Trustees. Annual Report for the period
Peric4J start date
Month Y
2024
Period end dale
Month
From
To 31
2025
Charity name
Woodlands Childcare
Other names charity is known by
Registered charity number (if any)
Charitys principal address
CIO Charter Primary School
Wood Lane
Chippenham Wittshire
Postcode
SN15 3EA
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Trustèè name
Datss aeted if not forwhole
ar
Office {rfanyl
Name of person {or body} èntitled
oint trustee
ifan
Susan White
Chairperson
Julia Cox
Marie Young
Joanna Hillier
10
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Names of the trustees for the charity, rf any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name
Datss acted if not for whole year
Names and addresses of advisers {Optional infommtion)
e of adviser
Name
Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior stsff members (Optional infomiation)
Sarah Ferris Michelle Chandler
Section B
Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity's trusts
Constituation
Type of goveming document
How the Charity is constituted
Committee
Trustee selection melhods
Elected by paretts
Additional govemance issues (Optional inforniation)
You may choose to include
addrtional infomiation, where
relevant, about".
policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees.,
the charity's organisab.onal
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.
Section C
Ob'ectives and activities
The aims of the presch1 is to support and erthanr£ the devdopment
and education primarily under school age, by offering appropriate play,
education and care facilrties.
Summary ofthe objects of the
charity set out in its
governing document
We provide opportunities for all children from our local communrty and
area, regardless of gender, race, culture, religion, means, developmental
stage or abilty.
We support parents to take responsibilty for and become involved in the
activities of the group. to bettime part of the preschool 'family',
encouraging them to become an integeral part of their childs leaming and
development.
We support all children to achieve their potential, encouraging and
supporting their indiwdual needs, championing their individual and group
successes. We use available resource5 to enhan childrens
experiences.
We work alongside outside agencies to access and provide support for
children and families wilh additional needs, to ensure they can access
our setting.
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 publi
benefit)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional infomiation)
You may choose to include
further stalements, where
relevant, aboul..
policy on grantmaking"
policy programme related
investment-
contribution made by
volunteers.
Section D
Achievements and performance
Woodlands Childcare have continued to work hard to provide care,
education and support for all children throughout the year.
We conts.nued to provide care education and support for all children and
support new chiklren to transition irrto preschool SucsSI11Y and then
into reption.
We provided Ghiklren with actÉvities and experiences lo encourage and
engage their individual interests, to promote their leaming, provide
challenges and promote and support their social interactions and
relationships with their peers and adults.
We have aSSed support from outside agencies to enhan and
support what we provide for the children. utilising their expertise to
enable us to support and care for all children regardless of abilty or need.
Creating care plans and accessing support for parents.
We continue to build good links with the primary school, district ntre
and local childrens centre.
Wè have acSSed inclusion funding to support children within the
setting, providing enhanced ratio's.
Staff have accessd training from outside agencies to support the children
in our setting.
Staff build strong relationships vthh the children to support them to feel
cared for and safe whilst in the setting allowng them to play, leam, build
relationships and face challenges
Atthough our main fundraising events have been drfficult to maintain we
bvere still able to provide thildren Yth special experiences such as visits
from Fathèr Christrnas, the Easter bunny and leavers grfts.
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity
during the year
Section E
Financial review
As we run as a not for profft cyganisation, we currently have no reserves.
Brief statement of the
charity's policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially
in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional infomMtion)
Our main incorne comes fn)m the govemment nursery education grant.
We receive some income from parerts fees for ditIOnal unfunded
sessions.
You may choose to indude
additional infomiation, where
relevant about-
the charity's principal
SoUrS of funds (including
any fundraising)-
how expenditure has
supported the key objectNes
of the charFty',
investment policy and
objectives including any
ethical investment policy
adopted.
We do some small fundraising events to help to provide new resources.
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 Secrètary. Chair,
etc)
Susan Vlhite
Chair
1911012025
|**Month**|SEPT 24|OCT 24|NOV 24|DEC 24|JAN 25|FEB 25|MAR 25|APR 25|MAY 25|JUN 25|JUL 25|AUG 25|TOTALS|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|OpeningBalance|||||||||||||£5726.57|
|||||||||||||||
|**Receipts**||||||||||||||
|Fees|£2245.50|£1844.00|£2320.50|£1844.00|£2190.50|£1854.00|£2228.50|£1465.50|£2008.50|£2362.00|£1503.00|£0.00|£21866.00|
|NEG|£3406.18|£3406.17|£3406.18|£7176.87|£4608.85|£4608.85|£4085.80|£4065.92|£4065.93|£4065.91|£5113.77|£4918.75|£52929.18|
|ISF||||||||£1260.00|||£1440.00||£2700.00|
|Household funding||||£40.00||||£50.00|£20.00||£110.00||£190.00|
|Councilgrant|£1950.00|||||||||||£80.06|£2030.06|
|Insurancepayment||||||||£4925.23|||||£4925.23|
|Transfer from
contngency||||£3000.00||||£2000.00|||£2000.00||£7000.00|
|**Totals**|||||||||||||£97364.04|
|||||||||||||||
|**Payments**||||||||||||||
|Lease|£1950.00||||£650.00||||||||£2600.00|
|Rent(utlites)|£428.33|£428.33|£428.33|£428.33|£428.33|£428.33|£523.41|£523.41|£523.41|£523.41|£523.41|£523.41|£5710.44|
|Council repayment|£300.00|£300.00|£300.00|£300.00|£300.00|£300.00|£300.00|£300.00|£300.00|£300.00|£300.00|£300.00|£3600.00|
|Wages (inc HMRC
&Ni)|£4911.94|£4631.64|£4951.15|£5092.64|£6068.16|£6080.20|£6051.31|£5433.03|£5730.87|£6287.02|£6268.67|£5626.52|£67133.15|
|Pensions|£408.45|£384.75|£364.21|£387.96|£395.90|£721.87|£736.41|£251.91|£955.67|£471.15|£445.04|£474.33|£5997.65|
|Insurance|£94.03|£94.03|£94.03|£94.03|£94.03|£94.03|£94.03|£94.03|£142.29|£142.25|£142.29|£142.29|£1321.36|
|Telephone/
Broadband|£75.71|£75.71|£151.42|£75.71|£90.53|£90.53|£90.53|£90.53|£90.53|£90.53|£90.53|£90.53|£1102.79|
|Household funding||||£40.00||||£50.00|£20.00||£110.00||£190.00|
|Staf Training||||||||£200.00|||||£200.00|
|Snacks|£102.76|£74.87|£99.65|£78.76|£98.66|£64.76|£101.32|£55.44|£89.33|£101.88|£65.98|£0.00|£933.41|
|Cleaningitems|£28.99|£5.87|£2.87|£43.65|£5.76|£21.54|£3.76|£4.89|£3.98|£2.65|£56.99|£13.65|£194.60|
|Statonary/Ofce||£19.99|||£91.92|£33.65|||£626.31|£183.84|£91.92|£291.46|£1339.09|
|Equipment|£174.78||£5.76|£14,45||£28.65||£18.98|||£47.54||£290.16|
|Ofsted|£35.00||||||||||||£35.00|
|Childgifs||||£89.90||||£98.87|||||£188.77|
|PAT testng||||||||||£89.00|||£96.00|
|Printer replacement||||||||£5125.23|||||£5125.23|
|||||||||||||||
|**Totals**|||||||||||||£96057.65|
|||||||||||||||
|**Balance**|||||||||||||£1306.39|
Independent examinerfs report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trustees
Woodlands Childcare
On accounts for the year
ended
2024-2025
Charity no
(if any)
1173443
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accA)unts of the above
charity ('the Trusf) for the year ended 3110812023.
Responsibllltles and
basis of report
As the charitys trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Ad 2011
(Ihe Acr).
I report in respeGt of my examination of the Trust's acctjunts Garried out
under sects'on 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination. I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent
examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that
discli)sed below") which gives me cause to believe that in. any material
resped:
the accounting reo)rds were not kept in accordance with section 130
of the Charities Act" or
the accounts did not accord wtth the acujunting records; or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements
conceming the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charities
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that the accounts give a 'true and fairf view which is not a matter
considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no COnM$ 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 wonys in the bckets rf they do not apply.
Signed:
Dale:
1911012025
Name:
Mrs A Owen
Relevant professional
qualification{s) or body
(if any):
IER
Oct 2018
Address:
47 Kings Avenue
Chippenham
Wiltshire SN14 OUJ
Section B
Disclosure
Only complele if the examiner needs lo highlight material matters of concem
(see CC32, Independent examination of dwrity accounts: directions and
guidan for examiners).
Give here brief details of
any ttÈms that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
IER
Oct 2018