees have been identified from the current parent body 8nd wider community. Trust8es wlll be elected at each Annual General M8eting, whlch is held durlngihe 8Utumn term of each school year. All Family Members are encouraged to nominate themselves as potential trustees. Annual General Meeting The Charity held its Annual General Meeting on Friday 2151 March 2025 8t the Southbourne Community Centre, Eastcote. The Chair gave an inilial presentation io the meeting and then the Management Team explained ihe operation of the Pre.School to the assembled group and answered any questions. Rlsk Management The charity's major risk factor is that there is a reduction in the number ol children attending the sessions, and therefore a reduction in fees received, either from lee-paying parent5 or lunding organisations. Intern81 risks are minimised by control procedures for the authoris8tion of external payments and require all cheques to be signed by two out ol the thr8e authorised cheque signatories approved by the trustees. Organlsatlon The trustees, who meet formally when required, control the govern8nce 8nd finances of the charity and advise the managers of the Pre-school. The managers of the Pre-school make the day-to-day decisions about the organisation of the daily Pre-school sessions. The managers ol the Pre-school are in daily contact with those trustees who are often Family Members of Ihe charity. The Chair of Ihe charity, who is in regular contact with JELLYTOTS PRE-SCHOOL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2023-24 both the tiustees and the managers of the Pre-school, exercises an oversight on the Pre- school managers, especially on financial matters. Related parties Both m8nagers of the Pfe-school are truslees of the charity. During ihe 2023124 year the Secretary of Ihe charity provided administrative financial services to the Pre-school. All three trustees receive a salary for their work for the Pre-school but do not receive any remuneration for being a trustee of the charity. No fee was paid to the Treasurer for the current or priory8ars. and he has confirmed that no fees will be requested in thi8 or future years. Flnanclal Reviev¥- Sean Murray The funding for the Pre-school comes from parental fees. local government funding and donation5. The Pre-school had an operating surplus of £51,832 for the year ended 31 August 2024, compared to an operating SLtrplLJS of £9,821 for the previous year. Although the charity has a bieak-even approach to fee charging, the charity has benefiied in 202314 from increased numbers of children at the school and additional sources of funding. The Pre-school contlnues to beneflt from the Government scheme to relleve small organisations of the cosi of Employers National Insurance contributions. The Pre-school had reserves of £83,776 on 31 August 2024. These reserves are retalned bythe charity to cover unexpected evenls. The trustees consider that the ch8rity should have reserves in the region of £20,000 Iretlecting costs for half a t8rml as part of Its rlsk- averse reserves policy. The Pre-school staff occasionally OTganise small fundraising activities such as book club sales. which contribute towards the cost of end ol term parties for the childrgn. Investmont policy Surplus bank tunds are held in a bank deposit account paying a commereial rate ot interest. JELLYTOTS PRE-SCHOOL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2023-24 ReseN8s pollcy The reserves policy of the charity is to maintain free reserves so that the Pre-school can continue to provi(Je the Contracted service to Parents il buff eted by unexpected events. The charity considers that reserves of £20,000 should be sulficient to maint8in the Pre- School gessions in these circumstances. The charity operates a prudent policy for income recognition and fees are only included In incoming r8source5 when Ihey have been received. Plans for future perlods The charity will continue to hold sessions in the Community Centre premises. These premises provide a pleasant environment for the children and excellent Pre.school facilities so admired and needed by the Ioc81 community. The preschool have recently Set UP 8 website. which will incre88e 8w8reness ol the services locally, The webslte addr85s is hLtps.Iliellytoits-t3atsiLole.Lo,uk Th8 trustees and Ihe m8nagement team continue to seek additional funding, such as donations, for the Pre.school to strengthen the financial resources of the oharity. JELLY TOTS PRE-SCHOOL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 202344 Th8 tru8teo8 are rnsponsible for preparlng th8 Report of the Trustee8 end the flnancl 818temant8 In 8ccord8nce wlth applicablo 18w and Unlted Kingdom Am)unting St8ndar(Is. The law applicable to chariti88 in England and Wal•J requires thetrustee8 to prepare financi818tstements foreach financialyearwhichgive a true andfairview of the State of affalrs of the ch8rlty 88 at the balance 8heet date and of the income arKI expenditure ofthe charlty forthat flnanclalyear. In preparing these flnanclal8tstement the trust￿8 are requlred to: seia¢t Jultsbie 8ccountlng policlos and then applythem con818t8nttr. ob8ONO thè rnèthod8 and principle8 ofthe Ch8riti88 SORP; makejudgements and e8tlm8te8 that8re r8ason8blèand pNdant". 8t8te wheth8r appU¢able accountlng 8tandard8 havo boen toilowod. •ubJiA to any epartur88 d18c1088d and exp￿in&l In th8 Ilnanclol 8tstemant8' and prepare tho flnanclalstatemeA)t80n the golngconcem ba818 uni8•• 1tlslnapproptl818 to presume thatthe charltywlllcontinue on thal ba•l8. The tW8t•o• are r88pon*lbl• for keeplng accounlln8 v•cordo whlch dl8cioa• wlth re88on8ble accuracy the flnanciolp081tlon of the cha￿ty and ￿lable thwn to enJure that the flnanclal 8tst8ment8 comply wlth the Charltl88 Act 2011. Th8 tru8t888 are 8ix* responsible for 88feguerdlngthe a88ets of the charity and hence fortskin8 rnasonabie 8t8P8 for the pYMnllon and det•ction of fraud and other irrgguiarftle8. 'Z02f ApprO￿d by th• trust￿ on 19* Junoi814 8nd I18r￿d on th•lr behav by. f i&LlÉ4L IqkA 2015 Mr8 Trac8y Holder Socretsry JELLYTOTS PRE-SCHOOL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2023-24 Independent examlner's report tolhe trustees ofjelly Tots Pre-s¢hool I report on the accounts of jelly Tots Pre-school lorihe year ended 31 August 2023, which are set out on pages 11 to 16. Re8pectlve responslbllltles of trustees and examlnor The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparatSon ol the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144121 of the Charities Act 2011 Ith8 2011 Actl and that an independent examination is needed. It is my rgspon8ibilityto.. examine the accounts under S&Ciion 145 01 the 2011 Act., to follow the procettur8s laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 14515llbl of the 2011 Act), and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Bo818 of Independent oxamlner's 818tem•nt My examination was carried out in accc)rd8nc8 Wlth the Ggnei81 Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accountin8 recora8 kept bythe charity and 8 comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanationg from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required In an audit, and consequently no opinion 18 given as to whether the 8c¢ounts pres8ni a 'true 8nd fair view, 8nd the report is limited tD those matters set out in the $18tement below. Indopandent examln¢r'• $tatomont In Connection with my examination, no matter has come to my ottention.. 111 which gives me reasonable cguse to believe that in any material respect the requirements: to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Aci: to prep8re accounts which &ccord with the accountlng records Bnd comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act; or 121 to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached, have been met. TM8rkham Windmill Hill, Ruiglip 19 lune 2024 JELLYTOTS PRE-SCHOOL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2023-24 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST2024 Total y8af to31 August 2024 Total ye81 to31 Augusi 2023 Gener81 Fund Notè Income Income trom charitable activitses Invesiment income 124.019 456 124,019 4S6 63,215 52 Total Income 124,475 124,47S 83,267 Expendlture Expenditure on ch8rit8bl8 8CIIVIII8S Expen¢Jiture on governance 72.541 102 72.541 102 53,305 Total exp8ndltur8 72,643 72.843 63,448 N•t In¢tsmo l•xp•ndltur81 61,832 51.832 9.821 Total funds 8t 8tart of perlod 31. 31.944 22,123 Total fund8 tht p•rlod end 83.776 31.944 The yt8t8ment of financial actlvltles Includes all gains and losseg reco8niBed In thg year. All Income and expendilure derive from continuing activitle$. Thè notès on pages 14 to 17 lorm part ol these financial statemènis. 12 JELLY TOTS PRE-SCHOOL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2023-24 BALANCE SHEEr ASAT31 AUGUST2024 31Au Cath ot l)¢nk gnd In ￿1￿1 10 150 14411 eJJpAENf LIABIUTIIS Crndiiof8.. Amounts du• 11 11,77• NEf AMErs VM£ PUM)8 OV THE ¢>•AAnY: Unmthcl•d fundo 12 ¥1.•44 202 IIMncl•l •t•t•m•nl• *•r• •psvov•d lry th• tnMt••i on 19kn• •nd •*•d 4Jn th•lr bBh•ll I qIA 2025 Mr8 Trnc•y Hold•r S•crnt•ry Tho p•p• 14 to 17 1(xm p•rt ol th•M •t•t•rn•nts. JF.LLY TI)TS PRF.-SiC.H()OL NOTF.%'l'l)'fH+, Tr'IYANC:IAL S"I'A'fTr-MF,NT 1. Accountlng ptsLlcl85 Bas1$ ol accountlng The financial starements have been piepared on rhe basls of the hSstoric cost conventlon wlth Iterns recogni8ed at cost or transaction value unlèss otherwise stated, in accordance wiih.. Statement of Recommended Pfactice.. Aecountingand Reporting by Charitles IFRS 1021, and Updat8 And with th8 Financial Aeporting Standard applicable in th8 Unir8d Kingdom and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021., And with the Charities Act 2011., And with Accounting Siandards IUK Generally Accepted Practice) as applied Irom 1 January 2015. The financial siatements have been prepaied to give a 'true and fair, view and have departed fiom the Charitios (Accounts and Reports) Regulation5 2008 only to the extent required to provide 8 'true an