## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From** 01/09/2024 **To** 31/08/2025
**Charity name:** Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge Nursery
## **Charity registration number:** 1160639
## **Objectives and Activities**
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reference||
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The development and education of children
by:
1. promoting their care and safety
2. promoting their education & promoting
parental involvement
3. promoting their health & wellbeing
4. providing services to support them &
their families & carers.
5. providing services to individuals
holding membership of the CIO
6. furthering the aims of the Early Years
Alliance|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|The nursery provides childcare for pre-school
age children (from aged 2) every day during
term time.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees consider that they have complied
with their duties to have regard to the public
benefit guidance issued by the charity
commission.|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
||SORP|
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||reference|
|Policy on grant making||
||Para 1.38|
|Policy on social investment||
|including program related|Para 1.38|
|investment||
|Contribution made by
volunteer|Para 1.38|
|Other||
## **Achievements and Performance**
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reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Nursery continues to deliver a quality
service where children thrive and are
prepared for their transition into their school
life.|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set Performance of fundraising Para 1.41 activities against objectives set Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives Other
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The charity has made a deficit of £6,038
compared to a surplus of £11,168 last year,
mainly a result of a reduction in amounts
received from government funding (27%
reduction) and parental contributions (55%
reduction). The current reduced staff team and
the high cost of using agency supply staff led
to reduced capacity. In addition, in some
terms, lower numbers attending the local
school had an impact on the number of
children attending nursery.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The nursery holds surplus reserves of £97,053
in a savings account to allow for future
exceptional events and potential closure costs.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Reserves, including savings, total £119,645.|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|The charity has the financial resources to
continue for at the least the next 12 months,
however discussions are being held with the
adjacent school about the long-term future
provision of early years childcare.|
|**Additional information (optional)**
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Funding is mainly from local government &
parental contributions for childcare.|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The charity faces the ongoing issue of
recruiting trustees. Additionally, it has the
difficulty of maintaining the current opening
hours with reduced staff numbers.|
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document|
Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity
constituted?|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Elected by the members at AGM|
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees Para 1.51 The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works Para 1.51 Relationship with any related parties Para 1.51 Other
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Coalbrookdale & Ironbridge Nursery|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1160639|
|Charity’s principal address|Coalbrookdale & Ironbridge School
Dale Road
Telford
Shropshire
TF8 7DS|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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2
3
4|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Lynda Smallman|Chair||Committee/Trustee|
||Emma Bailey|Secretary||Committee/Trustee|
||Paula Lovewell|||Committee/Trustee|
||Sophie Allen|||Committee/Trustee|
– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|||
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|**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**|||
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## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s) Full name(s)** LYNDA SMALLMAN **Position (eg Secretary,** CHAIR **Chair, etc) Date** 30/03/2026 ~~fF~~
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Coalbrookdale & Ironbridge Nursery
Receipts & Payments Account
For the year ended 31 August 2025
2025
2024
Receipts
Bank Interest
Donations
Fees
NEG Funding
Fundraising
Nusery Milkscheme
672
745
50
129
10.451
60.882
169
81
23,471
83,354
546
115
72.305
108.360
Payments
Staff costs
Rent & Insurance
Legal fees
Phone & Utilities
Consumables
Activities
Subscriptions
Accountancy
Equipment expensed
Repairs & maintenance
Printing. postage & stationery
Fundraising expenditure
Training
Bank charges
Sundry
62.953
3.580
750
80,011
3.565
1,562
2,261
1,026
1.234
3.125
537
240
545
143
1,634
3,301
1,376
1,875
3,260
199
901
370
212
179
67
107
90
102
331
78.343
97,192
SurplusllDef icitl for year
{6.0381
11,168
Bank and Cash Accounts at I September
Bank and Cash Account5 at 31 August
125.682
119,645
114.514
125,682
Petty Cash
Current Account
143
22.448
97.053
119,645
59.291
66.382
125,682
Savings Account
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
Coalbrookdale & Ironbridge Nursey
On accounts for the year
ended
31 August 2025
Charity no
(if any)
1160639
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity ('Ihe Trust") for the year ended 3110812024.
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.
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 accordan with section 130 of
the Act or
the acc£)unts do not accord with the accounting records
Independent
examinerfs ststement
I have no concems 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:
Date:
1610312026
Name:
Hilary Payne
Relevant professional
qualification{s) or body
(if any):
AAT L4
Address:
12 Mill Farm Drive
Randlay. Telford
TF3 2NA
Section B
Disclosure
IER
October 2018
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Give here brief details of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
IER
October 2018