2025-08-31-accounts - Witham Valley Nursery

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date

Day Month Year Day Month Year From 1 9 2024 To 31 8 2025

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

Witham Valley Nursery

Other names charity is known by

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|||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |Registered charity number (if any)|1157860| |Charity's principal address|Guithavon Valley Evangelical Church| |Guithavon Valley| |Witham, Essex| |Postcode|CM8 1HF| |ee| |Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity| |Dates acted if not for whole|Name of person (or body) entitled| |Trustee name|Office (if any)| |year|to|appoint|trustee|(if any)| |1|Amy Macinnes|Chair| |2|Cherilyn Long|Chair| |3|Rebecca Dent| |4|Amanda Nial|Nursery Manager| |5|Kimberley Waylen| |6|Jenny Canavan| |7|Laura Galpin| |8|Debbie Thompson| |9| |10| |11| |12| |13| |14| |15| |16| |17| |18| |19| |20| |===| |Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)| |Name|Dates acted if not for whole year|

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

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Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Charitable Incorporated organisation rules

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

Charitable Incorporated organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected at general meeting of members Trustee selection methods

(eg. trust, association, company)

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

The objective of the nursery is to enhance the development and education of children under statutory school age. In achieving this objective the nursery provides early years education for 2 – 4 year olds, five days a week. Children are taken from the local community regardless of background or needs.

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The nursery had over 30 children enrolled during the year, of these the majority received funding form Essex County Council. The remaining fees where the child attends more hours than covered by the funding are paid for by parents.

Children who receive additional early years Pupil Premium to improve the provision that disadvantaged 3 and 4 year olds receive, is used to support the children who are not making the expected progress, by paying for additional staff training, equipment, resources and organised experiences.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the We value the contribution made by committee members and parents public benefit in relation to together with the hard work of staff and would like to extend our thanks to these objects (include within all who have worked hard to make the nursery a success and raise this section the statutory funds. declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance The trustees have reviewed and are satisfied they have compiled with issued by the Charity their duty in section 17 of the Charities act 2011 to have due regard to Commission on public the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission. benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

We have continued to fund raise to buy new resources and replace broken equipment and continue to offer extra activities such as Diddi dance. During the year we put on events such as an Easter Bunny Hop and a Christmas party.

As ever the committee will continue to provide funding for the training and improvement but most of all support for our wonderful staff, as we continue on this journey as Witham Valley Nursery.

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Section E Financial review The trustees do not have a formal reserves policy, but are aware of the Brief statement of the need to maintain a certain level of reserves to deal with contingencies. charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficit ~~—~~ Further financial review details (Optional information) You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:  the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);  how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;  investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ~~_L~~ Section F Other optional information ~~a~~ Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Amanda Nial Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Nursery Manager etc) Date 30/4/26

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Complete the tabs highlighted in green from the ETB tab on the banking/bookkeeping spreadsheet Go onto the Charity Commission website and upload the following documents:

Trustees Annual Report
Independent Examiners Report
Account - CC17a

				Charity No
Witham ValleyNursery				(if any)	1157860
Annual accounts for theperiod						CC17a
Period start date		9/1/2024	To	Period end date	8/31/2025
Section A Statement of financial activities		Section A Statement of financial activities
Recommended categories by activity Details of own analysis	Note	Unrestricted funds	Restricted income funds	Endowment funds	Total this year	Total last year
		£	£	£	£	£
Incoming resources (Note 3)		F01	F02	F03	F04	F05
- - - - - Voluntary income S01 - - - - - Activities for generating funds S02 1,264 - - 1,264 2,230 Investment income S03 - - - - - S04 181,601 - - 181,601 153,296 Other incoming resources S05 - - - - - Total incoming resources S06 182,865 - - 182,865 155,526 Incoming resources from generated funds Incoming resources from charitable activities ~~S===-5~~
Resources expended (Notes 4-8)
Costs of Generating Funds - - - - - S07 - - - - - Fundraising trading costs S08 - - - - - Investment management costs S09 - - - - - Charitable activities S10 155,764 - - 155,764 136,067 Governance costs S11 - - - - - Other resources expended S12 - - - - - Total resources expended_S13 155,764 - - 155,764 136,067 S14 27,101 - - 27,101 19,459 Gross transfers between funds S15 - - - - - S16 27,101 - - 27,101 19,459 Costs of generating voluntary income _Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before transfers Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before other recognised gains/(losses) ~~pa~~
Other recognised gains/(losses)
Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed assets
for the charity’s own use	S17	- - - - -	- - - - -	- - - - -	- - - - -	- - - - -
Gains and losses on investment assets	S18	- - - - -	- - - - -	- - - - -	- - - - -	- - - - -
Net movement in funds	S19	27,101 - - 27	101 - - 27	101 - - 27	101 - - 27,101 19	101 19,459
Total funds brought forward	S20	- - - 73	- - - 73	- - - 73	- - - 73,037 53	037 53,578
Total funds carried forward	S21	27,101 - - 100	101 - - 100	101 - - 100	101 - - 100,138 73	138 73,037

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Section B Balance sheet	Section B Balance sheet
Note Fixed assets Tangible assets (Note 9) B01 B02 Investments (Note 10) B03 Total fixed assets B04 Current assets Stock and work in progress B05 Debtors (Note 11) B06 (Short term) investments B07 Cash at bank and in hand B08 Total current assets B09 B10 Net current assets/(liabilities) B11 Total assets less current liabilities B12 B13 Provisions for liabilities and charges B14 Net assets B15 Funds of the Charity Unrestricted funds B16 B17 B18 B19 Total funds B20 Creditors:amounts falling due within one year (Note 12) Creditors:amounts falling due after one year (Note 12) Restricted income funds(Note 13) Endowment funds(Note 13) Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	£ F01 Unrestricted funds	£ F02 Restricted income funds	£ F03 Endowment funds	£ £ F04 F05 Total this year Total last year
	3,540	-	-	3,540	4,212
	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
	3,540	-	-	3,540	4,212

	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
	70,593	-	-	70,593	70,593
	70,593	-	-	70,593	70,593

	800	-	-	800	368

	69,793	-	-	69,793	70,225

	73,333	-	-	73,333	74,437

		-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-

	73,333	-	-	73,333	74,437

	100,138			100,138	73,037
	-			-	-
		-		-	-
			-	-	-

	100,138	-	-	100,138	73,037

	Signature		Print	Name Date of approval

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Section C Notes to the accounts

Note 1 Basis of preparation

This section should be completed by all charities .

1.1 Basis of accounting

These accounts have been prepared on the basis of historic cost (except that investments are shown at market value) in accordance with:

Accounting and Reporting by Charities – Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP 2005);

• and with* ü Accounting Standards; or ü Financial Reporting Standards for Smaller Enterprises (FRSSE);

and with the Charities Act.

[** except for the following].

Give details in this box if a different standard has been followed.

-Tick as appropriate:
if all relevant disclosures shown in the pack have been given then please tick “Accounting Standards”;
if disclosures completed in these accounts have been restricted to those required by the FRSSE, then please tick
“Financial Reporting Standards for Smaller Enterprises (FRSSE)”.

** - If no departures from the chosen standards have been made then delete these words; otherwise give details of any changes in the boxes.

1.2 Change in basis of accounting

There has been no change to the accounting policies (valuation rules and methods of accounting) since last year (§ except for the following).

Give details in this box of any material changes that have been made.

§ if no changes have been made to accounting policies then delete these words.

1.3 Changes to previous accounts

No changes have been made to accounts for previous years (§§ except for the following).

Give details in this box of any material changes that have been made.

§§ if no changes have been made to accounts for previous periods then delete these words.

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 2 Accounting policies

This standard list of accounting policies has been applied by the charity except for those deleted. Where a different or additional policy has been adopted then this is detailed in the box below.

This standard list of accounting policies has been applied by the charity except for those deleted. Where a different or additional policy has been adopted then this is detailed in the box below.	This standard list of accounting policies has been applied by the charity except for those deleted. Where a different or additional policy has been adopted then this is detailed in the box below.
INCOMING RESOURCES
Recognition of incoming	These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when:
resources	· the charity becomes entitled to the resources;
	· the trustees are virtually certain they will receive the resources; and
	· the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
Incoming resources with related	Where incoming resources have related expenditure (as with fundraising or contract income)
expenditure	the incoming resources and related expenditure are reported gross in the SoFA.
Grants and donations	Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the charity has unconditional
	entitlement to the resources.
Tax reclaims on donations and	Incoming resources from tax reclaims are included in the SoFA at the same time as the gift to
gifts	which they relate.
Contractual income and	This is only included in the SoFA once the related goods or services have been delivered.
performance related grants
Gifts in kind	Gifts in kind are accounted for at a reasonable estimate of their value to the charity or the amount actually realised.
	Gifts in kind for sale or distribution are included in the accounts as gifts only when sold or
	distributed by the charity.
	Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SoFA as incoming resources when
	receivable.
Donated services and facilities	These are only included in incoming resources (with an equivalent amount in resources
	expended) where the benefit to the charity is reasonably quantifiable, measurable and material_._
	The value placed on these resources is the estimated value to the charity of the service or
	facility received.
Volunteer help	The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the trustees’ annual report.
Investment income	This is included in the accounts when receivable.
Investment gains and losses	This includes any gain or loss on the sale of investments and any gain or loss resulting from
	revaluing investments to market value at the end of the year.
EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES
Liability recognition	Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the
	charity to pay out resources.
Governance costs	Include costs of the preparation and examination of statutory accounts, the costs of trustee
	meetings and cost of any legal advice to trustees on governance or constitutional matters.
Grants with performance	Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being a specific level of service
conditions	or output to be provided, such grants are only recognised in the SoFA once the recipient of the
	grant has provided the specified service or output.
Grants payable without	These are only recognised in the accounts when a commitment has been made and there are
performance conditions	no conditions to be met relating to the grant which remain in the control of the charity.
Support Costs	Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a
	basis consistent with the use of resources, eg allocating property costs by floor areas, or per
	capita, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their usage.
ASSETS
Tangible fixed assets for use by	These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least £500. They
charity	are valued at cost or a reasonable value on receipt.
Investments	Investments quoted on a recognised stock exchange are valued at market value at the year
	end. Other investment assets are included at trustees' best estimate of market value.
Stocks and work in progress	These are valued at the lower of cost or market value.
POLICIES ADOPTED
ADDITIONAL TO OR
DIFFERENT FROM THOSE
ABOVE

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 3 Analysis of incoming resources

Incoming resources may be further analysed if this would help the reader of the accounts.

Analysis This year Last year £ £	Analysis This year Last year £ £	Analysis This year Last year £ £
BDC Grant
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
Total	-	-

Fundraising	1,264	2,230
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
Total	1,264	2,230

	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
Total	-	-

Nurseryfees	181,454	152,965
Book club	-	-
Other	147	331
	-	-
	-	-
Total	181,601	153,296

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 4 Analysis of resources expended

Resources expended may be further analysed if this would help the reader of the accounts.

Analysis This year Last year £ £	Analysis This year Last year £ £	Analysis This year Last year £ £
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
Total	-	-

	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
Total	-	-

	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
Total	-	-

Wages	116,473	111,888
Rent and otherpremises costs	7,200	7,200
Other direct nurserycosts	28,926	14,013
Printing	205	334
Insurance	812	948
Postage andphone
Subscriptions	-	-
Independent examination	800	250
Legal & Professional	567	660
Bad debts
Sundry
Depreciation	672	672
Bank charges	109	102
Total	155,764	136,067

	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
Total	-	-

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 5 Support Costs

Please complete this note if the charity has analysed its expenses using activity categories and has support costs.

Support cost type	Fundraising activity £	Charitable Activity £	Governance Activity £	Total Cost £
	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-
Total	-	-	-	-

Note 6 Details of certain items of expenditure

6.1 Trustee expenses

Please provide details of the amount of any payment or reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses made to trustees or to third parties for expenses incurred by trustees. If no expenses were paid, please enter ‘None’ in the appropriate box(es).

please enter ‘None’ in the appropriate box(es).
Nature of the expenses Total amount paid Number of trustees who were paid expenses	This year	Last year


	£	£

6.2 Fees for examination or audit of the accounts

Please provide details of the amount paid for any statutory external scrutiny of accounts and other services provided by your independent examiner or auditor. If nothing was paid please enter NONE in the appropriate box(es).

Independent examiner’s or auditors' fees for reporting on the accounts Other fees (for example: advice, consultancy, accountancy services) paid to the independent examiner or auditor

This year £	Last year £
800	250

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 7 Paid employees

Please complete this note if the charity has any employees.

7.1 Staff Costs

7.1 Staff Costs	7.1 Staff Costs
Gross wages, salaries and benefits in kind Employer’s National Insurance costs Pension costs Total staff costs 7.2 Average number of full-time equivalent employees in the year Fundraising NurseryStaff Governance Other Total The parts of the charity in which the employees work		This year £	Last year £
		116,473	111,888
		-	-
		-	-
		116,473	111,888

	employees in the year	This year Number	This year Number
	Fundraising	-	-
	NurseryStaff	11	11
	Governance	-	-
	Other	-	-
	Total	11	11

7.3 Defined contribution pension scheme

Please complete if a defined contribution pension scheme is operated. Brief details of the scheme

	This year	Last year
	£	£
The costs of the scheme to the charity for the year
The amount of any contributions outstanding at the year end
The amount of any contributions prepaid at the year end

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 8 Grantmaking

Please complete this note if the charity made any grants or donations which in aggregate form a material part of the charitable activities undertaken.

8.1 Total value of grants

8.1 Total value of grants
Purpose for whichgrants made	Total amount £ Grants to institutions	Grants to individuals Total amount £
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
Total	-	-

8.1 Grantmaking costs

If the charity’s accounts are prepared on the “activity basis” please give details of any support cost associated with grantmaking. Please enter “Nil” if the charity does not identify and/or allocate support costs.

Support costs of grantmaking

8.3 Grants made to institutions

If the charity has made grants to particular institutions that are material in the context of its grantmaking please give details of the institution supported, purpose of the grant and total paid to each institution listed. Sufficient information should be given to provide a reasonable understanding of the range of institutions supported.

Names of institutions	Purpose	Total amount of grants paid £
		-
		-
		-
		-
		-
		-
		-
		-
		-
		-
Total grants to institutions		-

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 9 Tangible fixed assets

Please complete this note if the charity has any tangible fixed assets

9.1 Cost or valuation

9.1 Cost or valuation
Additions Revaluations Disposals Transfers * Balance brought forward Balance carried forward	£ Freehold land & buildings	£ Other land & buildings	£ Plant, machinery and motor vehicles	£ Fixtures, fittings and equipment	£ Payments on account and assets under construction	Total £
	91,431		-	4,814	-	96,245
	-	-	-		-	-
	-	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-	-
	91,431	-	-	4,814	-	96,245

9.2 Accumulated depreciation and impairment provisions

SL	SL or RB	SL or RB	SL	SL or RB	SL or RB
5 years old assets 10 years canopy			3 years
87,219	-	-	4,814	-	92,033
672	-	-		-	672
-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-
87,891	-	-	4,814	-	92,705

4,212	-	-	-	-	4,212
3,540	-	-	-	-	3,540

9.4 Revaluation

If any fixed assets have been revalued please give details of the valuer and method of valuation

* The "transfers" row is for movements between fixed asset categories.

** Please indicate the method of depreciation by deleting the method not applicable (SL = straight line; RB = reducing balance). Also please indicate the rate of depreciation: for straight line, what is the anticipated life of the asset (in years); for reducing balance, what is the percentage annual deduction.

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 10 Investment assets

Please complete this note if the charity has any investment assets.

10.1 Fixed assets investments

10.1 Fixed assets investments
Carrying (market) value at beginning of year Carrying (market) value at end of year Add:additions to investments at cost Less:disposals at carrying value Add/(deduct):net gain/(loss) on revaluation	£
	-
	-
	-
	-
	-

Please provide below:

10.2 A breakdown of the market values of investments shown above agreeing with the balance sheet row B03.

10.3 A breakdown of the income from investments agreeing with SOFA row S03.

Analysis of investments Cash held as part of the investment portfolio Tota Investment properties Investments listed on a recognised stock exchange or held in common investment funds, open ended investment companies, unit trusts or other collective investment schemes Investments in subsidiary or connected undertakings and companies Securities not listed on a recognised Stock Exchange Other investments	10.2 £ Market value at year end	10.3 £ Income from investments for the year
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
	l-	-

10.4 Material investment holdings

If any single investment is material in terms of its value (for example represents more than 5 per cent of the value of the charity’s total investments) please provide details.

Investment held Market Value

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 11 Debtors and prepayments

Please complete this note if the charity has any debtors or prepayments.

Note 11 Debtors and prepayments Please complete this note if the charity has any debtors or	prepayments.	prepayments.
Analysis of debtors Trade debtors Other debtors Prepayments and accrued income Tota Amounts due from subsidiary and associated undertakings	Amounts falling due within oneyear		Amounts falling due after more than oneyear
	This year £	Last year £	This year £	Last year £
	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-
		-	-	-
	-	-	-	-
	l-	-	-	-

Note 12 Creditors and accruals

Please complete this note if the charity has any creditors or accruals. 12.1 Analysis of creditors

12.1 Analysis of creditors
Loans and overdrafts Trade creditors Amounts due to subsidiary and associated undertakings Other creditors Accruals and deferred income Tota	Amounts falling due within oneyear		Amounts falling due after more than oneyear
	This year £	Last year £	This year £	Last year £
	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-
	.	-	-	-
		-	-	-
	800	368	-	-
	l800	368	-	-

12.2 Security over assets

If any loan, overdraft or other creditor holds a charge or other security over any assets of the charity please provide details.

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 13 Endowment and restricted income funds

Please complete this section if the charity has any endowment or restricted income funds.

13.1 Funds held

Please give a brief description of any of the following type of funds held by the charity:

permanent endowment funds (PE);
expendable endowment funds (EE); and
restricted income funds, including special trusts, of the charity (R).

Type PE, EE Fund Name Purpose and Restrictions or R

13.2 Movements of major funds

Please give details of the movements of the major funds summarised in the restricted and endowment columns of the Statement of Financial Activities.

Fund names	£ Fund balances brought forward	£ Incoming resources	£ Outgoing resources	Transfers £	£ Gains and losses	£ Fund balances carried forward
	-	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Funds	-	-	-	-	-	-

13.3 Transfers between funds

Please give details of any transfers between funds.

From Fund (Name) To Fund (Name) Reason Amount

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 14 Transactions with related parties

If the charity has any transactions with related parties (other than the trustee expenses explained in note 6) details of such transactions should be provided in this note. If there are no transactions to report, please enter “None” in the relevant boxes.

14.1 Remuneration and benefits

Please give the amount of, and legal authority for, any remuneration or other benefits paid to a trustee or other related parties by the charity or any institution or company connected with it.

Name of trustee or connected party	Legal authority (eg order, governing document)	Amounts paid or benefit value	Amounts paid or benefit value
		This year £	Last year £
Amanda Neal	Articles of Association	21,382.00	15,855.00
Debbie Thompson	Articles of Association	11,647.00	11,647.00

14.2 Loans

Please give details of and amounts owing to or from the charity’s trustees or other related parties by the charity at the year end.

Due to trustees and related parties Due from trustees and related parties	Name of trustee or connected party	Legal authority	Amount owing	Amount owing
			This year £	Last year £

14.3 Other transaction(s) with trustees or related parties

Please give details of any transaction undertaken by (or on behalf of) the charity in which a trustee or related party has a material interest.

has a material interest.
Name of the trustee or relatedparty	Relationshipto charity	Description of the transaction(s)	This year £	Last year £

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 15 Additional Disclosures

The following are significant matters which are not covered in other notes and need to be included to provide a proper understanding of the accounts. If there is insufficient room here, please add a separate sheet.

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of Witham Valley Nursery

On accounts for the year 31[st] August 2025 Charity no 1157860 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1-15 (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 I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) 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.

Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Signed:

Date: 30/04/26 ~~fF~~

Name: Joanne Smith ~~CT~~ Relevant professional ACCA qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address: Yeomans, Bassetts Lane, Wooden Walter, Essex CM9 6RY

October 2018

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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).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

October 2018

IER