## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From: 01.04.24 Period start date To: 31.03.2025 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Kinnerton Little Acorns Charity registration number: 1185470** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||| |---|---| |Summary of the purposes of the
charity as set out in its governing
document|Kinnerton Little Acorns are a childcare setting which
provides much needed care for children who attend Ysgol
Derwen as well as the local community area. We are
continuing to be committed to providing a caring and
stimulating environment for children to thrive and develop
in. The care we provide is both inside and outside of normal
school operating hours.| |Summary of the main activities in
relation to those purposes for the
public benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Kinnerton
Little
Acorns
provides
a key
role
for
parents/carers who need childcare for their children during
term time and into holiday periods.
Kinnerton Little Acorns is open for 5 separate sessions
throughout the year. These sessions are broken down into:
Term Time (in line with Ysgol Derwen):
(1) Breakfast Club 07:45 – 09:00;
(2) Playgroup 09:00 – 11:25;
(3) Wraparound Care 11:30 – 15:00; and
(4) Afterschool Club 15:00 – 17:55.
Holiday Time (up to 6 weeks a year where demand is
needed):
(1) Holiday Club 08:30 – 5:30
When children attend Breakfast Club, they are dropped off
by parents/carers and enjoy a healthy breakfast and some
time to play with friends before being taken to their
classroom in Ysgol Derwen to start their school day.
Children in our Playgroup/Early Entitlement sessions arrive
at 9am when they are dropped off by their parents/carers.
Children enjoy a morning of activities and play. Children
receive a snack during our session and outdoor play is
encouraged where possible. Children are then either
collected by parents/carers at 11:25 or they stay with us for
our Wraparound Care session which is 11:30 – 15:00 (the
children can stay for Wraparound Care once they have
turned 3 years of age).| ||When children attend Wraparound Care, they are collected
from the Nursery classroom by our staff at 11:30 and
escorted to our building where they remain for the rest of
the session until 15:00 when they are either collected by a
parent/carer or they stay with us for Afterschool Club.
A typical session for Wraparound Care involves children
independently removing their coats and bags when they
arrive and finding their picture to add to the Little Acorns
tree (which operates as our register), the children are then
escorted back to the main school hall to eat their dinners.
Once the children have eaten their dinner and returned to
our building we allow the children to explore all areas
during their session. Our Childcare Leads encourages
learning and play opportunities and the children are
encouraged to explore and make their own play.
When children attend Afterschool Club, they are collected
from their classrooms at the end of the school day by our
staff and escorted to our building where they enjoy a
healthy snack and have the opportunity to take part in any
activities organised by our staff or they can free-play.
Children are then collected by parents/carers anytime up
until 17:55. Once all children are safely collected, the staff
clean the club and leave to return home.| |---|---| |Statement confirming whether
the trustees have had regard to
the guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on public
benefit|The Trustees intend to continue their current strategies of
maintaining the Charity’s position in a competitive market
by investing to provide high quality care. Achieving a high
standard of care is a constant aim. Staff frequently attend
training to ensure our service is always to the standard
expected and this is fully supported by the Trustees.
We hope to see Kinnerton Little Acorns as a long standing
and much needed charity organisation for years to come.| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||| |---|---| |Summary
of
the
main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to the
circumstances
of
its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a whole.|Our sessions are still operating at near full capacity for
Breakfast, Afterschool and Wraparound. Our Playgroup
session numbers naturally start low at the beginning of the
school year but as the year progresses and children turn 2
years of age (the minimum age for playgroup) then the
numbers gradually increase.
It is still a delight to see our building in use from 7:45 – 17:55
each day with various sessions.
Our staff enjoy the variety of sessions and our children
enjoy coming to our sessions. Parents/carers speak so
highly our of service to the community. We frequently have
a waitlist for parents/carers who wish to send their child/ren
to our club – this is mainly for spaces in our afterschool club.| Our Playgroup/Early Entitlement allow children to become familiar with Ysgol Derwen’s surrounds and allows for a smooth transition into the Nursery Class. Our Wraparound Care sessions allow children to experience a normal length school day and promotes their development and independence in readiness for moving to Reception Class. ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**|| |---|---| |Review of the charity’s financial
position at the end of the period|Following completion of our Year End Accounts to 31
March 2025, Kinnerton Little Acorns has amounted net
loss of £14,265. We were faced with a high number of staff
absence which led to the requirement of hiring in agency
staff at a high rate. We have also faced a large increase in
hourly rates for staff due to the Government raising the
national living wage. We are trying to operate at break-
even to allow parents the reprieve of facing high price
increases for our sessions.
Around £211,507 was received in fees for childcare
sessions from FCC, parents/carers and childcare voucher
schemes compared to £171,131 received in 2024.
Kinnerton Little Acorns hasn’t received any donations this
year.
£40,175 is being held in a savings account for
emergencies/redundancy situations.| |Statement explaining the policy
for holding reserves stating why
they are held|We look to retain a minimum of £25,000 for an emergency
redundancy situation if the worst case scenario should
happen. We aim to protect the staff should there be any
unexpected closures.
The remaining £15,000 we will look into re-investing in the
setting along with actively looking for local community
projects in which to donate and support. We are aware of
projects in which Ysgol Derwen would like financial
support with so we will follow through with these.| |Amount of reserves held|£66,608 (2024 £80,873)| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|N/A.| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|N/A.| |Explanation of any uncertainties
about the charity continuing as
a going concern|N/A.| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s trusts:|| |---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|**Constitution**| |How is the charity constituted?
(e.g unincorporated association,
CIO)|**CIO**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of any
person or body entitled to
appoint one or more trustees|**Election to post by existing trustees based on**
**interested parties**| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Kinnerton Little Acorns| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|n/a| |Registered charity number|1185470| |Charity’s principal address|Ysgol Derwen
Main Road
Higher Kinnerton
CH4 0AJ| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
2
3
4
5|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if**
**not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee (if**
**any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Amy Baker-Howell|Chair|30thSep 2025
-present|| ||Christine Leonard|Treasurer||| ||Richard Jones|||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name n/a** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year **|| |---|---|---| |**n/a**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets n/a held in this capacity Name and objects of the n/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for n/a safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details **n/a** ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **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 Secretary,**
**Chair, etc) **
**Date**|Amy Baker-Howell|Christine Leonard| |---|---|---| ||Amy Baker-Howell|Christine Leonard| ||
Chair|Treasurer| ||30thJanuary 2026|| ||30thJanuary 2026|| ## **Profit and Loss** ## **Kinnerton Little Acorns** ## **For the year ended 31 March 2025** ||**2025**|**2025 % OF**
**TURNOVER**|**2024**|**2024 % OF**
**TURNOVER**|**2023**|**2023 % OF**
**TURNOVER**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Turnover**||||||| |Interest Income|579.65|0.27%|553.24|0.32%|473.62|0.33%| |Sales - childcare fees|211,506.95|99.73%|171,131.25|99.68%|141,363.75|99.67%| |**Total Turnover**|**212,086.60**|**100.00%**|**171,684.49**|**100.00%**|**141,837.37**|**100.00%**| |**Cost of Sales**||||||| |Consumables|19,200.38|9.05%|14,783.65|8.61%|12,413.42|8.75%| |Direct Wages|140,177.09|66.09%|126,249.59|73.54%|83,933.37|59.18%| |**Total Cost of Sales**|**159,377.47**|**75.15%**|**141,033.24**|**82.15%**|**96,346.79**|**67.93%**| |**Gross Profit**|**52,709.13**|**24.85%**|**30,651.25**|**17.85%**|**45,490.58**|**32.07%**| |**Administrative Costs**||||||| |Audit & Accountancy fees|959.00|0.45%|731.00|0.43%|788.64|0.56%| |Bank Fees|532.35|0.25%|199.15|0.12%|-|-| |Depreciation Expense|10,745.24|5.07%|10,745.24|6.26%|9,992.43|7.04%| |Employers National Insurance|4,614.59|2.18%|2,381.72|1.39%|-|-| |General Expenses|-|-|21.00|0.01%|-|-| |Insurance|961.83|0.45%|750.22|0.44%|775.88|0.55%| |IT Software and Consumables|879.60|0.41%|1,519.14|0.88%|1,071.00|0.76%| |Legal Expenses|2,957.50|1.39%|2,509.86|1.46%|118.00|0.08%| |Pensions Costs|1,623.98|0.77%|1,018.77|0.59%|1,011.37|0.71%| |Rent|10,957.50|5.17%|10,060.00|5.86%|10,926.00|7.70%| |Repairs & Maintenance|-|-|1,056.87|0.62%|-|-| |Salaries|25,384.68|11.97%|9,361.72|5.45%|24,255.60|17.10%| |Staff Training|479.00|0.23%|450.40|0.26%|(123.00)|-0.09%| |Subscriptions|63.48|0.03%|63.48|0.04%|63.48|0.04%| |Telephone & Internet|1,674.77|0.79%|1,059.05|0.62%|997.89|0.70%| |Temporary wages|5,140.39|2.42%|2,881.92|1.68%|-|-| |**Total Administrative Costs**|**66,973.91**|**31.58%**|**44,809.54**|**26.10%**|**49,877.29**|**35.17%**| |**Operating Profit**|**(14,264.78)**|**-6.73%**|**(14,158.29)**|**-8.25%**|**(4,386.71)**|**-3.09%**| |**Other Income**||||||| |Donations received|-|-|398.41|0.23%|48,178.57|33.97%| |Grant income|-|-|2,939.53|1.71%|26,623.56|18.77%| |**Total Other Income**|**-**|**-**|**3,337.94**|**1.94%**|**74,802.13**|**52.74%**| |**Profit on Ordinary Activities**
**Before Taxation**|**(14,264.78)**|**-6.73%**|**(10,820.35)**|**-6.30%**|**70,415.42**|**49.65%**| |**Profit after Taxation**|**(14,264.78)**|**-6.73%**|**(10,820.35)**|**-6.30%**|**70,415.42**|**49.65%**| Profit and Loss Kinnerton Little Acorns 30 Dec 2025 Page 1 of 1 ## **Balance Sheet** ## **Kinnerton Little Acorns As at 31 March 2025** |**Balance Sheet**
**Kinnerton Little Acorns**
**As at 31 March 2025**|**Balance Sheet**
**Kinnerton Little Acorns**
**As at 31 March 2025**| |---|---| |**31 MAR 2025**
**31 MAR 2024**
**31 MAR 2023**
**31 MAR 2022**|| |**Fixed Assets**|| ||**Tangible Assets**| ||Computer Equipment
1,072.20
1,072.20
429.00
-| ||Less Accumulated Depreciation on Computer Equipment
(643.35)
(375.30)
(107.25)
-| ||Less Accumulated Depreciation on Office Equipment
(30,839.56)
(20,362.37)
(9,885.18)
-| ||Office Equipment
41,908.76
41,908.76
39,540.70
8,291.70| ||**Total Tangible Assets**
**11,498.05**
**22,243.29**
**29,977.27**
**8,291.70**| |**Total Fixed Assets**
**11,498.05**
**22,243.29**
**29,977.27**
**8,291.70**
**Current Assets**|| ||**Cash at bank and in hand**| ||KINNERTON LITTLE ACO
16,976.60
17,792.79
21,673.25
18,545.06| ||KINNERTON LITTLE ACO#001
40,175.21
41,726.86
41,173.62
-| ||**Total Cash at bank and in hand**
**57,151.81**
**59,519.65**
**62,846.87**
**18,545.06**| ||Prepayments
-
3,171.00
-
-| |**Total Current Assets**
**57,151.81**
**62,690.65**
**62,846.87**
**18,545.06**
**Creditors: amounts falling due withinone year**|| |Accounts Payable
300.20
455.79
118.21
3,025.00|| |PAYE Payable
1,637.54
3,627.25
908.68
2,429.53|| |Pensions Payable
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.80|| |Rounding
98.60
98.60
98.60
99.00|| |Wages Payable - Payroll
-
(126.00)
-
-|| |**Total Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
**2,042.14**
**4,061.44**
**1,131.29**
**5,559.33**|| |**Net Current Assets (Liabilities)**
**55,109.67**
**58,629.21**
**61,715.58**
**12,985.73**|| |**Total Assets less Current Liabilities**
**66,607.72**
**80,872.50**
**91,692.85**
**21,277.43**|| |**Net Assets**
**66,607.72**
**80,872.50**
**91,692.85**
**21,277.43**
**Capital and Reserves**|| |Current Year Earnings
(14,264.78)
(10,820.35)
70,415.42
17,501.85|| |Retained Earnings
80,872.50
91,692.85
21,277.43
3,775.58|| |**Total Capital and Reserves**
**66,607.72**
**80,872.50**
**91,692.85**
**21,277.43**|| 30 Dec 2025 Page 1 of 1 Balance Sheet Kinnerton Little Acorns ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name Kinnerton Little Acorns **members of** **On accounts for the year** 31 March 2025 **Charity no** 1185470 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 1&2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) - I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 March 2025. - **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** 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 2011 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** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) 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 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. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ **Signed:**[H.Cheetham ] **Date:** 30/01/2026 **Name:** Heather Cheetham **Relevant professional** The Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** Bryn Villa, Bowling Bank, Wrexham, LL13 9RT 1 **October 2018** **IER** **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 2 **October 2018** **IER**