2025-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From march 2024 Period start date To April 2025 we Period end date

Charity name: Littlepips preachool

Charity registration number:1171271

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To provide early education ,care and safeguard the under 5s in the local community
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	All types of education activities cover all areas of learning EYFS this also includes local trips, days out and preschool events such as fayres, open days and festivals .We provide support for vulnerable families and children
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	We have regard to the guidance set out by the commission

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

	SORP reference
	Para 1.38
Policy on grant making
	Para 1.38
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment
	Para 1.38
Contribution made by
volunteers
Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP 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	As of most years previous we are still seeing a lot of children with complex additional needs also many with speech and language difficulties . We have supported many families over the last year successfully with helping with EHCPs and additional funding to enable many children to get extra support in the setting,00 as well as training staff in specific areas . Families are still struggling financially as the cost of living is still rising . we have tried to keep our non funding children’s fees down . Our staff are constantly updating training and refreshing Makaton. We use Makaton continually to help all children . we feel that staff personal development within the early years is very important .we have had children with English as a second language and have been giving opportunities to promote cultural capital experiences . 000 All children that attended littlepips over the accounting period had achieved and reached their full potentials. All staff personal development and their well beings were looked after and supported over the year. We are still being sent children with additional needs from professionals and the LA. We continue to work with our LA accessing their training, the local authority have supported us through transitions and other relevant training . we continue to provide opportunities and experiences for all children with outings and trips to local parks and the farm we try to promote family events such as Christmas workshop and summer fayres , yoga and music sessions are in weekly plans . We have aimed to provide the children with the tools to be resilient ,confident and prepare them for the next stages of their journeys into adult life. .Our service as benefited many families that have children that have disabilities many with autism and other syndromes this us given us lots of experience which we have been able to pass on to parents/carers. We have also helped young adults that have learning disabilities by enabling them to do placements and volunteer at the setting . between 2024 and 2025 we have

continued to work closely with all students studying to become practitioners also work experience opportunities for young adults to see if that would like a career in childcare giving them 00placements and work experience . We also work with the church whom we rent the setting and they promote the setting for us,in their newsletter etc. we have held summer and winter fayres inviting families from the local community this ensure we get to know a lot of the local residents, this is also a way we promote the setting .we are lucky that we get families returning with siblings.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	Workshops for parents,well being groups, being able to support more SEN
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Contingency funds held for emergencies and redundancy
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£
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

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:	Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:	Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
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
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
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

Additional information (optional)

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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	Littlepips preschool
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1171271
Charity’s principal address	St marys church hall St marys church street

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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)
	Lisa barber

– 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)

Type of Name Address adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

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) Lisa barber

Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)

Date

4/11//24

Name Of Pre-School . . . . Littlepips .

Balance Sheet For The Period April 2024 to March 2025

RECEIPTS	£ p	PAYMENTS	£ p
Balance at Bank/Building brought forward April 9th 2024	13,598.53	SALARIES Pension	56,718.72 2,619.32
		S.E.N Support s)	6,100.00
FREE Funding for 2,3&4 year olds	84,855.46	Cleaner resource/equip	2,992.00
Fees Collected	5,751.00	SEN resources/equip	3,200.00
		HMRC Payments (payroll taxes paid)
		OFSTED fees /dbs checks	150.00
Special Needs funding from The Local Authority	14,416.18	Rent (c)	14,640.00
		Heating & Lighting
		Telephone/internet	525.00
		Stationary	450.81
Training	220.00	Materials , textiles furniture	1,020.00
		Refreshments (e)	100.00
Photographs		Sundries (f)/consumables	2,250.00
		Outside Equipment (g)
Milk refunds		AGM & other meeting expenses/petrol	1,300.00
Fundraising (a) Easy fundraising,	818.11	Pre-School Learning Alliance Subscription/Insurance Bank chargers	750.00 60.00
		Photographs/printing
Other Income (b)		Other Expenditure (h) training Enrichment classes	1,375.00
		Balance at Bank/Building Society as at April 9th2025	25,399.43
Total income	106.060.75	Total outgoing	94,250.85
With balance bought forward TOTAL (1)	119.650.28	TOTAL (2)

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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 IrrucpiPS On accounts for the year 202LF ended Charity no (rfany) 111 IZI 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 DD I MM I YYYY. 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 Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the T￿￿t'S accounts carTied out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the ACL Independent examinerfs statement trhe charitVs gross income ex￿eded £250,000 and l am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualtfied member of [Insert name of applicable listed body]]. Delete [ ] if not applicable. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below ") which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respectr . the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or . the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or • the accounts did not comply with the appli(2ble requirements conceming the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no cOn￿mS 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. ' Please delete the wonls in the brdckets rf they do not apply. Signed: Date: Name: Relevant professional qualrfication(s) or body (if any):

Address: /0> Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight material matters of con￿rn (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: diredions and guidan￿ for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. /A