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2025-08-31-accounts

West Hill Pre-School

(A Company Limited by Guarantee) Unaudited Financial Statements Period: 1st September 2024 to 31st August 2025

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West Hill Pre-School Unaudited Financial Statements Period: 1st September 2024 to 31st August 2025

Contents

Item Page Number
Legal and Administrative Information 2
Trustees Annual Report 3-7
Independent Examiner’s Report 8
Statement of Financial Activities 9
Balance sheet 10
Notes to the Financial Statements 11-19

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West Hill Pre-School Unaudited Financial Statements Period: 1st September 2024 to 31st August 2025

Legal & Administrative Information

CharityName West Hill Pre-School
Charity Commission
Registration Number
1162644
Companies House
Registration Number
09308414
Registered Address West Hill Village Hall Beech Park, West Hill, Ottery St. Mary, Devon,
EX11 1UQ
Current Trustees
Nicola Rees (Chair until 9th October 24 Secretary from 9th
October 24)

Sam Lees (Chair from 9th October 24)

Sarah Grace Bennett (Secretary resigned 9th October 2024)

Helen Barry (Treasurer)

Sophie Priddle (Treasurer)

Sarah Gill (Safeguarding Lead)

Francesca Thomas-Davies

Emma Dashwood

Heather Priddle (from 7th May 2025)

Heather Bull 9th October 2024 to 9th July2025
Independent Examiner Karen Silcox MAAT
Plumtree Bookkeeping & Accountancy
19 Beverley Close
Exeter
EX2 5NJ

Structure, Government and Management

How is the charity
constituted?
Charitable Company. Private Limited Company by guarantee without
share capital use of 'Limited' exemption incorporated on 12th
November 2014. Charity registered with the Charity Commission
13th July2015
Type of governing
document
Articles of Association
How are the trustees
selected?
Elected by members or co-opted by trustees

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West Hill Pre-School Report of the Trustees (including report of the Directors) Period 1st September 2024 to 31st August 2025

The trustees, who are also Directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31st August 2025.

The Trustees Report has been prepared in line with Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies and the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008.

Objectives and Activities

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 by:

Activities which demonstrate these objectives have been met include:

Objectives and Activities (continued)

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West Hill Pre-School Report of the Trustees (including report of the Directors) Period 1st September 2024 to 31st August 2025

The trustees have given due consideration to the Charity Commission’s published guidance on the Public Benefit requirement under the Charities Act 2011.

The trustees are satisfied that the activities outlined above meet the public benefit purpose of the advancement of education.

Achievement and Performance

The 2024/2025 academic year continued with Natalie Taylor as Pre-School Manager. Numbers were slightly lower during the Autumn Term, however numbers of children picked up throughout the year at a steady rate, increasing to our maximum.

The year started with 24 children on the register (23 in 23-24, and 39 in 22-23) and ended with 38 children (31 in 23-24) a number of children were already scheduled for start dates throughout the academic year, and with new interest numbers gradually rose without a pressure to advertise the setting.

With 24 children on the register numbers were roughly the same as the previous year for the autumn term. Pre-school continued to operate 5 days a week with both morning and afternoon sessions being offered.

By the start of the Summer Term numbers of children on the register had reached 38, higher than the previous year.

We continue to have the wonderful Mrs Wilson from JW Dance join us on Tuesday mornings. This session gives the children lots of opportunity to dance and move to music led by a professional dance teacher.

This academic year the Pre-School arranged two Parents evenings. Parents were invited into the setting to discuss their child’s development and progress. These were really successful, and the parents all appreciated the dedicated time to spend talking about their child without the rush of the morning drop off or an afternoon pick up.

Celebrations that we all enjoyed at the Pre-School with the children and their families were:

Achievement and Performance (continued)

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West Hill Pre-School Report of the Trustees (including report of the Directors) Period 1st September 2024 to 31st August 2025

The Pre-School extended the offer of After School Club to every day of the week during the Summer Term, which was previously Monday - Thursday. The After-School Club is open to all children from both the Pre-School and Primary school between the ages of 3 and 11. This has continued to be a popular provision for the school.

A Breakfast Club started at the beginning of October 2024, running on a Monday, Thursday and Friday due to staff availability. It started with initially low numbers, following a higher volume of numbers interested. Running into the Spring Term the numbers attending became more viable for the service to run, with ad hoc bookings being taken whilst they could be accommodated. In the Summer Term the Breakfast club was extended to open every day of the week.

Both the expansion of the After School Club and Breakfast Club to each weekday was supported via an Expansion Wraparound Grant from the County Council. This has allowed us as a setting to staff these sessions, running on initially low numbers until it has viable numbers.

In December 2024 an incident occurred that has been reported to Ofsted and the Charity Commission. This related to the pick-up arrangements for children in After School Club from West Hill Primary School. Measurements were put in place immediately to ensure all Key Stage 1 children are collected from within the building, rather than in the playground from separate teachers, and high-vis jackets are worn by both staff and children to ensure they are visible and distinguishable from other children being collected at the end of the school day. Measures have been extended further at the start of the 2025/26 academic year by the Primary School to ensure the two key stage groups can be collected within the school in one location.

The committee organised the following fundraising events:

Communication with Pre-School members and local community continues through:

Achievement and Performance (continued)

Staffing

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West Hill Pre-School Report of the Trustees (including report of the Directors) Period 1st September 2024 to 31st August 2025

Recruitment has once again been a huge part of Pre-School over various terms. We have been exceptionally busy running at maximum capacity in all our sessions and working hard to add to our staff numbers to keep the Pre-School running in the same way for the terms and years ahead.

5 new staff members are due to start in September 2025: Carrie Anne Pavour (After School Club) Jess Vidgeon (Apprentice) Kay Mclachlan (Assistant) Lucy Barber (Early Years Educator) Meg Lomas (Assistant)

Staff members that have left the setting are: Michelle Frost (August 2025)

Future Plans

Financial Review

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West Hill Pre-School Report of the Trustees (including report of the Directors) Period 1st September 2024 to 31st August 2025

Reserves Policy

At the year-end, the charity’s unrestricted reserves amounted to £75,190. £32,831 is held in a savings bank account by the trustees as a designated fund as provision for any future redundancy payments. The remaining reserves cover between 1-2 months unrestricted expenditure.

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEE’S RESPONSIBILITIES

The trustees (who are also the directors of West Hill Pre-School) are responsible for preparing the annual report and the accounts in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice. Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities

This report, which have been prepared in accordance with the provisions in the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies, was approved by the trustees on ……………………………and signed on 09/02/2026 their behalf by:

Sam Lees, Chair

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Report to the West Hill Pre-School trustees/directors/ members of On accounts for the 31st August 2025 year ended

Charity no.: 1162644 Company no.: 09308414

Set out on pages 1-19

Responsibilities and basis I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company of report for the year ended 31/08/2025. As the charity’s trustees of the Company (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law), you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”). Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited for this year under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”). In carrying out my examination, I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come Independent examiner's to my attention which gives me cause to believe that: statement • accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; or • the accounts do not accord with such records; or • the accounts do not comply with relevant accounting requirements under section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or •the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS102). I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed:

Date:

17 / 02 / 2026

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Name: Karen Silcox Relevant professional Member of Association of Accounting Technicians Licence number qualifications 1003207 Address: 19 Beverley Close Exeter EX2 5NJ Charity Name West Hill Pre School Charity No 1162644 Company No 09308414 Annual accounts for the period Period end Period start date To 01/09/2024 date 31/08/2025

Section A Statement of financial activities (including summary income and expenditure account)

Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Total funds Prior year
funds
£ £ £ £
Income (Note 3)
Income from:
Donations and legacies 4,031 6,000 10,031 5,996
Charitable activities 179,242 - 179,242 135,355
Investments 466 - 466 440
Total 183,739 6,000 189,739 141,791
Expenditure (Note
4)
Expenditure (Note
4)
Expenditure on:
Raising funds 656 - 656 874
Charitable activities 155,293 6,000 161,293 142,633
Total 155,949 6,000 161,949 143,507

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Net movement in funds Net movement in funds 27,790 - 27,790 - 1,716
Reconciliation of
funds:
Total funds brought forward 47,280 - 47,280 48,996
Total funds carried forward 75,070 - 75,070 47,280

Charity Name West Hill Pre-School Charity No 1162644 Company No 09308414

Section B Balance sheet

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Balance as at 31 August 2025 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income funds
Total this
year
Total last
year
£ £ £ £
Fixed assets F01 F02 F04 F05
Tangible assets (Note 7) -
-

-

-
Total fixed assets -
-

-

-
Current assets
Debtors (Note 8) 730
-

730

2,474
Cash at bank and in hand(Note 10) 75,190
-

75,190

45,934
Total current assets 75,920
-

75,920

48,408
Creditors: amounts falling due within
oneyear(Note 9)
850
-

850

1,128
Net current assets/(liabilities) 75,070
-

75,070

47,280
Total net assets or liabilities 75,070
-

75,070

47,280
Funds of the Charity
Restricted income funds(Note 12) -
-

-

-
Designated funds (Note 12) 32,831 32,831
32,365
Unrestricted funds 42,239 42,239
14,915
Total funds 75,070
-

75,070

47,280
The company was entitled to exemption
fro
m audit under s477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to
small companies. The members have not r
section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
equired the company to obtain an audit in accordance with
The directors acknowledge their
responsibil
ities for complying with the requirements of the Companies
Act with respect to accounting records and thepreparation of accounts.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to small companies
subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with FRS102 SORP.
Signed by one or two trustees/directors
the trustees/directors
on behalf of all
Print Name Date of
approval
dd/mm/yyyy
West Hill Pre-School Treasurer 13 /02/
Signature of director authenticating
acco to Companies
House
unts being sent
Signature Date
dd/mm/yyyy
16/02/
Sam Lees Print name

2026

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West Hill Pre-School

Section C Notes to the accounts. Year end to 31st August 2025

Note 1 Basis of preparation

1.1 Basis of accounting

These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts.

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with:

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.

1.2 Going Concern

The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties about the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.

1.3 Accounting Policies

The accounts present a true and fair view and no changes have been made to the accounting policies adopted in note 2

1.4 Material prior year errors

No material prior year errors have been identified in the reporting period

Note 2 Accounting Policies 2.1 Income

Recognition of income

These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when:

Offsetting

There has been no offsetting of assets and liabilities, or income and expenses, unless required or permitted by the FRS 102 SORP or FRS 102.

Grants and Donations

Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the general income recognition criteria are met (5.10 to 5.12 FRS102 SORP).

Contractual income and performance related grants

This is only included in the SoFA once the charity has provided the related goods or services or met the performance related conditions.

Volunteer help

The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the trustees’ annual report.

Income from interest, royalties and dividends

This is included in the accounts when receipt is probable and the amount receivable can be measured reliably.

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Section C Notes to the accounts. Year end to 31st August 2025

2.2 Expenditures & Liabilities

Liability Recognition

Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.

Creditors

The charity has creditors which are measured at settlement amounts less any trade discounts Basic Financial Instruments

The charity only has financial assets and liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. The charity accounts for basic financial instruments on initial recognition as per paragraph 10.7 FRS102 SORP. Subsequent measurement is as per paragraphs 11.17 to 11.19, FRS102 SORP.

2.3 Assets

Tangible fixed assets for use by charity

These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least £500. They are valued at cost. The depreciation rates and methods used are disclosed in note 7.

Debtors

Debtors (including trade debtors and loans receivable) are measured on initial recognition at settlement amount after any trade discounts or amount advanced by the charity. Subsequently, they are measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be received.

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Section C Notes to the accounts. Year end to 31st August 2025

Note 3 Income

Analysis of income Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Total
funds
Prior
year
£ £
General grants provided by
government/other charities
- 6,000 6,000 2,900
Donated goods, facilities and
services
- - - -
Fundraising 4,031 - 4,031 3,096
Total 4,031 6,000 10,031 5,996
Charitable
activities:
Early Year Funding 110,637 110,637 73,118
Fees - Parents 17,368 17,368 27,299
Fees After School Club 34,836 34,836 19,615
Fees - Toddlers 333 - 333 346
Other 16,068 - 16,068 14,977
Total 179,242 179,242 135,355
Income
from
investments
:
Interest income 466 - 466 440
Total Income: 183,739
6,000

189,739
141,791

Note 4 Expenditure

Analysis Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
Total
funds
Prior Year

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Section C Notes to the accounts. Year end to 31st August 2025

funds £
874
874
Expenditure on raising funds: £
Staging fundraising events 656 - 656
Total expenditure on raising
funds
656 - 656
Analysis Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Total
funds
Prior Year
Expenditure on charitable activities:
Employment costs 131,691 - 131,691 118,043
Staff training and other staff costs 873 - 873 2,419
Consumables 2,989 - 2,989 1,190
Licences - 735
Equipment 1,022 6,000
7,022
4,179
Entertainment / classes - 850
Rent 12,397 12,397 10,737
Insurance 1,201 1,201 808
Administration 2,001 2,001 1,934
Other expenses 2,269 2,269 531
Accountancy & Independent
Examination Fee
850 850 1,000
Depreciation - - 207
Total expenditure on charitable
activities
155,293 6,000 161,293 142,633
TOTAL EXPENDITURE 155,949
6,000

161,949

143,507

Note 5 Details of certain types of expenditure - Fees for examination of the accounts

**Thisyear ** Lastyear
£ £

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Section C Notes to the accounts. Year end to 31st August 2025

Independent examiner’s fees 850 1,000

Note 6 Paid employees

6.1 Staff Costs
This year Last year
£ £
Salaries and wages 127,655 110,796
Social security costs 8,790 5,621
Employment allowance - 7,182 0
Pension costs (defined contribution scheme) 2,428 1,626
Other employee benefits - -
Total staff costs 131,691 118,043

Last year the employment allowance of £5,247 was shown as other income. This year, no employees received employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) for the reporting period of more than £60,000. This is the same as last year.

6.2 Average head count in the year 6.2 Average head count in the year 6.2 Average head count in the year This year Last year
Number Number
Charitable
Activities
7 10
Governance 1 1
Total 8 11

Note 7 Tangible Fixed Assets

7.1 Cost or valuation

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Fixtures, fittings and
equipment
£
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Section C Notes to the accounts. Year end to 31st August 2025

At the beginning of the
year
2,396
Additions -
Disposals -
At end of the year 2,396

7.2 Depreciation

Assets are depreciated at 25% on a straight line basis

At beginning of the year 2,396
Disposals -
Depreciation -
At end of the year 2,396
7.3 Net Book Value
Net book value at the
beginning of the year
-
Net book value at the
end of the year
-

Note 8 Debtors and Prepayments - Analysis

This year Last year
£ £
Trade debtors - -
Prepayments and accrued income 507 1,382
Other debtors 223 1,092
Total 730 2,474

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Note 9 Creditors and Accruals- Analysis

Note 9 Creditors and Accruals- Analysis
Amounts falling due
within one year
This year Last year
£ £
Trade creditors 253
Accruals and deferred income 850 875
Total 850 1,128

Note 10 Cash at bank and in hand

Note 10 Cash at bank and in hand
Thisyear Lastyear
£ £
Cash at bank and on hand 75,190 45,934
Total 75,190 45,934

Note 11 Fair value of assets and liabilities

The charity only has financial assets and liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. These are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at settlement value. The charity has minimal exposure to credit risk as the number of creditors is very low. The charity manages its exposure to liquidity risk by holding funds in short term cash deposits. This is the same as last year.

Note 12 Charity funds

12.1 Details of material funds held and movements during the CURRENT reporting period.

Fund names Type Purpose and
Restrictions
Fund balances
brought
forward
Income Expenditure Transfers Fund
balances
carried
forward
£ £ £ £ £

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Simon Gibson
Grant
Restricted Garden
improvements
-
6,000

- 6,000

-
-
Redundancy
Funds
Designated Funds set aside to
cover potential of
redundancy costs
should charity
need to close
32,365
-

-

466

32,831
Unrestricted
Funds
Unrestricted General purposes
of the charity
14,915
183,739

- 155,949

- 466

42,239
Total Funds as per balance sheet 47,280
189,739

- 161,949

-
75,070
All funds are held in £GBP
12.2 Details of material funds held and
reporting period
movements during the PREVIOUS
Fund names Type Purpose and
Restrictions
Fund
balances
brought
forward
Income Expenditure Transfers Fund
balances
carried
forward
£ £ £ £ £
Grant
Equipment
Restricted Purchase of
Equipment
-
2,900
- 2,900
-

-
Redundancy
Fund
Designated Funds set aside to
cover potential of
redundancy costs
should charity need
to close

31,810

-
-
555

32,365
Unrestricted Unrestricted General purposes
of the charity
17,186
138,891
- 140,607
- 555

14,915
Total Funds as per balance sheet
48,996

141,791
- 143,507
-

47,280

Note 13 Transactions with trustees and related parties

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13.1 Trustee remuneration and

benefits

None of the trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits from an employment with their charity or a related entity. This is the same as last year.

The charity’s insurance policy includes trustee indemnity cover.

13.2 Trustees' expenses

There were no trustee expenses incurred in this financial year. This was the same as last year.

13.3 Related party transactions

There were no related party transactions during the year. This was the same as last year.

Note 14 Taxation

The charity is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable trust for UK tax purposes. Accordingly, the charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income and capital gains received within the categories covered by Part 10 of the Income Tax Act 2007 and Part 3 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income and gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes. No tax charges have arisen in the charity.

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(plumtreebookkeeping@gmail.com) from
plumtreebookkeeping@gmail.com
IP: 81.102.165.101
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