Registered Charity 1183071
BASSINGBOURN PRE-SCHOOL CIO
Report and Flnancial Statements
for the Period Ended
31 August 2024
Hardcastle Burton LLP
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS & BUSINESS ADVISERS
h•rdcastle-burton.co.uk

Basslngboum Pre4chool CIO
Legal and admlnlstratlve dota118
For th•
erlod end•d 31 Auaust 2024
Statu8
The organisaloon is 8 charilablo trust
Charlty numb•r
1183071
Op•ratlonal addr•ss
Brook Road
Bassingboum
Roy8lon
Herts
SG8 5NP
Tru8te•s
J8nette Raffety (1 January 20201
Natasha Root {23 November 20211
Mark Norman18 November 2024)
Andrea Lakomy18 November 20241
Laura t)obson18 November 2024)
Rebecca P8nn18 November 2024)
Chrisllna Jaggers (8 November 2024)
Bank•r•
Lloyds Bank
2 Molboum Street
Roy8lon
SG8 7BL
Indep•nd•nt Examlnero
H8rdcasUe Burton LLP
Chartered Accountants
Lake House
Market Hlll
Royslon
Hert¥
SG8 9JN

Basslngboum Pre4chool CIO
Roport of the Tru5tO85
For the
erlod gndgd 31 Au
ust 2024
The Irustg&s present Ih8ir report and the unaudited financial statement5 for the period ended 31 August 2024.
Section 133 of the Charitie5 Act 2022 which allows for the preparation ol Receipts and Payments 8ccounts by Chadties with
income less than £250.000. The Chadty Is therefore not fequlred to follow the requirements of the naw Charlty SORP IFRS
1021 with regard to conlenl and disdosure. Legal and admini5tralive informalion 58t out on page 1 forms part of this report.
The Charity has however chosen lo prepare accounts on an 8ecruals basis Wlth rèference lo the methods and principles in
the Charities SORP 2019 IFRS 1021, The financi81 staternen15 cx>mply with ourrent statutory requiremen15. the trust deed
and the Stsiement of Recommended Practlc8- Ac<x>unting and Raportlng by Charluas.
Structur•, GO￿r￿anC• and Manag•m•nt
8assingbourn Pre-school CIO became registered with the Charlty Commission on 23 N)ri12019 with numbeT 1183071. The
charibes governing docurnenls are ils constitution. The ch8rity hAS adopted the Pffj-school Learning Alli8nce IEYAI rnodel
pTrsthool ￿￿tItutIon 2011.
New trustee3 are elected or re-elected al the Annual Gener81 M8etlng held gach year. Parental Involvement is encouraged
and many trust88s arè famlly mombers.
Oblè¢tlvo• a A¢tlvltl••
Thè maln objo¢Jve8 ol the ¢h•rily in 3¢¢ordan¢• wSth Ihè 2022 Aet 8r8 to provlda pre.school education for Chlldren aged 2-
4 from Bassingboum ond th$ surroundlng argas. We alm to provlde a safe, secure & Bllmu1811ng envlronmant In whlch
thlldren can leam and ￿￿oI0p. Wo olm to pfovlde equal opportunitles lo all chlldren & Ihelr familigs. We firmly belleve in the
value ol18arnlng through play & the chlldren are encouraged to ¢hoose from a numbar ol planned activitles In Ilne with eady
leam5ng goa15 and Olsted. Our curriculurn has r8C8ntly b8èn revi6wad. 8assingbourn Pre-school recognises th81 ¢hiléren
naed a c8rlng, supportlve and nurturlng envlronment lo enable them to roach thelr lull leamlng potènllal. Tha charity airns to
provlde actlvltie8 and resources that wlll engage and support each Indlvidual child. Worklrtg wlthin the Early YeaTS
Foundation Stage Iramewort the pradltK)ners usè obs¢rvatitsns, IntÈraelions and Informalbn from parents and c8rers 10
gn8ble ￿ch ¢hlld lo mget their curfcylum 9081$. The prfrschool Is proud of tho ach18vemont of all kts pupllg and gtaff.
Publlc B•n•fit
The trustees have referred to th8 Charlly Commisslon's general guidance on public b•nalit lo ensure compllance when
revlewlng the tharllls aim8 and objective8 8nd In p18nning Its future actlvlllas. Tha Charlty's alrns and oblectlves f811 wllhin
th6 vadous dgscriptlons ol charitable puooses In tha Charill8s Act 2022. Th950 purposes prindpally Includ8 providirrfJ pr
school oducatlon for childrèn agèd 2-4 in particular by..
Promoting th6lr c8re 8nd safety
Promoting their 8duc8tion and prornoling pa￿ntaI Involvgmenl
Promoting thèlr health and wellbèlng
Provlding servlces to 8UPPOrt them and thelrfamllles and carers
Provlding servlces to Indlviduals holdlng mombershlp of the CIO., and
- furthering the aims ol the Pre-school Leaming Alliance
Pvblic benelil is readily demon3trated in tre dellvery of al t17e Int8n£l8d out(x)mes of the Charlty3 chadtable purp0595 Ilsted
above lor the general public. 811 of whorn c8n b8nèfM and bl the fin8n¢lal and other support which the88 outcomès can
a¢hlèv8, 8morKJ the publlc at large or 8ignlflcant relevant s8cUons of tho publlcwlthout unreasonable restriction.
hlqvom•nts and Pèrfomiane•
Th8 Iru51e85 rneel regu1arty and work 109elher to promot8 and athieve the charilles objectives. Ba55ingbourn pr8.seh¢x)I
continuès to be a popular chthc6 amongst pa￿nts. both from withln Bassirobourn and frorn surroundSng villagos.
BBssingboum Pre-school is Ideal￿ bas8d nèxt to Bassingboum Primary School. The pre-s(*ool ry)ntlnues to thdve and has
rnany new enquirles for places.

Basslngboum Pr•wschool CIO
Rgport ¢rfth• Trusts
Fortho
rlod •nd•d 31 Au ust 2024
R•mun•ratlon of Trustees
No tnjstee Teceivwj ben￿lS of ovDr £60,000. The twslges may be relmbur59d for expenses incurred on conductiryJ tre
Charws bu$ln&%s.
Jan8tt8 Rafferty Is a tru5188 and emplo￿ of Ihe tharity. Her empltytsment preceeds hw trusteeshlp. Th• trust8&s ar8
$allsfled that her trusteeship Is In the best Irrterests of the thalrty and thg advantag¢$ of thls oU￿e[gh thè disadvantages.
No payment Is made for INsIg& fluues.
Flnanclal Rovlow
The bank aco)unts show a healthy ba￿9￿￿ and hava been maintalned 81 such to c￿er unforeseen eventualttles. ReseN88
are malnlalned In line wllh the pr&sehtsJls r8s8rvo policy as 89reed by the trustee5.
The pdm8ry 80urce of funding is the local authority. fundlng Is provlded for gllglble chlldren agsd 2-4 lo attend th8 $8ttlng.
In￿rne Is al$0 gènaraled (hrough Pr￿Chool f98s lor non eliglblg chlldrsn end fundfalsing. Thè charfty holds a 8rn811 Lottgry
LIc8n¢¢ through the Local Authority to allow tho charity to fundraL88 legally whan needed.
The Iruslge9 have reasonable expectation th81 th8 chartly ha8 adequate resources, toys and equipment to tonllnuo lo mggt
Its alms and oblectlv85 lor Ihe forèsèoablè luluro.
In￿•trn•nt Pollcy
Any $urplus funds whlch are not Ilkdy to be n¢8d8d for actlvltle8 ere pla*￿¢1 on doposbt to earn Interest.
Rl•k manag*m•nt and prlnclpal rf•k•
A d•tsllad r8vl8w ol rlsks ha5 been cgrried out eovarfng the rnaior aspects ol the ch8rf118g work. The an81yBI8 ranggd from
strategic and legal 188ue$ lo finance and Insur8nrA mèttorg. Approprlale procedures have b80n ebtabllshed lo mIl￿al8 the
r￿kS th8 la¢oJ.

Basslngbtsum Pr•4chool CIO
Report of the Trustees
Forthe
od gnded 31 Au
ust 2024
Statemènt of Trust••g' respon$lbllltle$
The tnjstees ar8 responsitsle for preparlng the Trustee5' report and th8 financAal statements in accordance with applicable
law and United KiNJdom Aco)unting Standards Iunilwj Kingdorn Ganerally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Th• law applicable to chariti8s in England & Wales requires the trustees to Prepa￿ linanc481 ststem8nts lor each finanaal
year which give a true and lalr view of the stste of affair8 of the ch8riiy and ol the Incomin9 r&S￿r￿S and application ol
resourcts ol the thartty for that period. In praparSng those lin8nclal slat8ments. tho Trustees are r4ulrod lo..
select sult8ble a¢countlng polldas and then apply thern conststently.,
observe th8 rn8thods and principles in the Charibes SORP 2019 IFRS 1021.,
mako jud9menls and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.,
stale whether app15cable 8¢counllno standards have been followed, subject to any matgrial d•partures disclosed and
axplained in the financlal slatemants," and
prep8re Ihe financial Gtal•ments on lh8 going o)ncern basls unl8ss it is inappropr1819 lo presume that the charfly wlll
continua in opèrallon.
Tho Iru31ees aro rosponslble for keeplng proper a¢¢ountlng rO￿rdS that di8cbsè wlth roasonable accuracy al any tlme th8
flnandal posltlon ol the charity and gnab18 Ih8m tr) 8nsure that the Ilnanci41 $t4itrmants comply wittt thè Chariuès Act 2022
and th8 Pfovlslons of the trust doed. Thay arè also responsible lor 5al8gu8rding the a5set3 of tha chadty and henc8 for
taklng reason8ble 51epB for th8 praventkjn and detection ol fraud and other ITregularllleB.
In so far 88 Ittg Iru$legs are aware..
thor8 la no rglevant Inforrnstion ol whl¢h charity'g Independent examinors are unaware., and
the trustees have t8kgn 811 Steps that they ought to have tskon to make Ih8rn8elve$ awar8 of any relevant Inform8llon
and to eslabllsh that thè Independent examiners 8re 8ware of that informallon.
Thè Irusl8è8 Brg r8spon8ible for the rn81ntenance and Integrlty ol the ¢orporale and finandal inlormatlon included on Ihe
charity's webslta. Log161allon In tho Unlt8d Kingdom goveming the preparats'on ond disserninallon of Ilnanclal staternents
may dlffer frorn le9islatk)n in otherlurfsdktins.
AppTOV8d by th• try91￿ on
6Iz12f
and slgned on Ihalf beh8Lf by Andrea Lakomy
Q , kcLk-

Bassingbouin Prtsgchool CIO
Independènt oxamlnerfs report to the trustegs of Ba8s1ngbourn Pre4chool CIO
I report on the a¢￿UnIS of the Charity for the period ended 31 August 2024, which are Sel out on
Pages slx to seven.
Responsibiliti0$ and basls of report
As Ihg Gharitls trustees you are responsible for tha preparats'on of the ar￿￿nIS in accordance wlth the
requlremenls of the Charities Acl 2022 {'the Act.).
I report in respect of my examination of the chariW5 accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act
and In catyng out my examinatlon I have followed all Ihe applicable Directions given by the Charfty
Commi¥sion under section 145(5)Ib) of the Act.
Independent ex•rnln•rf8 8tat¢m•nt:
I have completed my examlnatSon. I confirm that no materlal matters have come to my attention In
connection wlth the examination giving me cause to belleve that In any malerlal re8P8Ct'.
accounllng records were not kept In r8spect of the charlty as required by section 130 of the Act or,.
the accounts do nol 8ccord wllh Ihosa record8,' or
the accounts do not comply wlth the applicable requlrements concernlng the form and content of
accounts Set out in th6 Charllles (Account8 afbd Reports) R8gulalion$ 2008 other than any
requlremenl that the accounts give a 'true and fair view which Is not a matter consldered 88 part
of an Independent exaMIna￿On.
I have no conc8ms and have come aGro$s no other matter8 in connectlon ￿th the examln8tlon to
whlch attenuon should be drawn th18 report In order to enable a proper understsndlng of the
accounts to be reached.
Nam•:
Chris Bloss FCCA
Dat•:
Addro$8:
Hardcaslle Burton LLP
Lake House
Market Hill
Royslon
Herts
SG8 gJN

84sslngbcurn PreThschool CIO
kn¢¢mf •nd ¢xp•ndlWrn aCCOLint
Fty the
rlod ended 31 Au
ult 2024
2024
Totsl
2023
Total
Ro8trlcled Unrnslnct*J
Rewicled Urwgslricted
IrKorn•
InGoithgr850urce$
Cor& lundl
Fee incDrn$
Fundraisinq Incom*
Inl*mSI
248,073
60.687
1.512
246,073
170.618 170,61
44.732
44,732
1,112
13
Tol•l rècelpl¥
299 683
Exp•ndltu
Chwit8ble exwdllurn
R•nl. ral•$ And Ini￿nC•
6.223
11,082
3,292
230.940
3.475
1,254
2.793
624
4,925
8,223
11,002
3,293
230,940
3h75
1.251
1793
7,825
2,790
2,597
168.771
2,785
1,196
7.82S
l790
1597
18&771
2,785
1,198
2,360
563
Claanir¥
Salarbe8
slons
Staff Trnlnlnu
Admini81￿150￿ eoAts
T•k•phong
Ac¢ountan¢y. payoll and legal f•B
Advort161n9 ind ￿1￿•11n9
C•t•iiDg
EdLvlbn•l rnJowc•$
Sundryexpon8O8
Subscrtplions and m•mb•rnhlp f•v
nallon¥
Bank ¢haryo8 Ind Ini•f•81
4.92a
110
1,323
$,271
4.048
110
1,027
1.323
5,271
1.030
1,283
51
89
373
10,018
1,D27
5,386
721
1,717
60
94
721
1,717
373
10,018
Dbproclall
1,800
Total p•ym•nts
28e.137
203 824 203 824
N•1 InC￿d•fic1t
13,546
13.646
14,042
14042
13.548
13,146
14,042
14,042
Fundq •tth• *t*rt of th• p•rfod
21S 4e8
201.428 201 428
Fund• *ith• ollh• p•rfod
215 466 215 468

8a•Blngboum Pr￿￿h0o1 CIO
ststement of & Ilabllltles
For rlod •ndod 31 Au
ust 2024
2024
2023
Flxod as50ts
20.745
28.835
Currnnt asb•ts
Ca8h at bank 8nd In h￿d
Cash 8t bank ewrant ￿e{lUnt
Cash at b8nk Bawngs ￿£CAjnI
Cash at bonk CIO current &ccxJunt
Cash 8t bank fundrBlsSng
Bulldlng Sodaty
131.053
118,939
86,436
343
85,025
11
217,831
203,975
Crndltors.. amoub)ts du• ￿thIn 1 ygar
Trade credltors
s￿dry credltors
Accr(￿15
745
4,889
4.127
9e62.28
2,343
3.337
9,061
15,Wa
N•t curr•nt •M•ts
229 015
215468
Fund•
Restrlcted fund
Gen•rd fund8
22901S
215,408
Total fund•
229 015
215468
AprKov¢d by tho t￿te¢S on
12/1
•nd on thdr bBhYJf by
Andw Lakomy

Bassingboum Pre4¢hool CIO
Not05 to th• financial stat•mentB
For the
erlod ended 31 Au
ust 2024
Note I
Tangible fixed assets
2024
Co8t
At 1 Septomber 2023
Addltions
Di8posal8
At 31 August 2024
28,813
4,661
{1,200)
32,274
Depreclatlon
Al 1 Seplember 2023
Charge for the year
Ellminated on disposal
Al 31 August 2024
1.978
10,018
467
11,529
Net book value
At 31 August 2024
At 31 Augu312023
20,745
26,835