**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|
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|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)|
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|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|
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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: 

1. Trustees Annual Report 

2. Independent Examiners Report 

3.  Account - CC17a 



|||||Charity No|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Witham ValleyNursery||||(if any)|1157860||
|Annual accounts for theperiod||||||CC17a|
|Period start date||9/1/2024|To|Period end<br>date|8/31/2025||
|Section A                      Statement of financial activities||Section A                      Statement of financial activities|||||
|Recommended categories<br>by activity<br>Details of own<br>analysis|Note|Unrestricted<br>funds|Restricted<br>income funds|Endowment<br>funds|Total this year|Total last year|
|||£|£|£|£|£|
|Incoming resources (Note 3)||F01|F02|F03|F04|F05|
|-                   -                   -                   -                   -<br>Voluntary income<br>S01 -                   -                   -                   -                   -<br>Activities for generating funds<br>S02 1,264                 -                   -             1,264           2,230<br>Investment income<br>S03 -                   -                   -                   -                   -<br>S04 181,601                 -                   -         181,601       153,296<br>Other incoming resources<br>S05 -                   -                   -                   -                   -<br>_Total incoming resources_ S06 182,865                 -                   -         182,865       155,526<br>Incoming resources from<br>generated funds<br>Incoming resources from<br>charitable activities<br>~~S===-5~~|||||||
|Resources expended (Notes 4-8)|||||||
|Costs of Generating Funds<br>-                   -                   -                   -                   -<br>S07 -                   -                   -                   -                   -<br>Fundraising trading costs<br>S08 -                   -                   -                   -                   -<br>Investment management costs<br>S09 -                   -                   -                   -                   -<br>Charitable activities<br>S10 155,764                 -                   -         155,764       136,067<br>Governance costs<br>S11 -                   -                   -                   -                   -<br>Other resources expended<br>S12 -                   -                   -                   -                   -<br>_Total resources expended_S13 155,764                 -                   -         155,764       136,067<br>S14 27,101                 -                   -           27,101         19,459<br>Gross transfers between funds<br>S15 -                   -                   -                   -                   -<br>S16 27,101                 -                   -           27,101         19,459<br>Costs of generating voluntary<br>income<br>_Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before_<br>_transfers_<br>_Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before other_<br>_recognised gains/(losses)_<br>~~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|Section B                      Balance sheet|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Note<br>Fixed assets<br>Tangible assets              (Note 9)<br>B01<br>B02<br>Investments                    (Note 10)<br>B03<br>_Total fixed assets_<br>B04<br>Current assets<br>Stock and work in progress<br>B05<br>Debtors                           (Note 11)<br>B06<br>(Short term) investments<br>B07<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>B08<br>_Total current assets_<br>B09<br>B10<br>_Net current assets/(liabilities)_<br>B11<br>_Total assets less current liabilities_<br>B12<br>B13<br>Provisions for liabilities and charges<br>B14<br>_Net assets_<br>B15<br>Funds of the Charity<br>Unrestricted funds<br>B16<br>B17<br>B18<br>B19<br>_Total funds_<br>B20<br>Creditors:amounts falling due within one<br>year              (Note 12)<br>Creditors:amounts falling due after one<br>year                (Note 12)<br>Restricted income funds(Note 13)<br>Endowment funds(Note 13)<br>Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all<br>the trustees||**£**<br>F01<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**|**£**<br>F02<br> <br>**Restricted**<br>**income**<br>**funds**|**£**<br>F03<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|**£**<br>**£**<br>F04<br>F05<br>**Total this**<br>**year**<br>**Total last**<br>**year**||
|||3,540|-|-|3,540|4,212|
|||-|-|-|-|-|
|||-|-|-|-|-|
|||3,540|-|-|3,540|4,212|
||||||||
|||-|-|-|-|-|
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|||-|-|-|-|-|
|||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|
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|||73,333|-|-|73,333|74,437|
||||||||
|||100,138|||100,138|73,037|
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|||100,138|-|-|100,138|73,037|
||||||||
|||Signature||Print|Name<br>Date of<br>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_<br>_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_<br>_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|<br>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<br>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<br>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._ 

|Voluntary income<br>Activities for generating funds<br>Investment income<br>Incoming resources from<br>charitable activities|Analysis<br>This year<br>Last year<br>£<br>£|Analysis<br>This year<br>Last year<br>£<br>£|Analysis<br>This year<br>Last year<br>£<br>£|
|---|---|---|---|
||BDC Grant|||
|||-|-|
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||Total|-|-|
|||||
||Fundraising|1,264|2,230|
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||Total|1,264|2,230|
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||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. 

|Charitable activities<br>Governance costs<br>Costs of generating<br>voluntary income<br>Fundraising trading<br>costs<br>Investment<br>management costs|Analysis<br>This year<br>Last year<br>£<br>£|Analysis<br>This year<br>Last year<br>£<br>£|Analysis<br>This year<br>Last year<br>£<br>£|
|---|---|---|---|
|||-|-|
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||Total|-|-|
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||Total|-|-|
|||||
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||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|
|||||
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||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<br>£|Charitable Activity<br>£|Governance Activity<br>£|Total Cost<br>£|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||-|-|-|-|
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||-|-|-|-|
||-|-|-|-|
||-|-|-|-|
|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<br>Total amount paid<br>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<br>£|Last year<br>£|
|---|---|
|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<br>Employer’s National Insurance costs<br>Pension costs<br>Total staff costs<br>7.2 Average number of full-time equivalent employees in the year<br>Fundraising<br>NurseryStaff<br>Governance<br>Other<br>Total<br>The parts of the charity in which the<br>employees work||This year<br>£|Last year<br>£|
|||116,473|111,888|
|||-|-|
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|||116,473|111,888|
|||||
||employees in the year|This year<br>Number|This year<br>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  £<br>Grants to institutions|Grants to individuals<br>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<br>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<br>Revaluations<br>Disposals<br>Transfers *<br>Balance brought<br>forward<br>Balance carried<br>forward|£<br>Freehold land &<br>buildings|£<br> <br>Other land &<br>buildings|£<br>Plant,<br>machinery and<br>motor vehicles|£<br>Fixtures, fittings<br>and equipment|£<br> <br>Payments on<br>account and<br>assets under<br>construction|Total<br>£|
||91,431||-|4,814|-|96,245|
||-|-|-||-|-|
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||-|-|-|-|-|-|
||-|-|-|-|-|-|
||91,431|-|-|4,814|-|96,245|



## 9.2 Accumulated depreciation and impairment provisions 

|**Basis<br>** Rate<br>Impairment provisions <br>Revaluations<br>Disposals<br>Transfers*<br>9.3 Net book value<br>Brought forward<br>Carried forward<br>Balance brought<br>forward<br>Depreciation charge<br>for year<br>Balance carried<br>forward|SL|SL or RB|SL or RB|SL|SL or RB|SL or RB|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||<br>5 years old<br>assets<br>10 years<br>canopy|||3 years|||
||87,219|-|-|4,814|-|92,033|
||672|-|-||-|672|
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||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<br>Carrying (market) value at end of year<br>Add:additions to investments at cost<br>Less:disposals at carrying value<br>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<br>Cash held as part of the investment portfolio<br>Tota<br>Investment properties<br>Investments listed on a recognised stock exchange or  held in common investment<br>funds, open ended investment companies, unit trusts or other collective investment<br>schemes<br>Investments in subsidiary or connected undertakings and companies<br>Securities not listed on a recognised Stock Exchange<br>Other investments|10.2<br>£<br>Market value at<br>year end|10.3<br>£<br>Income from<br>investments for<br>the year|
|---|---|---|
||-|-|
||-|-|
||-|-|
||-|-|
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## 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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## Note 11                         Debtors and prepayments 

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

|Note 11                         Debtors and prepayments<br>_Please complete this note if the charity has any debtors or_|_prepayments._|_prepayments._|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Analysis of debtors<br>Trade debtors<br>Other debtors<br>Prepayments and accrued income<br>Tota<br>Amounts due from subsidiary and associated<br>undertakings|Amounts falling due within<br>oneyear||Amounts falling due after<br>more than oneyear||
||This year<br>£|Last year<br>£|This year<br>£|Last year<br>£|
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## 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<br>Trade creditors<br>Amounts due to subsidiary and associated undertakings<br>Other creditors<br>Accruals and deferred income<br>Tota|Amounts falling due within<br>oneyear||Amounts falling due after<br>more than oneyear||
||This year<br>£|Last year<br>£|This year<br>£|Last year<br>£|
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||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|£<br>Fund<br>balances<br>brought<br>forward|£<br>Incoming<br>resources|£<br>Outgoing<br>resources|Transfers<br>£|£<br>Gains and<br>losses|£<br>Fund<br>balances<br>carried<br>forward|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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## 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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## 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,<br>governing document)|Amounts paid or benefit value|Amounts paid or benefit value|
|---|---|---|---|
|||This year<br>£|Last year<br>£|
|Amanda Neal|Articles of Association|21,382.00|15,855.00|
|Debbie Thompson|Articles of Association|11,647.00|11,647.00|
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## 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<br>related parties<br>Due from trustees and<br>related parties|Name of trustee or<br>connected party|Legal authority|Amount owing|Amount owing|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||This year<br>£|Last year<br>£|
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## 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<br>relatedparty|Relationshipto charity <br>|Description of the transaction(s)|This year<br>£|Last year<br>£|
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## 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** 

1 

**IER** 



**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** 

2 

**IER**