REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: CE012312 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1174804
## REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024
## FOR
## POD CHEYHOUSES CIO
Whitehead & Howarth 327 Clifton Drive South Lytham St Annes
POD LHEYHOUSES CIO
Lancashire FY8 IHN
## CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the Year Ended 31ST DECEMBER 2024
|Reference and Administrative Details|1|
|---|---|
|Report of the Trustees||
|Statement of Financial Activities|5|
|Balance Sheet|6|
|Notes to the Financial Statements||
|Dctailed Statement of Financial Activities|12|
POD LHEYHOUSES CIO
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS for the Year Ended 31ST Clarendon Road DECEMBER 2024 North Lytham St Annes Lancashire FY8 3EE TRUSTEES CEO 12312 (England and Wales) REGIST ERED 1174804 OFFICE REGIST ERED COMPA NY NUMBER REGIST ERED CHARIT Y NUMBER
C E Barnes E A Hodgson M
E G u n s o n J K a c e d M A Wilson
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## REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the Year
## Ended 31ST DECEMBER 2024
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 December 2024. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective I January 2019).
## OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Objectives and aims
To advance the education of children below compulsory school age and of primary school age, in particular but not exclusively those from time to time attending Heyhouses Endowed Church of England Nursery School (The Nursery) and Heyhouses Endowed Church of England Primary School (The School) by the provision of an Ecopod building and the provision of educational activities and facilities in and associated with the Ecopod and by making of grants to either or both of the Nursery and the School,
To provide opportunities for pupils from Ileyhouses CE Primary School to work and experience activities outside the classroom e.g. Forest School Activities
To provide a space offering opportunities for drama, music, dance, art, yoga to Primary and Nursery children.
To provide availability to groups, local schools and schools from further afield to experience the locality.
To provide a working environment for Nursery children at the end of the school day e.g. After School Club activities.
To offer community groups a venue to hold meetings, practices and workshops.
## Comment
It is evident to all trustees that staff at Heyhouses School and Nursery who work within the Pod ensure that these aims and objectives are met. The Pod is a stimulating light and happy environment where children develop as individuals and as a socially interactive group.
## Mission Statement
We seek to enable children to reach their full potential educationally, spiritually and socially so that they may become all that God has created them to be.
## Public benefit
The trustees consider that the main activities undertaken by the charity to carry out its charitable purposes are for the public benefit and furthermore they consider that they have complied with their duty to have due regard to the commission's public benefit guidance when exercising any powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant.
## ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE
## Charitable activities
The original finance to build the Pod was provided by donations from The Lytham Schools Foundation and Heyhouses CE Nursery School. Finance for furniture and equipment was provided by the Vera Wolstenholme Trust and Heyhouses CE Primary School P.T.A.
Pod@heyhouses is located in a purpose built Eco-Pod building which is located on land owned by The Lytham Schools Trust on Clarendon Road North, Lytham St Annes and within the campus of Heyhouses CE Primary School.
The Pod is staffed by school and Nursery staff
## Fundraising activities
It is the intention of the trustees to hold fundraising activities on a regular basis.
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## FmANCIAL REVIEW
## Financial position
Net income in the year was €1,968, 2023: (2023 -Net expenditure €761) and reserves carried forward were E 121,797 (2023: El 19,829). All reserves are unrestricted.
The opportunity to offer the Pod to outside agencies was severely affected owing to the pandemic. During the course of the year it was noted that there was a severe defect in the roof which resulted in rain water ponding on the Pod roof. This was only noticed when marks began to appear on the internal ceiling. Due to the liquidation of the business which carried out the original build, there were no valid warranties or guarantees and the repair work has been financed by Lytham Schools Foundation.
## Investment policy and objectives
Under the Constitution, the charity has the power to make any investment which the frustees see fit. The trustees have considered the most appropriate policy for investing funds and have found that business high interest accounts meet the requirements to generate both income and allow the funds to be readily available.
## Reserves policy
The trustees have examined the charity's requirements for reserves in the light of the main risks to the organisation. It has established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity should be between three and six months of the expenditure.
The trustees are aware of the fact that with El 19,143 tied in tangible fixed assets, the desired level of reserves have not been achieved. They continue to seek ways to improve the situation while managing current and future risks by not committing to any long term project unless specific funding is secured.
## FUTURE PLANS
Nursery has designated times to use the Eco-pod as does the School and these will be adjusted following discussion. The Eco-pod will be offered to a wider range of local groups and organisations over the coming years and months, fundraising activities will be expanded.
As from 1st January 2024 the nursery, school and Eco-Pod entered into a new venture alongside the Lytham School Foundation under the heading of the Coastal Collective. Under this new venture the school/nursery with the agreement of the Trustees of the Eco-Pod made the Pod available for use by the wider community. Since 1[st ] January 2024 the Eco[n] Pod has become the home of what is now called the Family Hub acting on behalf of the Coastal Collective . The Coastal Collective is an organisation where the headteacher of all the local primary schools in the FY8 have agreed to work together to initiate Early involvement for children with Special Educational Needs and other emotional difficulties. Parallel to this with the support of the Lytham School Foundation the Eco-Pod is now being used to support nursery/community most vulnerable and needy children throughout the long Easter and Summer breaks. The Eco-pod provides a valuable space and resources for all the children supported through the long holiday periods. A change of venue and access to deliver additional activities within the school grounds enhances the support and learning opportunities delivered from the nursery school during this period.
In 2024, we recorded almost 6000 physical attendance not including the many phone, text and email interactions that are just as essential in providing help reassurance. The Hub offers a wide variety of groups that meet the evolving needs of the community, including Baby Group, Family Drop-In, Cooking on a budget, Infant Massage, Community Walks, Creative Space, Art Group, and NHS Talking Therapies sessions and drop ins. The activities go far beyond basic service delivery — they foster belonging, connection, and a real sense of community across FY8.
The Trustees of the Eco-Pod are delighted with the current direction of the facility which can only be of the benefit to the Early years children in giving them the best start possible as they enter their school years.
## STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND rvßNAGEMENT
## Governing document
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a foundation model constitution dated 22 September 2017.
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## Recruitment and appointment of new trustees
The charity trustees for the purposes of charity law also constitute the management committee. The trustees may appoint a person who is willing to act as a trustee, either to fill a vacancy or as an additional trustee provided that the maximum of five as set by the articles is not exceeded. The trustees shall be constituted, 2 representing Heyhouses CE Primary School, 2 representing Heyhouses CE Nursery School and 1 representing Lytham Schools Foundation. All trustees presenting themselves for re-election will be deemed to have been re-elected unless at the annual general meeting it is resolved not to fill a vacancy or tmless a resolution for the re-appointment of the trustee is put to the meeting and lost.
## Induction and training of new trustees
The trustees are already familiar with the practical work of the charity and additionally are invited and encouraged to attend meetings and training sessions to familiarise themselves with the charity and the context within which it operates and cover:
## I The obligations of Trustees
2 The main documents which set out the operational framework for the charity including the constitution and Articles 3 Resourcing and the current financial position as set out in the latest published accounts and financial management information
4 Future plans and objectives
New trustees would be invited to the setting to familiarise themselves with the work of the charity. They would also be provided with a handbook containing full details of the work of the charity along with the governing document and the latest financial statements. New trustees would have an induction programme followed by an analysis of this induction.
## Key management remuneration
No remuneration was paid to key management.
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## REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the Year Ended 31ST DECEMBER 2024
## STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Related parties
The charity provides the Pod facility to but not exclusively to pupils of Heyhouses CE Nursery School and Heyhouses Endowed Primary School, charities which are associated by virtue of trustees in common.
## Risk management
The trustees have conducted a review of the major risks to which the charity is exposed. A risk register has been established and is updated at least annually. Where appropriate, systems or procedures have been established to mitigate the risks the charity faces. Internal control risks are minimised by the implementation of procedures consistent with the activities of the charity and in accordance with Ofsted inspections. Procedures are in place to ensure compliance with health and safety of staff, children, volunteers and visitors to the Eco-pod. These procedures are reviewed annually to ensure that they continue to meet the needs of the charity.
## Trustees meetings
Meetings are held a minimum of twice a year and procedural meetings are held regularly to progress the ongoing activities of the pod.
Approved by order of the board of trustees on
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C E Barnes - Trustee
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## FINANCIAL 31ST DECEMBER
## PODLHEYHOUSES
|EXPENDITURE ON||||
|---|---|---|---|
|Charitable activities||||
|Charitable activities||8,062|7,972|
|STATEMENT OF|ACTIVITIES for the|||
|Year Ended
2024||||
|||31/12/24|31/12/23|
|||Unrestricted|Total|
|||fund|funds|
||Notes|||
|INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM||||
|Donations and legacies||10,030||
|NET mCOME/(EXPENDITURE)||1,968|(761)|
|RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS|RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS|||
|Total funds brought forward||119,829|120,590|
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121,797 119,829
## TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
The notes form part of these financial statements
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|BALANCE SHEET||||
|---|---|---|---|
|NET CURRENT ASSETS||4,586|738|
|31ST DECEMBER 2024||||
|||31/12/24|31/12/23|
|||Unrestricted|Total|
|||fund|funds|
||Notes|||
|FIXED ASSETS||||
|Tangible assets|5|119,143|122,223|
|CURRENT ASSETS||||
|Cash at bank||6,421|3,743|
|CREDITORS||||
|Amounts falling due within one year|6|(1,835)|(3,005)|
|TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT||||
|LIABILITIES||123,729|122,961|
|CREDITORS||||
|Amounts falling due after more than one year|7|(1,932)|(3,132)|
|NET ASSETS||121,797|119,829|
|FUNDS|9|||
|Unrestricted funds||121,797|119,829|
|TOTAL FUNDS||121,797|119,829|
The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 3 1 st December 2024.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31st December 2024 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for
- (a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued for the Year Ended 31ST DECEMBER 2024 comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and (b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on and were signed on its behalf by:
C E Barnes - Trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the Year Ended 31ST DECEMBER 2024 a
1. ACCOUNTING
## POLICIES
Basis of preparing the financial statements The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS I ()2) (effective I Januaw 20 19)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued for the Year Ended 31ST DECEMBER 2024 under the historical cost convention. Income All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. Expenditure Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent
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## POD HEYHOUSES CIO
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the Year Ended 31ST DECEMBER 2024 with the use of resources. Tangible fixed assets Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life. Eco Pod 2% on cost Fixtures and fittings 10% on reducing balance Taxation The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities. Fund accounting Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted pulposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued for the Year Ended 31ST DECEMBER 2024 2. NET mCOME/(EXPENDIT URE)
Net income/(expendit ure) is stated after charging/(creditin g):
31/12/24 31/12/23 Independent examiners fee 660 Depreciation - owned assets 3,080 3,126 -
3. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 3 1st December 2024 nor for the year ended 3 1 st December 2023. Trustees' expenses
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31st December 2024 nor for the year ended 31st December 2023.
4. COMPARATIVES
FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
> 5. TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
119,829
## TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETSNCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
Fixtures and 7,211
EXPENDITURE ON
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Charitable activities Charitable activities
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|NOTES
TO
THE|FINANCIAL|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|STATEMENTS for the Year Ended|STATEMENTS for the Year Ended 31ST|||||
|DECEMBER2024||||||
||||Eco Pod|fittings|Totals|
|COST||||||
|At 1st January 2024 and||||||
|3 1 st December 2024|||134,430|7,334|141,764|
|||Unrestricted fund||||
|NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)|||||(761)|
|RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS||||||
|Total funds brought forward|||||120,590|
|NET BOOK VALUE||||||
|At 3 1st December 2024|||115,612|3,531|119,143|
|At 3 1 st December 2023|||118,300|3,923|122,223|
|DEPRECIATION||||
|---|---|---|---|
|At 1st January 2024|16,130|3,411|19,541|
|Charge for year|2,688|392|3,080|
|At 3
December 2024|18,818|3,803|22,621|
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued for the Year Ended 31ST DECEMBER 2024
|6.|CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE w1T111N ONE YEAR|CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE w1T111N ONE YEAR|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||31/12/24|31/12/23|
||Other loans (see note 8)||1,200|1,200|
||Other creditors|||600|
||Accrued expenses||635|1,205|
||||1,835|3,005|
|7.|CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR||CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR||
|8.|||31/12/24|31/12/23|
||Other loans (see note 8)||1,932||
||LOANS||||
||An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below:||||
||||31/12/24|31/12/23|
||Amounts falling due within one year on demand:||||
||Other loans||,200
1|1,200|
||Amounts falling due between two and five years:||||
||Other loans - 2-5 years||1,932||
||MOVEMENT IN FUNDS||||
||||Net||
|9.|||movement||
|||At 1.1.24|in funds|31.12.24|
||Unrestricted funds||||
||General fund|119,829|1 ,968|121,797|
||TOTAL FUNDS|119,829|1,968|121,797|
||Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:||||
|||Incoming|Resources|Movement|
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## NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
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|---|---|---|---|
|resources|expended|in funds|
|Unrestricted funds|
|General fund|10,030|(8,062)|1,968|
|TOTAL FUNDS|10,030|
|(8,062)|1,968|
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## 9. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
Comparatives for movement in funds
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|movement|
|At|1.1.23|31.12.23|
|&|in funds|
|Unrestricted funds|
|General fund|120,590|)|119,829|
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|TOTAL FUNDS|120,590|
|(761)|119,829|
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Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
In co m in g R es o ur ce s M o ve m en t re so ur ce
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|TOTAL FUNDS||7,211|||
|(7,972
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|A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position|||||
|is as follows:|||||
|||Net|||
||movement At||||
||At 1.1.23|At 1.1.23|||
||in funds|in funds|||
||31.12.24||||
|Unrestricted funds|||||
|General fund|120,590||||
|,207|121,797||||
|TOTAL FUNDS|120,590||||
|1,207|121,797||||
|A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net|||||
|movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:|||||
||Incoming||Resources|Movement|
||resources||expended|in funds|
|Unrestricted funds|||||
|General fund|17,241||(16,034)|1,207|
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|POD CHEYHOUSES CIO||
|---|---|
|NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS continued
NOTES TOTHE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- continued||
|TOTAL FUNDS|17,241|
|(16,034
)|1,207|
## for the Year Ended 31ST DECEMBER 2024
## 10. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
Trustees of Pod@Heyhouses CIO hold other trusteeships in other organisations and transactions with these organisations are as follows.
The charity received donations of €2,100 from Heyhouses Endowed Church of England Primary School in the year.
The charity received a loan from Heyhouses Church of England Nursery School Limited in 2018, the amount outstanding at 31/12/2024 was €3,132.
## 11. CONTROL
The charity is controlled by the trustees as voting members.
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## DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
|DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES|||
|---|---|---|
||31/12/24|31/12/23|
|INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS|||
|Donations and legacies|||
|Donations|10,030||
|Total incoming resources|10,030||
|EXPENDITURE|||
|Charitable activities|||
|Rates and water||62|
|Insurance|1,379|859|
|Light and heat|2,500|596|
|Sundries|380|977|
|Bank charges|63|60|
|Repairs and maintenance||,632|
|Depreciation of eco pod|2,688|2,688|
|Depreciation of fixtures & fittings|392|438|
|for the Year Ended 31ST DECEMBER 2024|||
||7 ,402||
|Support costs|||
|Governance costs|||
|Accountancy fees|660|660|
|Total resources expended|8,062|7,972|
||660|660|
|Net income/(expenditure)|1,968||
|This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements|||
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