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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Horn’s Mill Pre-School

Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1160740 CIO

Charity's principal address Horn’s Mill Pre-School

Denbigh Close Helsby, Frodsham Postcode WA6 0ED

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Tabitha Heathcote	Chair
	Carla Railton	Treasurer
	Rachel O’Malley
	John Lee	Secretary
	Sue Huntbach
	Cheryl Lee		12/03/25	Co-opted using delegated authority in accordance with constitution by John Lee and Sue Huntbach

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)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Pre-School Learning Alliance Constitution - 2013 Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation Status How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) The Officers and Committee members shall be elected at the Annual General Trustee selection methods Meeting(AGM). If the Committee feels that extra members are needed to (eg. appointed by, elected by) provide additional expertise or to fulfil a new role, up to 3 co-opted members may be appointed between AGM’s.

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

Youmay chooseto 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.

A child protection policy is in place and new Trustees are briefed on its content during their induction. DBS checks are carried out prior to commencement of employment or trusteeship. Finances are monitored monthly to manage financial risks and trustees are briefed twice annually on financial well being. Pre-School maintains its relationship with the Pre-School Learning Alliance, National association of Day Nurseries, Cheshire West and Chester Council and other Settings when appropriate. Pre-School is Ofsted registered.

Section C Objectives and activities

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

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

The aims of the Pre-school are to enhance the development and education of children primarily under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups and by: (a) offering appropriate play, education and care facilities, family learning and extended hours groups, together with the right of parents to take responsibility for and to become involved in the activities of such groups, ensuring that such groups offer opportunities for all children whatever their race, culture, religion, means or ability; (b) encouraging the study of the needs of such children and their families and promoting public interest in and recognition of such needs in the local areas; (c) instigating and adhering to and furthering the aims and objects of the Pre-school Learning Alliance. The charity advances education by supporting and promoting the learning and development of young children. The public benefit is to the children and parents receiving the charity’s services. The objects of the charity are achieved in the ways described below under the various headings. The services are provided to children whatever their race, culture, religion, means or ability. Any parents that are unable to afford the fees can apply to the local authority. As an Ofsted registered childcare provider, the charity receives Government funding to enable all three and four year old children as well as disadvantaged two year olds to access free part-time childcare places. Parents are offered flexible hours at the childcare provision to help support their working arrangements so that they can pay for the fees. The service is available to any child. § Promoting their care and safety: The charity looks after the children and their safety by ensuring that the staffing ratios for the childcare provision that are required by law are adhered to. The provision operates out of a purpose built premises which is designed for the safety of children. The setting has an outstanding Ofsted and only takes in the number of children that it is registered with Ofsted to care for. § Promoting their education and promoting parental involvement: This objective is achieved through encouraging parents to be members and trustees of the charity so that they can have their say in how the childcare

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services are run.

Trained and qualified early years practitioners work with the children to support them in achieving the early learning goals for each of the seven areas of learning and development within the Early Years Foundation Stage. The opportunities provided are tailored to meet children’s personal learning and development needs in order to help them reach their full potential.

§ Promoting their health and wellbeing: The provision creates an atmosphere where the children feel at ease and are able to open up to trained and experienced practitioners about issues that concern them. Children are monitored closely to see if there are any underlying problems and they are encouraged to engage with the staff and other children. All children have one on one time with staff.

All food provided by the provision is healthy We are compliant with Food Information Regs

• § Providing services to support them and their families and carers: The charity holds regular meetings with parents and, on occasion, holds specialist training where a need is identified.

Parents/carers and family members are also encouraged to speak to staff about any issues that concern them that may affect their child’s education or development.

• § Providing services to individuals holding membership of the CIO:

The members of the charity may use any of the services offered by the charity which are available to the general public. The charity holds meetings with its members to keep them informed of the progress of the charity and to enable them to have a say in its direction. A regular newsletter is also circulated to the members of the charity, highlighting important information about the charity and its services, as well as other events and happenings in the local community which are related to the charity’s work or aims.

• § Furthering the aims of the Pre-school Learning Alliance:

The charity maintains membership of the Pre-school Learning Alliance. When appropriate, the charity takes part in meetings, events, conferences

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and training run by the Pre-school Learning Alliance in the local area.
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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

A great contribution is made by committee members, parent and our committed staff. Without this valuable contribution of time, energy and expertise, the successful operation of the Pre-School would not be possible.

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

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Capacity, Income and Funding Issues

We operated fairly close to full capacity throughout the year and by the end of the year, we saw a significant trend towards parents/carers claiming 30 hours of funded care. The trend continued throughout 24/25. funding. This has changed the pattern of our funding and we will need to monitor and analyse the medium and long term impact on the charity’s finances. Fees were moderately increased (supplemented by a small surplus from the 22/23financial year) to counteract the increase in costs due to the rise in employment costs and cost of living. We expect a similar increase in costs in 25/26. We continue to benchmark our pricing structure against the DfE’s annual survey of ‘childcare and early years’ and know that we are significantly cheaper than private sector competition. We won a Government grant of £7 500 via CWAC to provide an extra 5 places at Breakfast and After School clubs. 90+% of the grant has helped to fund the increased staff costs. A stipulation of the grant was to provide before/after school care for at least 1 child diagnosed SEND – we provided we provided places for six children with a SEND or a similar diagnosis requiring additional support needs. A further grant of £3 000 will be awarded for 25/26. This scheme is often referred to as the ‘Wraparound or expansion project’ by CWAC. The Charity successfully appealed against a CWAC invoice for Business Rates. We were successful and were exempted from the whole bill which meant that £4291.40 has stayed in our funds. We will need to assess the implications of the Government providing funding to schools to deliver free Breakfast Clubs - the early indications are that the pilots have not enthralled schools – specific and verified feedback from CWAC or DfE is not yet available. Professional Memberships We maintained our membership of two professional bodies ; Early Years Alliance and National Day Nurseries Association Emergency/Succession Planning We put an emergency plan into place which subsequently proved invaluable when John was hospitalized recently; pre-prepared plans ensured key financial goals were met including payment of staff salaries. We could do more work on the plan to ensure other key members of staff and critical duties are considered/covered.

Digitised Learning Recording and Assessment

Learning Book was withdrawn as a product – we had used it for several years to monitor childrens progress and engage parents/carers in their

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Section D Achievements and performance

children’s learning. We had very little choice in what to use as a replacement and opted for the recommended replacement product – Learning Journals

. The cost is 45% greater than the Learning Book and we had to invest £1769 purchasing tablets that were compatible with Learning Journey to ensure the success of this project. Well done to Amy and colleagues – the transition to Learning Journey has been very successful and a great improvement!

Defibrillator

We invested in a defibrillator. A charity called Hearts of London provided us with a grant and we purchased a high-performing machine at half price - £668. We are very grateful to parents and carers who donated the full cost of the defibrillator and enough money to replace the battery and leads when necessary -- THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENORSITY AND LET’S HOPE WE NEVER HAVE TO USE IT !

Staff Training

We invested a total of £2096.27 in external training during the year. We also benefited from training provided through our participation in the Wraparound grant scheme and whilst there were no direct costs for the training, there were indirect costs to cover for staff time and travel expenses

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Section D Achievements and performance

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Section E Financial review

Our policy is to hold sufficient reserves to :

Brief statement of the Ø cover four months operational costs or charity’s policy on reserves Ø enable us to meet unexpected expenditure or Ø enable us to absorb fluctuations in income due to varying attendances Ø respond to changes to local authority funding policy changes or Details of any funds materially Nil in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

Our two primary sources of income are local authority (LA) funding and fees You may choose to include paid by parents/carers - LA funding ( known as Direct school Grant or DSG) Is additional information, where relevant about: remains the largest income source but has significantly declined again this year. Income from fees has increased again by a significant amount; but the • the charity’s principal increase has been counter-balanced by increased staff costs sources of funds (including any fundraising); • how expenditure has supported the key objectives We will remain vigilant so that we can respond to further changes in our of the charity; income streams in order to continue operating as a charity that is able to offer • investment policy and affordable, wraparound childcare and high quality early years education to the objectives including any local community. ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

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) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date

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Charity Registration NumiKr: 116U740 HORN'S MILL PRE-SCHOOL A CIIARIT.4FII.F. SNCORPOR.4TEt) QRCJ.ANIS,I I ION (CIO) FINAN,CIAL SI'A'I'EMENTS Fofil I IIE YEAR r.%DED 31 AUGUST 2025

HOILI'S ￿liLL PRE-SCHOOL LEGAL AND ADNII%ISTRATl1￿ LNTORNIATION FUR THE Yr.AR FNDF.D.11 AU(rUS'F 2025 Lharit>' Numhtr Rtgistered Offi¢e 116n740 ik"ThbiBh C105e HLlsby FnMJ%ham A(? nFD

HOR.N'% .%IILL PR&sCH(M)L C."ONTEYTS FOR TIIE YEAR ENDF.D 31 AUfjUST_W25 8thiLyneni of Fiiiancial AJi%iii¢s Ralance She Note5 to Firanciai.StstemeT

HOILY'S hllLL Plik4LHIX)L STATEIIENTUF FI%AYLIAL ACI'II'I'I ITr"S FOR THF. YF.AR FNIT)ri) 31 AU(iUST 2025 R¢eommtndcd rz1￿￿1￿1p￿ bi" Ilnr¢stri¢ttd funds Rc51ri¢i¢d Tor1 Tr-und$ 1-4MAI frknnds 2&125 2O24 end&wmeTrts from: legacies 17.961.26 17961.26 7.488.(M) chur1￿bIt &iiviiies 1(41.453.86 5￿.￿].¥0 330,5?8_00 2.136.63 2.136.63 2.U84_39 Other 1.685.36 l.CJ85_16 Toi 362.1.19.22 23.137Jg 3¥5.877.11 342.028J9 .'xpendinir¢ ott: SupNMt Costs. l¥.U23.79 18.023.79 Chariiablr a¢ti¥itlL )￿.9￿4.71 298,941.17 ?89.202.30 thher &989.3 6.?32.40 13.221.72 29.458.12 Toi J23.947.29 239J9 330.186.68 .118.(￿.42 3&191.9) 17.4YX.50 55.690 43 23.367.97 Transfers bcttwetn fufjd5 1.287.00 tt mol'tment in funds A191.93 17A98. 55.690.43 24.6S4.97 Reeottti15lioffj vf fllnd5: Tolal fun(L% brought 89.107.5¥ 141.3¥3.43 230.491.1KI 20.f.83.5. TotAI urried forward 127.299.51 158.881.93 211@1i1.44 2.In.491.(10

HORN'S hULL PRE-SLHOOL B.4LAICE SHEET FOR TIIE YEAR EX'DED 31 AVCIU%T2O25 Rteommendcd £ylv¥vrit5 by Unrcsirfcicd Rtsirlei f￿ndS T￿11 FuDth 202? Totxl Funds 2024 otes Fixeil ak Tangible a55¢ts 1.952.68 3.242.17 Totsl filed a55eis 3.952. 4952.68 3.241.17 Lufftmi asse [kbi￿S 12 8573.29 8..$73.29 c.0￿7 ai bank aT¥I i liattd 13 122.3?8.78 158.881.93 281.210.71 2.1?.(102.02 TuiJl current 8W15 130.902.07 2¥9.N.iMJ 232.602.02 Cr¢diiors' amnunts rallinR within oni lear 14 755$ 24 assetsllll&bJlltl¢5) 123J46A3 158081.93 282.228.76 2?7247.¥4 Total nrt assets 12739951 I￿.¥111.95 21&181.44 2.10.4W.01 Funds of tbe ChgriTh' LnFcsirIc￿d fuThJ$ 127.PP).51 127.299.51 ¥9.1ts7.5¥ R￿￿trICted funds 15 158.¥¥1.93 158.881.93 141,383.43 F.ndoTh'm¢m fimds 15 127.21)y.$1 284181.44 2.3OAYI.I)iI ThL fftinaMial sthtem•its were a￿VI.ed by IhL' ITusILXi on 24 F¢btwry 2026 a]xl Sijwed vn ili b¢hMiI' John Leo Tru%le¢ l)ate: 24 Febrnary 2026

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Lasi i'er De5cripth• V3TiLxf for children 7.488 Go>¢rnmeAt xrnt.I Other Tutl Thls l'ear Last se4r Pleu.YepTOi?de deluilJ vfiiiii. uiilulrllled IluL.hi4g io grttni.¥ ih&i bev lThis Year l.ast i'tar Pleo5esii ddt7ALt oJrth¢rfornY (' oi'ernAiÈnl (L¥jj¢runcefroni ii,hi¢h ihe NIA .hirilv ¢h"reCrI￿ heiiejir 7. Expend41¥re on C'h•rii4ble.4etivities LTtsrc5trlcl¢d funds Restrici¢d fJnd5 Tothl funds 20LS T•ial fuDds 2024 and lariL Sknff COsL4 23¥J114J8 23A.3￿.3¥ 247.772.￿1 17.045J4 9,6wI.(K> Tunning ¥￿s1 20.761.77 20.768.7fi 26258.37 4.71¥.YO 4.71¥.¥D 3.771.YJ TolAI 2WgIQ39 &49 280.917.38 Z¥7.4L7..10 L'i6t5 IA.023.79 18.023.79 I.8()).￿) 29&934.18 291J.941.17 289.2112JO 8..SuppDrt Cmts T￿￿1 fuDds 21125 Iotsi T￿￿￿$ 2024 .4nalysls Suppvrt Costs 145119.56 GoiTThUnCC c.osts Independeni examitith fcc.* Ilccountsriis f¥ 3(A).(M) 3.074.43 36().(K) 1,440.tMI I J(KJ.IID 1&011.79

1. O¢h¢r -x￿ndIture Lfnr¢slrktEd AnAIvsis Re5trict¢d frynds Total fund5 2•24 fuDds 1024 [j￿r￿Clai10ll Cli&r¥L fur th%. 1"e￿- J4().J 349.11 78?.66 D¢p¥¢ciaiithi ChargTC for th¢ I'¢ar- C()mputer IquipnKwl Clilicr L.xwwJiiurc Tnt•l 49.S.25 495.2 144.76 6.232.40 12J77.16 28.348.46 &989J2 6232.40 13.221.72 29.45¥.12 lil. b;mploi'ee'5 E￿o1￿MeNtS 10.1 Siaftcosts Tbis l'ear L5l Salrie5 iyag Sotlal 5e¢Ur1￿ cost$ 267.563.53 247.772. I I.fvX7.49 9.6(bO. Prn5ion ros15 (dellned thntrihu¢ion seheme} Other employeE henefits TotAI t4ff ¢(tyts 4.718.87 -1.771.A6 1.1)69.86 201.14.1.80 'fbis year: Pl¢as¢ proiidc dtthlls of esperyditurc stAtt V4orkiBg for ihc ¢haril% Con￿¢1$ ￿1(h and ar¢ paid by NIA • Trlaied part). L051 ye•r: Please provide det*Us uf txptnditure fnr tht rhgril) whose colltrscts. •r¢ ￿lib attd are paid by IYAA
2. relmttd par Plra5e %ii"e d¢tsi15 of rhe numher nf mpl￿'te$ Tvhose itstal tmpkn'ee benefits (exclttdlng employer peii411111 c051sl Thithin pach band ol'£lO.OIMI Irom £60,IXIO upMrd%. 11 Ihere are nn $uch Irnstli•ns ple*st ei)Itr'lr￿e. in Ihr I￿i prosid¢d. o empln!"eoq retel)Ed emphJ)"ee beThefSts (e¥i4trdin¥ emplover penslobn ttrsts) for the reportlhg period of more thdn £60.IM)IJ Band mbcr of emplolres 10

Tbls i.tar Last )'e&r %60.Th)O to £69.1199 NrA £?O.iM)il lu £79.999 X80,000 lo £R9,999 £90.oou 10 £99.9 £1￿(￿ tth £109,999 NIA IA 'rhi5 }ear IASt ver PlÉs proildt the ioiil paid tfj k¢1 n)anAgcnbe￿t pcrsonnel (Intltsdes trustct$ xnlor management) for thtlr ieni¢tS to ihe LhArlt%". For 5pEdfic #mounts pald t tru$irw&, ¥e Note I 67,8!5.53 .?2.S.24 10.2 .4%er#8t btrAd the )'tsr Thls velr -x%t >'ear Fundrdisin Clw]"tsble Artiiiites 15 15 The pArt% nf the ¢harli)' %Trbich the eTh￿,e "ork Goveman& Toral 16 16 IOJ pg!ID¢nts to emplo>ee% and others (txduding trustttsl Pl¢a5e LOEnpI¢iL iran cx-gratt.dl paymeni ts madc. Th15b l>l¢as¢ txplaim the nature of ikt Last Trer This Tre•r PI¢Ase 5ftt Iht l¢DI #uthorI￿. or reason for making the psThtiil last )'*Ar This v￿r Ix4t }'ear Please st#te the amount of the p4vD￿nI {or Df gny V•ili"er ora riKht to all gS5cI) IDA Redund4n¢y paimellis

Pl￿Se C4Mnpl¢ie Ifany rrdunthy or ￿mInatIon pAymeni is mle in ihe Thb year Lst )"rnr Total of pa)ment Tht natur¢ of the pavtneni It#sb. aski tiL) This Y￿r IA$t ier 'I"h¢ ¢i¢ni of reduAdn¢!' at the blAtsee sbtel dY4tf Pl￿aSe %tst¢ the aecounting polirn. foy Att). rEdtsAd4n¢Y •r lermlDaiioTr p*Yments I l. Tinglble Flx¢d Assets Plant & M•rhlttery Compuler Equipnjtnt J 1.1 CO￿ or At 018cryernber 20?4 1213.4.5 AthJiiion5 3.71)3.62 573.rKI Di%wfffal8 RcvaluarirbDS Trnnsfe Al 31 August 202 3.793.61 11.2 DEpre¢r•￿tt￿ and Impainnemts Jlt QI Sepienikr 20?4 782.83 Charge for ilie yedr Dis[￿5￿15 349.31 495.25 12

R¢valuaiiLm¥ Tr3trknfiYs At 31 Augus12025 l.lJ2.14 11.3 Ni et book Ai 01 Swernber 2024 {782.Ilil 1.21.1.45 tli 31 AugLLSt 2028 2.061. 1391.2V 12. Debthts: Amoun15 f¥llin2 vAihin irar .1 oial fund$ 2024 Trade debtots ¥,573.29 Toil 573.29 13. Cath xt Dd in hand Total funds 21125 1-01￿ 2024 C"d%h el lyank in htnd 2¥1 110.71 232.(A)?.02 281.21 0.71 2.12.602.1I2 14. Creditors: Amou•ts falllng dtye iTrithin sear Total fllttd$ 2025 Tfjtsl fvnds 2024 TrAde crc(litt*S Taxaiion aThl social seiurily "I't)tsl 1.8(XI.tM) .7$5.14 2.027.95 3.326.23 7J5524 Sj￿.] 13

IS. Chxrlry futtds 15.1 Detsils ol nuteril fund5 keld aud moi'tmeDls dllrlog c￿R￿￿￿ reporfing period Fund bahn¢(s FU￿d brouglil formard .￿lld narne5 IDcome Exprffjdits Tr8Trsftrs GaiRs and crrled rorHArd Lnmtricted L.iirL8tri¢ted 89.107_5X 367 139.?? 1323.947.!9} 1 ?7 )(W.S1 Restritt¢d fuiid 141,383_3fi 23.737. {6.239.391 ResirtctLII tlinds 1$8.¥¥1.86 Tutal 231J.490.94 385J77.11 (330,180.681 28(181.37 1&2 Detlls of material funds h¢ld nd rnoveM¢•ts dwrlng Ihe PRF.VIOUS reportlng perlorf FuDd balAn¢ei brouKh¢ roTh2rd Fulld bg18llee5 iarri¢d fDrnArd names lffj¢oJhe F.sptMdFtsre TraD5ters LDrestrl¢itd lunds l)nrtsiricled GcnLral Fiinds 67.L?3.fM) 339.94%.(￿ (3 IS,6(4)_4?} (11117.fKJ} X9.107.58 Restrieied fund5 RL%iri¢ied fun 138.012.IXI 2.084.36 1.•87.IXI 141.383.36 Ttsi 20S835 342.029_16 (3I&6AII.421 230,4911.94 15J Design#ied funds Th55 year Pwrw)5e of iho desi￿*110 14

14a$t l'ear Planned use Purpts5e tsf the d(ignation Amoutti 16. Tr•TrsaLtlons vllh trustees and rtlattd parde5 16.1 Trusit¢ reMth￿er￿l&Offj benefi15 IhS5 )'ear ID the p¢rlod tlt¢ ¢harltv h•s pald trusleo reMUnera￿On b¢Dtfits. Ple•se %iie the of, and It%al a￿thoriti. for. remU￿er￿tioll other benefits pald lu a SThstoe b). tho eharti -lme of trustte Le- I xuihoriti- 1¢£ order. 01'¢rn5Dv docum¥ntl R¢munerAtion Amounts pld 01 benefi Penslo conlribution Rcdundanci- (includlng oss vf ice)le riia Other TOTAL Jiihn Dai'id Lee (ioi"¢niin d￿UMent 14.589.56 14,62.1.84 C"heryl Anne l.ee fjovwiing dockkment 419_Rl 419.83 Siic Hunihach Goi""cming dncumcnl 30,981.( 742.24 31.723.28 15

Ille ad(ppI￿ the_mlj conMinKtim ofihe Lotly I"rJrs All5d￿c we +￿￿&]¢￿ hrepoi changixj our cfrJarit2hle sraws to Lloin ?015 Tbc tilu￿￿ diffi¢iiliy in alt￿¢[1￿8 pJr¢iu5.'LafL'IS (o tr￿tCC$ arml allows a liinTILIt o of ￿Tripl0¥￿ lo 'mik¢ up the nu[D￿￿'. Tho Lmplui'rc salari¢s. JN Fwymciil ￿ mad¢ i Ihcse discharge trusice resportsikn"litiek li'e adopiLd the 2013 ixinstiluliov vf th¥ Early Y¥ars Allidnce w.'h4in we NTrn¢ of Ihc tru5tee% hai'e been paSd rcmunerlion or re¢el￿ed ani. olhtr bcncfils frovn an emplo!Inenl with thetr eh#ril!' or a rcl4tcd ¢nlil!' (True or Fal$e) changLxI our eharitablc sldlW8 10 CIO in 2111$. Thc constitution 16

fecogniS¢b the diffiiuli>' in aitraciing parcnisi'carLts to bL'Lome trusiLCS and alldil s d limited No nf¢mplo!CCb lo 'mak¢ up the numbers.. Th¢ paymLm15 above &rc L'mplovec salaries. Nn pa)mient iq mad¢ to tliesL SlalT to di$cha￿le Irusiee resw)nsibilit&es. the period ihe ehftrio. hospdirf trMsleeE remunerarion benefiij. PledseRiVC Ihe flniouni f. ¢nd omthorilj'fur. anj. remuneration or oilier behefits.poid io u iruslee bj. rhe chrtriiip or injtitmrion or comp•nJ' connecled Myih IL Amounts paid or benefil i'alue Legal authorlts. leg order, RoTr-erntn% document) Remuneration Pension contrlbmtion Redund¥nn" (Including loss of office)iex Xratia Oth¢r TOTAL truslee Johii David Lee Goveming document 13.745.76 13,744.76 Sue Hunthach Cioi'erning documini 29.278.04 679.16 29.9i7.20 Governinb documeni L iaiik 6.*63.68 135.66 6J99_14 Please drtails of wh) remuneration or rther emplo)meni lYThefvf werepai 17

lthere ttn CY gMfl• payment hu5 been made Io a iru51ee. pmvide Lrplanalion vfihe nalure ofthep4ymen£ 16.2 Tru51es' expthsv If ihe chttri¢i has pid ¢rn$1¢￿ expEwstg for (￿lfIllI￿8 ihtir duileK detllls of 5u¢h tr•nsactlons should be proiided thi5 note. If there re nu fran$2¢iions lo re[￿ri. please enter"True" in rht belDB'. If ihtre Are irnsatiithtr to reporti plt% eTrter'F#lse'. No irusiLY eIpen$¢& ha)"e b¢¢n Inrurr¢d {True) T)pt of r¢lmbursed I'hls )"tar IA5t vear Trml'el SubsliienLe Actomrnndailoa Other (ple#ye Jpedfi.): Computer eqvI￿ toD5￿m•bI 7.936.55 6.8¥1.11 tarionary.-IdmlTh t05ti 7.93655 6.1181.11 Ple&st proiidt Ihe nurnh¢r of 1rn5tecs rclmbursed for •r Who had eTpen5es p•ld b) the ehthrlfv 16J TransqeiloTr(s) Vlltk relted partles Pl￿)￿SlI￿ drtfjils trlAXi' IMTr3¢rclion ¥￿dertaken bj. for the rhfjrilj. IR Ii'hich a relaied ponj. lio% u ￿￿1¢￿￿1 inlere5É. including h'hrrfuN£¥ hu%Y been ogeKifiJr rel¢ttedJJ&riiex Jfiherv This I'e4r Tb¢re bal'e been no rElai¢d p*rty transactions ihe reportlftg perlthj (True) 18

NTn¢ of the Irusiee ur relatEd p•rh' Relationjhip i• charlry l)cseriplion OC Provision fnT had debls 41 Èrlod end Amount Bl•net •1 perlod emd 'ritien oir durln¥ reportink T￿￿1¢¢ for ￿1￿8 reported on al￿ Lunnecled Clw'l Anne fw tTh)k keepittg smires 419.83 o. 0.00 o.Tr) Jvhn Dai'id In relodon i• ihe obDVO. plose prni'id ihe lerni.T andiwn41itions. in¢l¥diMg o•1 srvriry' ihe wulure ofofti'p4ymrni {L'U.Tidernliov} Iv beprovide4iR ieftlemen I'oronj. rel4iedporni. pledseproi+id# drtuib of LI￿ I'e4r Thero bii"e l)etM relied pAns' repDnibi perlod {Fa15e) P4ame oftbe RelatioTrJhlp ie ¢harlh. ¢%¢ription of Pro)'És1011 'ritten otr diirin% reporlinx perlod Amount Bol¥fiet •¢ perlod emd relgltd prli' trnsar¢ion(s) dthts al p¢riod In reluilvn lo ihe ohOw.ple￿e .ieturits' ttn* P￿.￿e￿I fcoiisidernftnii) io beprnwrfedin settlejvenl For llnj. reloiedwirfy. pleoseprth¥4e da•lts ol }'gu4r¥nleesgiiY•i or receiv 19

1. .4v¢r#e Nttmher of F.mplTrvees This i'er 16 16 TrJtAI 16 16 AIErage T¢Urtkn ulcrryloyees thiring this ycar: 16 and lay year". 16 20

Independent examlner's report on the accounts Section A IiidependL)nt IxLiininer's Report Report to the trustees Horn's Mill Pre-school On accounts for the year ended August 2025 Charlty no (If any) 1160740 (CIO) Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity for the year ended 3110812025. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charlties Act 2011 ("the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given bythe Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examlner's The chailly's gross Income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified to undeitake statement the examlnatlon by belng a qualllled member of The Assoclation of Chartered Certlfled Accountants. I have completed my examlnatlon. I confirm that no materlal matters have come to my attentlon In connection with the examlnatlon (other than that disclosed below.) whlch gfves me cause to believe that In, any material respect: l.the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charlties Act; or 2.the accounts did not accord wlth the accounting records; or 3.the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out In the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts gNe a'true and fair, view which Is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. Signed: Date: 11 May 2026 Name: Shlrley Glorla Sebullba ( f C c Relevant professional qualification{s) or body (If any) The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Address: 6 St Peter's Street StAlbans ALI 3LF

Sectlon B Disclosure Give here brlef detalls of any items that the exan)Iner wishes to dlsclose. Some related party transactlons were not handled in accordance wlth the CIO'S governlng document. The Trustees have been advised; the requlred remedlal actlon has been taken.