Ramsden Roblns Prethursery Group -Accounts. For the yea¥ lo 31st August 2025 Charity nurnber 1161122 Ramsden Roblns Pre-Nursery Group Accounts For the year to 31$T August 2026 Contgnls Page Legal and admlnlstratlvè Informallon Trustees report Indepand6nt ex8mlners' report Recelpts and payments account Statement of assets and Ilabililies Ram8dtn Roblns Prp-Nursery Group Legal admln18tratlvo InformatlDn For the yeay to 3191 August 2025 Commltteè membors Clare John50n Karen Gr6gory Janet Lamb- appointed 29105126 ChalryJeYson Karen Gregory lacting chalr} Secretary Janet Lamb-appolnled 29105126 Treasurer Janel L8mb4ppoinled 29105126 Reglster•d charlty 1161122 Registerod office Ramsden Robins Pre-Nur5ery Group Thwaites SItEel Barrow in Fumess Cumbila LA14 1AN Bgnk8rs Natwest 113 Dalton Fioad Barrow in Fumess Cumbrla LA14 IWY Ind¢pèndents examlneys JL Wlnder & Co Chartered Accountants Sulte 6 Fumess Gatè Peter Green Way Barrow in Furness Cumbria LA14 2PE Ramsden Robln¥ Pre-Nursery Group Trustees report For the yoar to 31st August 2025 Thè trustees present their report for Ihe y6ar ended 31EI Augu812025 Oble¢tlv8s and legal details Ram8den Robins Pre-Nursery Group is 8n unincorporated regls18red charity eslabli5h¢d by a constllutlon adoptèd 10th June 2014 and last reviewed In August 2022. The objective Is lo enhaneè the dev8lopm&nl and educallon of children. Summary of the maln alms and purp¢sès The object of our pre- nursery Is lo provide children in the local 8rea with an opportunity lo acce85 quallly care and18arn an(J devèlop. We seek lo provlde a slimul81ing, nurturinu, exciting learnlng environment Ih£l promotes, supports and extends childr8n'8 learnlng. are sltualed In the most doprlved ward of Barrow In Furne5s and offer educallon $trrvices for children from 3 months4 years. We charge compelltiv8 fees compared lo other s6tlings around us, enabllng parents to work and afford quallly childcare. We also offer fund&d places for vulnerable 2 year olds and 30 hour funding from th¢ govemmenl allowing chlldren lo16arn, thrlvp and dovelop. Our ethos 1$ to provlde a slimulaling leamlng environment for children from the local community lo acc8s8. We do thls through, Stsfl led and child initiated loarning, trtp8 tho local 8nvlronment, vislts and intègration from and Into the community members and free flow supported play and learning. We have gDod Ilnks with our local church and have planters at our Ioc81 communlty gardens, we work closely wlth communlty groups, Love 8grrow famllies etc. We invite parents into our setting regularty, plan fun days, teddy bears picnlcs and Ghildren and moving Monkeez se8slons. We aro cornmitled lo allowing the chlldren access to leamlng opportunillès they would olh8wise not g81. Structurè, governance and management Our F¥e- Nuysery currently employs 8 people, the Management team is ¢omprlsed of a Manager Clare Johnson, Baby Room Leader Olivia Pallinson. Other staff comprise of 8 room 18ader, keyworkers, dlnner staff and a cleaner. L Ma¢Kay Is also employ8d to do the accounts. Wo ara currently recrulllng a dèputy Manager. Our maln 8Ctlvltles are to provlde the chlldr8n with opportunlfj&8 lo learn In an inclusive envlronmenl and gnable them to exp8rl8nce a renge of activities that they may not norrnally be ab19 10 a¢¢ess. 2181 Ramsden Roblns Pre-Nursery Group Trustees report (contlnued) For the year to 3151 August 2025 Main Actlvities and Achlevements We have had stay and plays where paranls come In to play wlth thelr chlldren, we have had our annual family Teddy Bear8 Plcnic that was really well allended and enjoyed by the Partsnts and Garer5. We completed this year, a project C811ed I see You" which followed on from last year pramDling physical literacy and worked wklh pylmed lor life for a full week residential in which they cam8 lo nursèry, the prdect was again fantastio and It had a profound effect on the children and stcill c)nd our baby loom joined this tlmB too. We are still Involved with our local Church and particlpaled in Harvest and Chrlslmas in whlch Ihe ¢ommunlly paElor from the church came lo nursery to read stories and slng with the children. Again w8 ralsed money for Down syndrom8 Cumbrla by rocklng our socks a8 we do annually. We have bètrn allowing our Ioc81 r91nbow8 and brownlès to use our facilitles. The Ghildren and famllies enjoyed our second bubble run In July and11 wa8 a great tum out, a lim8 lor the famllles to spend ttme at nursery and wlth Ihelr chlldren. The number of chlldren are lower thls year In the maln room.The number of chlldr8n in nursery wlth the Government 30 hour8 funding is good and we have a good number of fuiidgd two and 3 year olds. The new funding that came In In Sept8mb8r 2024 fi)r babie8 from 9 months old has been rèceived well nearly all of our Nest chlldren are fund&d and the placos are full, the funding hourly rale is currently mare than we charge per hour, each ¢hlld funding is slretched Ir7 the Nest equating lo 22.8 hours fund&d per week. Our manager attends manage¥'s meellngs and we have hosted one of these In our nursery, designated 8afeguc)rding lead meelings and SENCOIEarly Years Clusters. Our man5Jger is stlll completSng her SENCO Lovel 3 due lo havlng Ilrne off for a family bereavement. Staff have completed termly CPD in line with management suggestions and their own Int6resls. Staff tUmDV8r 8g8in has been hlgher than11 was, this se8ms to be the case for all Earfy Years 88tling8 locally and Ihere Is a recruitmènt crisls countrywide, we havlng less peaple apply for jobs and the ones who arè unqualllied, this raises Issues. Our baby room for chlSdr8n from 3 months has contlnued to grow, numbers aro now 81ati¢ each day. and Most are full. we have very Ilmited places left and a walllng list. We are continuing with weekly Movlng Monkey sessions which we fund. We Gonllnue lo support the foodbank and made collections in Robins. We have provided many opportunllies for our porents lo be involved In¢ludlng our visits lo our LDmmunity gardens, we signpost for family support with local Famlly Hubs, they are based in our local Ilbrary and offer univ8rs81 servlces currently run by Westmorland and Furness. Chlldren with addlllonal needs are supported by staff on a to one b8sis currently we have applied for 1 EHCP to suppori chlldron further, w? currently have a child supported wlth complex and physical n8ed8 all staff have been trained in 8pi18PSy SUPPOrt from the local epi18psy nurse lo support them and shunt aw8r8ngss, we have currently appllèd fDr a spedal 8chool place for this chlld for Sept￿nber 2025. We have b8en worklr*g closely with health vE$lto￿ and speech and language tharapi818, partlGul&rly wllh our unlv8rsal spe&ch and language Iheraplsl. Our 818ff h8V8 continued to use Makaton and use basi¢ signs from the baby room lo give chlldren the b8slcs of Slgnlng they lake to this r&ally well. We have also undortakèn a wlde variety of Iralnlng opportunllles to Ramsden Roblns Pre-Nurs6ry Group Trustees report Icontlnuedl For the year to 31Èt August 2025 $tr8ngthen our d81ivery and und8rslanding of early yearg, education. We are conllnulng with the onllne loumal Famly and have moved to èleclronlc r8gisl8rs in the Nest uslng Ih1s. We have Implemented staff profe881onal development plans, whlch are done al appralsal and supervlslon cycles enabling st8ff to feed back 8bout Ihelr cpd needs. 21bl Ramsden RDblns Pre.Nursery Group Trustèes raport {contlnuedl For the y•av to 31st August 2025 Recrultment of trustees We reGruit trustees Ihrough appealing lo parents and carers and Dlher profe8slon8ls. currently we have a Ir89sur8r, secretary and chalr. New memberg ale Inviled to allend a meeting and then adopted onto tho truste88, p6ndlng ey2 forms from Ofsted and a clean dbs. Recruitlng for Ihis 18 becoming more d5ftiGuII as people lead busy lives, we wlll contlnuo to make parents aware of thls opportunlty. Wilhln the ch&rity'. All the trustees who would have to be quorum and ar8 put to them by the management team and staff of the Pre- Nursery, make decislDns. All of our Trustees will act wilhln their powers, in good faith and in the charllles Inlergst and fully informed about any declslon$ needed lo be mad8 Staps aro taken lo manag8 confliols of Interest If they arise, Flnanclal revlew of the year During the years thè tharlty racelved Income of £193,113 {2024 £186,204), £183,04512024 - £184,404) ofthis Income was from nursery fees. The tharfty incurred cost8 of £197,033 12024- £183,462) which related to the runnlng of the nursery. This has resulted In an excess of payments over recelpts for the year of £3,92012024- surplus receipls over payments £2,742). Flnanclal revlew We currently use the money wo lake lo put back into the pre- nursèry and pay $18ff wag68. Th& rise in the continuing cost of livinu and utllllle8, natlonal minlmum wag88 ￿n￿688e8 and food has had en effect on our ff nancl81 status. Our reserve8 although we have no pollcy Include money for redundancles If needed for qL181ifying stsff. This would be 9 figurts of approx. £20,000. We ara in no deficit offunds. We have pul up our fees in April with a small increase, whilst WÈ remaln very competlllve lo¢alty we have had lo put the fees up to help wlth growing runnlng costs. Stsff wages h8ve beèn Tevlewed lo include Tises for staff with over 5 years of 88rwice and those who lake on extra r&sponsibililias. W8 have bgon liaising with Westmorland and Furness regardlng our lease agreement and proposed exlenslon lo our baby room for & slaep 8rea. 2{cl Ramsden Roblns Pre.Nur3¢ry Group TTust¢e$ repoyt {continuedl For th6 year to 318L August 2025 Publlc B&nefit Statemont Our Pre- Nursery ben&flls the publlc of OLJr local communlly by offering affordable childGare for P8renls to 8Gce88 to enable them to wo¥k or get back Inlo work. Our prices remaln low 88 we ar8 a non- profil organisBlion. Our truslg8s 8nsure they make decisions to ensur8 we bon8fil the publlc, this can includ8 cost of lees and fee p&ying policies, Inleracllnns with th8 local communlty, staffing and numbers of children we can lake. Our service users and Ghlldren are th8 on88 who b8n6fil from tho outcomes of Dur trustee meellngs. RSsk assessments are implemented by Deputy Manager the pre- nursery and trustees 8re made aware of Ihls., we have full publlc liability insuranGe for our building. Wilh regards lo the commlsslons publlc benefit guidance, and in accord8nce with the general ftsmework for trustee declslon making - all trustee memb8rs are rnade aware of this whilst in the outcome of declslon makirwJ proe8sses. Our pr6 -nur8ery has benefitted 55 families of chlldren who access our s&tllng we have close Ilnk5 with the local community includlng community gardens, local place of worship, children's Centre and have had emergency services vlsll our setting. Our future plon$ We plan ID carry on providing a high quallty slimulallng18arning environment f¢r all the children who allend our solllng. Offering 5UPPOrt and adv1￿ lo the ¢hildren'8 famllles. We will do this finanGlally through our rss&rv88, nursery grants and collecuon offees. Our Irustees engure a balancg to malnlaln an unblas8d flnanoi81 and hollsllc future for our pre- nursery. This ensur8s our Gurrènt children gnd future users benofil Irom any Investr78nt made. Vve will contlnuB lo promote and extand our link8 With the loG41 community and ensure the upkeep of our building. Vve are IoDking al thls year Irj extend our bal)y room lo provlde a sleep area lo further promote our bables w&ll-b8lng this has been delayed . Plans have drawn up by an arbhitecl we are Ilaislng wlth builders for quotes. Signed on behalf of the truste88 N8m8 and Ign31uro Dale 21dl Sull¢ 6, Fumess Gate Peter Green Way Barrow In Fumess Cumbrla JL Winder & Co Tel- 0122Q.820390 Fax.. 01229-870595 email.. lnfo@winders.co.uk webslte.. www.wlnders.co.uk CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS LA142PE Indepèndent oxamln8r's repori to the tFUStees of Ram$den Roblns Pre.Nursory Group I report to IhÈ Irustees on my examinalion of th8 accounts of the charity for the y8ar ended 3181 August 2025 which are set out Dn page$ 2 to 5. Re5ponsibllltieg and basls of report As the charliy trustees you are r8spon8ible foi the proparation of the accounts In acconlance wlth tho requlrements of the Charttles Act 2011 ('Ihe Acl'l. I report In respect of my examinatlon of the Charllls acttounts carrlgd out undar Sec￿0￿ 145 of the 2011 Act and In carrying out my examination I have followed all thè appllcuble Direction8 olvon by the Charlly Commlsslon under secllon 145151(bl ol th¢ 2011 Act. Independent exarniner's statgment I have completed my examination. I confirm that no m31erfal mallers have come to my attention in connèction Mqth the exarninatlon giving ma cause to believe Ihat In any material respacl.. 111 accounling records were not kept in respect of Ihe Charity as required by section 130 of lh8 Acl., or 12) the 3CGounts do not accord with those re¢ord8. I have no concerfis 8nd have come acr088 no other malters In conneGllon with the exarnlnalion to which attention sliould b8 drawn In Ihls report In order to enable a proper understsnding of the accounts to be rtsaohed. Sarah Roberts BS¢ FCA For and on behalf of JL Wlnder & Co Charterod A¢countints Ramsden Roblns Pro-Nursery Group Re¢elpts and payments account For the year ond8d 3111 August 2025 2025 Unrestricted funds 2025 Restrlcted funds 2025 Total 2024 Total Re¢olpts Incom8 fron7 pre-nL(r8ery'. Pr8-nursery188S SEN funding Grants received Donalitsns Other income . 183045 9998 183045 184404 9g98 1425 375 70 70 193113 193113 186204 Payments Pr&nursery running costs.. W8ges and salaries Ponsion st8ff training DBS check Resources Trips, vislts and sessions Food, drlnk and snack5 Ropairs and maintenance Entrance path Cleaning Ra+es Insuranc8 Lease p8yments Prlnting, postage and stslionery Ofsled registration Subs¢rlpllon$ and licences Acctsuytancy fees Payroll fees Legal and professlonal fee8 Bank chargos Transport costs Internet fees IT costs- App Sundrles Uniforms 139614 8850 835 136 6104 830 4542 2762 19992 1386 788 1946 892 434 220 447 630 744 2246 228 44 1120 1937 204 139614 149393 8850 7775 835 285 136 6104 830 4542 2762 19992 1386 788 1946 892 434 220 4554 1155 8390 2590 784 683 1758 7e6 220 446 630 744 2246 228 44 1120 1937 204 756 35 341 15 1111 1589 509 807 197033 197033 183462 Transfer between funds Surplu51(Deficlt) of receipts over payments 139201 139201 2742 Brought lorward at 1¥1 September 2024 186007 18 83265 Carrled forward at 318t August 2025 Ram$den Roblns Pre-Nur89ry Group Statsment of ass?t$ and Ilablllt10S As at 31st August 2025 2025 Total 2024 Total Fixed Asset8. CompLJter and laptop Chairs Water cascade Four Drawer C8binel Large Wlllow Hul Folcling Tab10 Mud Kitchen iPad Furnllure for olassroom New outdoor hub classroom Now baby room- building extension Entranc8 path 733 1181 1788 300 360 515 733 1181 1788 300 380 515 960 918 4207 19485 75505 918 4207 19485 75505 Bank & Cash,. Cash fund8 current account Cg8h held in float 181763 324 185683 324 Debtors.. SEN funding Llabllities: AcGruals PAYE Pension 750 750 2057 Signed on behalf of Iho trustees Name and gign&lure CLcLrQ ..J.OKj￿Jcrn Name and signaturo Z(o.l.ts. Ilb........ Dale