Registered Charity 1183071 BASSINGBOURN PRE-SCHOOL CIO Report and Financial Statements for the Period Ended 31 August 2025 Hardcastle Burton LLP CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS & BUSINESS ADVISERS hardcastle-burton.co.uk
Bassingboum Pre-school CIO Legal and admlnlstrative delails Forthe rlod ended 31 Au ust 2025 The organisation is a charitable trust Charity numbér 1183071 Operational address Brook Road Bassingbwm Royston Herts SG8 5NP Trustees Janette Rafferty (Appointed 1 January 20201 Natssha Root (Resigned 24 September 2025) Mark Norman (Resigned 24 September 2025) Andrea Lakomy (Appointed 8 November 20241 Larua Dobson (Appolnled 8 November 20241 Rebecca Penn (Resigned 24 September 20251 Christina Jaggers (Resigned 31 January 20261 Rachel Mottram (Appointed 1 October 2025) Ashley Rolfe (Appointed 1 November 20251 Holly Sauble IAppointed 1 October 20251 Harriet Tilney (Appointed 1 October 20251 Ellzabeth Wllllams (Appointed 1 December 2025) Banker8 Lloyds Bank 25 Gresham Street London EC2V 7HN Indop&nd8nt Examlners Hardcastie Burton LLP Chartered Accountants Lake House Market Hill Royston Herts SG8 9JN
Basslngboum PrechoOl CIO R•port of th• Trtsst••s For tht period tnded 31 Auoust 2025 Thè tru8teg5 of Bassingboum pre-101 CIO present their annual report and the unaudited accDunts for the year ended 31 August 2025 and ts)nfim that th9y wwnply with the requiremgrils of the Charitses Act 2022, the trust deed. and the Chaiibès SORP IFRS 1021. Strueltsr•. Gov•rnane• and M8nagement Bassingboum Pre-schcd CIO becaTh registered with the Charity Commission on 23 April 2019 with nutnbei 1183071. The chÈriti8s govèming documents are its constitution. The charity has adopted the Pre-schooi Learning Alliance IEYAI rnod81 pr8-school (x)nth"tution 2011. tnJst86s are electèd or rè418Ctèd al the Annual Gènèr81 Mèèting held è8ch ar. Parental invofvernent is encouraged and many trustees are famlly memb&rs. ObJKtlws & AclSvltlos The main obieGtves of the charity in accordance with the 2022 Act are to provide pre4chool educètion for children aged 2 - 4 from B855ingboum and th8 surrounding a5. We aim to provide a safe. secure & sbmulating environment In whlch ehildren can laarn and d&velop. Wè aim to provide equal opportunities to all children & their familie$. Wg firmly believe in the value ol leaming through play & the chikjren are encouraged to choose from a number of arnned activities in line with 8arfy leaTning goats 8nd 01sted. Our curriculum has recently been reviewed. Bassingbourn Pre-school recognises that childien no a earing. supportfva a1 nurturirtg ènvironm8nt to 8nablè thèm t(> reach theirfull learning potential. The ¢harity aims to provide ac14Vitios and resovrcas that will 8ngage and support &ach individual child. Working within tho Earfy Years Foundation Stage framework the prac11tnerS use observations, Interactions and information Irorn parents and ¢arers to enable each child to meet their cuniculum goals. The pre-school is proud of the achievement of all its pupils 2nd 5tÈff. Public B•nofft The trustees have referred to the Charity Commission's general guldance on public benefit to ensure compliance when reviewing the chariV$ aims and objeclves and in planning its future activities. The Charitys aims and obi8Ctives fall within th8 various d8scriptiI)ns ol charitable purposes in the Chariti85 Act 2022. These purp05e8 prin¢ipally include providlng pr8- sclTh)ol educats.on for chiren aged 24 in pathular by.. - Promoting thair carè and safaty Promoting their education and promotirwJ PantaI involvement ProrTK)ting Ih9ir h88tth and w8llb8*ng - Provvjing 5etvKe5 to 5UPPOrt them and thei¥ famili95 4fKJ rors ProvkYir4J Services to individuals holding membership of the CIO: and - furthèring th8 aims of th8 Pre-school Leaming Alliance Public benefit is readity dernonstrated In the ¢J&livery of al the Intended outcomes ol the Charws charltable purwsas list811 abov8 for the gèneral public. all of whorn can benefit 8nd b} the financi81 and other support which these outcomes can achleve, amowJ the public at lar or signthcant relevant secyons of the public witlK)Ut unrehsonable restrfetitsn. A¢hièv8m•nts and Perfomianea The tNste8s meet regularfy and work together to promote and achieve the charities obje¢tive5. Bassingboum pre-h0o1 continues to be a popular choice amongst parents, both from wrthin Bassingboum and from surrounding vi11age8. 8assingboum Pre-school is ideally based ne¥t to Bassingboum Prirnary School. Th8 pre-school continues to thrive and has rnany n&w enquiries for aCes.
Basslngboum Pre4eliool CIO Rgport of Iho Tr5•$ Forthe p•rlod èndod 31 Augu$t 2025 Rèmun•ration of Trusts•s No truste8 Teceived benefits of over £60.000. Thg trustees may b& rélmbursod for 6xp8n$&s incurred on conducting the CharW$ sIneSs. Jan8tt8 Raff8rty 15 a trusteg and ernpbyee ol the ¢haTty. Her employement preceeds h6r trugteeship. The trustegs ar8 satisfied that her trusleeship 15 in the best intgr8st8 of thg th8irty and the advantages of this outweigh the disadvanlag98. No paym8nt is made for trustee dul88. Fin•nei*l Raviow The bank accounts show a heathy balatK9 and Mava bagn m8intsingd as such to covor unforeseen evenbJalities. Reservés are rn3intwn in line with the prwchools res0ry8 policy as agroad by th8 trustgas. The primary sourcè of funding is thè local 8uthortty, funding rs provided lor eligible children aged 2-4 to attend the setttng. Incorne 18 also generat8<1 through pre-school lè&$ for non gligible children and fundraising. The Charity holds a srnall Lottery C8nce thrwgh the Local Authority to allow th8 charity to fundraisè lagally whèn nè8d8d. The trustses have reasonable eyctation that tha chartiy h98 adequ8te resources, toy8 8nd equiprnent to contin¢Je to meet its aims and objectives for the foreseeabl8 futuro. In(8nt Policy Any 8urplu8 funds which are not likelyto be nee(Jed for actNits"es are plad on deposltto earn Interest. Risk manag•mBnt and principal risk A datsiled review ol risks has been carried out eovaring tha major Èspects of th8 ch8ritl88 work. The analysis ranged frotn $tr8tggic and 18gal issues to finance and Insurance matters. Appropnate procedures have been estsblighed to rnibgate the rL8ks the charity facès.
Basslngbourn Pr•4ehool CIO Report ofthg Trustses Forth• •rlod èndèd 31 August 2025 stÈtsmÈnt of Tru$tè8s' M$pon5ibilitie$ The tru5tses are re5PDnsible lor preparing the Truste8s' report and the financial stat¢m9nts in 8c¢ord8nco with applicable law and Unrtèd Kingdom Accounbng Standards (Unrted Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). Th8 law applicable to charity'8s in Engknd & Wales roquir8S tho trustaos to prepar8 financi81 statèments for each finanal ygar which giv9 a true and fair view of th8 State of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resouree$ and application of resourcas of thg charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are rèquirèd to.. select Buitable accounting policies and then apply them consistenmy, obsèrvè tt)6 mèthods and principles in the Charities SORP 2019 IFRS 1021., mak6 judgm6nts and estimates that are reasonable and prudgnt., stat8 whather applicab18 accounting stsndards have been followed, subject io any mateiial departures di5cIos8d and explained in the financial staternents- and prepare the financial slatsments on thè goSng concèm basis unsS It 19 inappropriate to pro8umo thal the charity will conthnug in operation. The trustetrs are responsible for ke8ping proper accounting recryd$ that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any tirne the financial position ol the charity and enable them to eftsu that the financial ststem8nts cornply with th8 Charities Act 2022 and tho provi$i¢n5 of th& tnJ8t d8ed They a also responsible for safeguarding the assèts of the charity and hence for taking r8astsnabl8 steps for Ihè prèvèntK)n and detection of fraud 8nd other irrg9ularities. In so far as th& trustéès ar8 awar8= the is no r&levant informaUon of which the Ghartvs ind8P9ndenl gxarniners arg UnaWa- and the Iw5tee5 have taken all steps that they ought to have tak&n to rrokè th$ms6lv8s awar9 of any relevant inlorrnation and to •stsblish that thè independenl examiners are aware of that information. The tsustees are responsible for the mainten8nc8 and iJrt8grty the corporats 8nd financial information included on the charitys website. Legislation in Ihe United Klngdom gov•rnlng th• pr•paratn and dissominatitsn of finan¢ial staterrents may dSffar from 18glslation in othèriuri8dictions. Approved by the trustees on and Sw•d on their b8half by Andrea Lakomy
Bassingbourn Pre-8¢hool CIO Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Basslngboum Pre-school CIO I report on the accounts of the Charity for the perKhJ ended 31 August 2025. which are set out on pages six to seven. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charty's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan¢e with the requirements of the Charities Act 2022 Ilhe Acl'l. I report In respect of my examination of the charitys accnts carried out under Section 145 of th8 Act and in caryng out my examination I have followed all the applicable Diredions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. Independent examlnefs statement". I have completed my examirt8tion. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause lo belleve that in any material respect= accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by Secti 130 of Ihe Act or., the ?ounts do not accord with those records; or the acLounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the fomi and content of accounts set out in the CharitEs {Accounls and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a and fair view, which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection vthh the examinats'on to which attention should b8 drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understsnding of the accounts lo be reached. Name: Chris Bloss FCCA Address.. Hardcaslle Burton LLP Lake House Market Hill Royston Herts SG8 9JN
Bu•ln9boum prChOol CIO In¢omF #xp•1& account Fortho rfod •ndod 31 •t 202$ 2024 Reslrwed Unreslnrtfd Total Roslrictsd Unreslrictad TotHI Incomfj Core fundTrJ Fee incorng Fundralsing Incorre Interest 362.795 TJ.763 933 2.483 36179$ 23.703 933 2.483 246.073 246,073 50.687 50,687 1,512 1,411 TO1 r•c•lpts 389.974 389 974 299,683 Exp•ndiiur• Ch8rrta)le expendth Rent, rates ènd Irtstr)c& M8inien8nce Cl8anlno Saaries Pen8i¢ThS $taff Tralnlng A¢knlni51tation costs Telephone ArKowtancy. payoll ond loyal tgB$ Advertlslng and MarkeiirvJ Calarlrvj Educational [Bsour$ Sundryexpense5 Subsrrripti and MeMbe1p fee5 Oonallor)s asnk char905 and IntereGI Loss on disposal of 868S De900Th 8.223 5,305 3.395 304.440 5.167 3.015 5.393 &223 5,305 1395 3rfr4,410 4167 1015 5,3Y3 8.223 8323 11,OB2 11,OB2 3.293 3,293 2W.940 230,940 3,475 3,47S 1,254 12J4 2,793 2.793 624 824 4.925 4,925 4.746 140 1.477 3.377 750 2.560 4.746 140 1.477 3,377 750 1580 1.323 5.271 1.030 1.263 51 89 373 10.018 1,323 5,271 51 101 373 10,018 9.911 9,911 Total Pa*Th 358 66S 286 137 N•¢ kn¢•m•l(d¢ffldti 31.209 31,309 13.546 13,S48 Totsl kn¢<>mldc1ti 31.209 31,309 13.546 13,S46 at th• sthrt oflh• 229.015 215.468 215A68 Funds •t the end of thv period 260.324 229.015 229 015
Bassingbourn Pre4chool CIO stat•mtht ol assets & Ilabllltle8 Forthe rfod ended 31 Au u8t 2025 2025 2024 Fixed a8a8ts Nots1 10A34 20.745 Current assots Cash at bank and in hand Cash at bank current account Cash at bank Savings account Cash at bank CIO current account Cash at bank fundraising a¢Trt Building Socvdty Petty cash 172.197 131,053 88,919 86.436 343 261,656 217,831 Cr•dltor8: munts duo within 1 year Trae ¢reditors Sundry credrtors Accruals 209 7,401 4,556 745 4.689 4,127 12.166 g.S61 Net current agsets 249,490 208,270 260,324 229,015 Fund Restricted tund8 General lund5 260.324 229,015 Total fvnd¥ 229.015 Approvod by the trustges on and svJned on their behaw by Andw Lakorny
Bassingboum Pre4chool CIO Notes lo the flnan¢lal stalomonts Forthe rlod ended 31 Au ust 2025 Note 1 Tangible Ilx•d ass61s 2025 Cost At 1 September 2024 Athjitions Disposals At 31 August 2025 32,274 32.274 Depreciation At 1 September 2024 Charge for the year Eliminated on disposal At 31 August 2024 11.529 9,911 21,440 Net book value At 31 August 2025 At 31 August 2024 10,834 20.745