## **Ewyas Harold Preschool** ## **Chair Annual Report September 2024 – August 2025** ## Committee: The committee has had some changes. Sarah Bates has replaced Ally Evans as Secretary, and Rachel Dyson has replaced Cheryl Hall as Chair. Gill Brown remains as treasurer. ## Staffing: There have been some staffing changes. Gemma Cuin left December 2024. Libby Lloyd Powell was employed January 2025 but left at the end of that month. In March Jamie Aderson and Kerry Cole were taken on. Both are level 2, with a view to them completing their level 3. Vicky Hoffrock was employed in an untrained capacity with a view to completing her level 3. ## Pupil numbers: By the end of the reporting period we had 15 children on roll. We are anticipating at the start of the 25/26 period to have 20 children on roll. ## Finances: Hourly rate (pupil) £6.50 ## Bank account: Preschool ended the 24/25 school year with a loss of £3343.11 and £16911.27 in the bank account. Purchases made, as agreed by the committee: Minimal spending on toys, games and equipment. There are sufficient funds available to improve the outdoor area, which would be an enormous benefit to all. We are currently exploring options. Fundraising: We are hoping to increase our fundraising income. The main school is still awaiting an OFSTED visit, and until this happens the merger with school cannot happen in an official capacity. We have however had more communication with the school and I hope this will continue and increase as time goes on. There are certainly lots more opportunities and obvious benefits. I wanted to say how much I admire all the hard work and dedication from staff and the committee members. ## **EWYAS HAROLD PRE-SCHOOL GROUP** ## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2025** |**Receipts**
Fees
Early Years Grants
Early Years Inclusion Grants
Rurality Grants
After School Club
Donations
Fund Raising Income Raffle
General
Scavenger Hunt
Easter
Mothers Day Flowers
Sweat Shirts
Savings Accounts Interest
**Payments**
Wages
Pensions
Toys, Games and Equipment
Rent
Insurance
Repairs and Maintenance
Fund Raising Costs
Mothers Day Flowers
Easter
Bingo Nights
Fashion Show
Advertising
Excursions
Bouncy Castle
Refreshments
Craft Expenses and Cleaning
Postage, Stationery and Computer Costs
Accountants Fees
Uniforms
Sweatshirts
Subscriptions and Registration Fees
Training
Administration
Incidental Expenses
**Surplus (Deficit) for the Year**
**Bank and Cash Balance at beginning of Year**
**Petty Cash**
**Bank Balance at end of Year**
**Savings Accounts Balance at end of Year**||**Restricted**
**General**
**3,638.00**
**52,451.20**
**2,669.80**
**1,512.00**
**2,970.00**
**25.00**
**-**
**-**
**238.00**
**137.18**
**-**
**-**
**157.87**
**-**
**63,799.05**
**60,287.30**
**971.35**
**-**
**-**
**749.90**
**180.22**
**-**
**54.54**
**-**
**-**
**25.00**
**-**
**104.73**
**495.80**
**1,146.84**
**507.81**
**546.00**
**174.84**
**-**
**162.87**
**610.96**
**975.00**
**149.00**
**-**
**67,142.16**
**-**
**(3,343.11)**
**30,583.07**
**27,239.96**
**88.00**
**16,911.27**
**10,240.69**
**27,239.96**
**2025**||Restricted
General
6,769.70
67,149.42
-
1,482.00
3,015.00
775.45
318.00
90.80
120.00
-
57.50
30.00
82.82
2024|Restricted
General
6,769.70
67,149.42
-
1,482.00
3,015.00
775.45
318.00
90.80
120.00
-
57.50
30.00
82.82
2024| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||| |||**-**||-|79,890.69| ||||||54,536.98
945.92
550.48
-
736.40
90.00
-
-
-
-
25.00
-
94.76
637.33
880.17
807.03
546.00
-
-
262.88
364.88
900.00
61.00| |||**-**||-|61,438.83| |||**-**
**88.00**
**16,911.27**
**10,240.69**||-
25.64
20,474.61
10,082.82|18,451.86
12,131.21| ||||||30,583.07| ||||||30,583.07| We have prepared the above Receipts and Payments Account from the books, vouchers and information made available to us and certify that it is accordance therewith. We have not carried out an audit. - 1 St. Mary's Street Ross-on-Wye **Thorne & Co.** 18th January 2026 **==> picture [247 x 53] intentionally omitted <==** ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of** Ewyas Harold Pre-School **On accounts for the year** 31 August 2025 **ended** **Charity no** 1153965 **(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 / 2025. - **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: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - 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. **Signed:** _Edward Richards_ **Date:** 18 January 2026 **Name:** Edward Charles Richards **Relevant professional** FCCA **qualification(s) or body (if any):** **Address:** Thorne & Co., Chartered Certified Accountants, 1 St. Mary’s Street, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire HR9 5HT ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). 1 **October 2018** **IER** **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 2 **October 2018** **IER**