## **ELSWORTH PRE-SCHOOL** ## **CHARITY N[o] 1182649** **ANNUAL REPORT AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED** **31[st] AUGUST 2024** ## **REGISTERED ADDRESS** **Broad End Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4JD** **Telephone: 01954 268050** **Email: elsworthpscommittee@gmail.com** ## **ELSWORTH PRE-SCHOOL** ## **CHARITY N[o] 1182649** |**CONTENTS**|**PAGE**| |---|---| |Legal and Administrative information|2| |Board of Trustees Report|3| |Independent Examiner’s Report|5| |Statement of Financial Activity|6| 1 ## **ELSWORTH PRE-SCHOOL CHARITY N[o] 1182649** ## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION** Elsworth Pre-School is a Charity Incorporated Organisation governed by a constitution, registered in March 2019, administered by a Board of Trustees. **REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER** 1182649 **OFFICIAL ADDRESS** Broad End Elsworth Cambridgeshire CB23 4JD **CUSTODIAN TRUSTEES** Matthew Cook KC Sophie Dworetzsky Charles Gouldsbrough Kate-Lyn Piek Chaya Robertson **BANK** METRO Bank Unit 1, Christ’s Lane Cambridge CB2 3BZ NatWest plc 92 High Street Huntingdon Cambridgeshire PE29 3DT ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER** Scott Allen 2 ## **REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31[st] AUGUST 2024** The Board of Trustees for Elsworth Pre-school present their report and accounts for the year ending 31[st] August 2024. The aims of the charity (hereafter referred to as EPS) are to: Provide development and education of children and young people, in particular by promoting their care and safety promoting their education; promoting parental involvement; promoting their health and well-being; providing services to support them and their families/carers; providing services to individuals, holding membership of the CIO; furthering the aims of the Pre-school Learning Alliance To this end we provide: - educational programmes for pre-school children - physical and emotional support for the wellbeing of pre-school children - a safe and secure environment for - Pre-school children - Staff - Parents/guardians - Regular communication with parents/guardians both face-to-face and by regular newsletters - Regular events, including, but not restricted to - Forest school - Parent/guardian participation - Visits to local facilities e.g. shop - DBS checks on all staff and committee members - Training for staff including paediatric First Aid etc 3 ## **RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES** To prepare a report and Accounts for each financial year, giving a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity, including a statement of financial activity as required by the Charities Act. In preparing these statements, we have complied with the Charities (Accounts and Reports) regulations of 2011 and the Statement of Recommended Practice. We believe that reasonable and prudent judgements have been made. The Board of Trustees is also responsible for maintaining adequate accounting records, for safeguarding the assets of the charity, and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities. ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINATION** At the present time, the Trustees have agreed that the Annual Accounts are subject to an independent examination in accordance with the Charities Act of 2011. ## **SUMMARY** For the period of this report, EPS has 8 direct employees EPS owns its own building. ## **Approved by the Board on 24 March 2026 and signed on its behalf by** _Matthew Cook_ Matthew Cook KC Treasurer 4 ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT** This report is made to the Board of Trustees of Elsworth Pre-school (charity number 1182649) on the accounts for the year ending 31[st] August 2024 as set out on page 6 of this report. ## **Responsibilities and Basis of Report** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ending 31 August 2024. As the charity trustees of the Trust, 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 Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent Examiner’s Statement** As set out in my detailed report to the Trustees, I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matter has come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that, in any material respect: - Accounting records were not kept in accordance with Section 130 of the Act, or - The accounts do not accord with the accounting records. I have no other concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: …… _Scott Allen_ ………………………………. Date: 25 March 2026 Name: Scott Jamie Allen Relevant Professional Qualification: Barrister-at-Law Address: 4 New Square, London WC2A 3RJ 5 ## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITY** ## **Receipts and payments accounts** For the year ended 31[st] August 2024 |**Receipts and Payments**|2024 (£)|2023 (£)| |---|---|---| |||| |**Receipts**||| |CC Funding|107,011.70|61,388.43| |Fees|20,037.12|20,404.46| |Fundraising|2,256.60|1,227.49| |Grants / donations|3,241.99|2,619| |Miscellaneous|852.38|20.00| |||| |**Total**|**133,399.70**|**85,659.38**| |||| |**Payments**||| |||| |Staff Wages|79,206.56|56,830.67| |Pensions|2,277.68|1,852.44| |HMRC–PAYE|1,947.67|1,271.91| |Staff Training|646|167.83| |Electricity|3,111.16|4,467.32| |Phone/Internet|694.26|831.62| |Payroll Admin|627.57|410| |Admin Fees
(Ofsted/DNS/CCC/Charities)|110|1,041.39| |Insurance|912.49|2,708.4| |Staff Uniform|421.50|330| |Resources & Equipment|1,839.44|1,303.77| |Maintenance|2,707.80|571.74| |Cleaning Materials|272.42|166.84| |Cleaner|0.00|0.00| |Miscellaneous (Groceries,
staff expenses, Staff leaving
gifts, visits, postage)|5,970.38|2375.83| |||| |**Total**|**100,744.93**|**74,329.76**| |||| |**Surplus/Deficit for the year**|**32,654.81**|**11,329.62**| 6 ||2024 (£)|2023 (£)| |---|---|---| |Cash funds last year end|53,450.53|42,120.91| |**Cash funds this year end**|**86,105.34**|53,450.53| |||| |Statement of assets and
liabilities|**2024 (£)**|**2023 (£)**| |||| |Bank|86,105.34|53,450.53| |Cash||0| |**Total cash funds**|**86,105.34**|**53,450.53**| Note 1: These accounts have been prepared on a ‘cash’ accounting basis. 7