Little Snoring Pre-school
Trustee AGM Meeting 27[th] October 2025
Chair’s Report
We have 20 children on role for the Autumn term with another 2 children due to start in January 2026, who are currently on our waiting list. There were 9 children who moved on into Primary School reception classes at Little Snoring, and Hindringham.
We are still using Tapestry, which is an online assessment tool. We have started to use the electronic registers feature and messaging service for parents. Most of the staff are beginning to enjoy using the system. We still need to encourage more parental input. We will send out a questionnaire next term to try and get some feedback on the reason why parents are not engaging. We will also introduce the invoicing system by September 2026.
We currently having some work carried out in the outside area. We have moved the position of the old digging pit and replaced it with new sleepers. The access ramp, that had become unsafe, is being replaced with a new structure and an access gate from the side path. This will make it much easier to use for wheelchair users and families with pushchairs.
Fees / Funding
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Fees are currently £6.50 an hour.
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Our ‘optional’ Food Consumable Charge is now £10.00 a month for families on up to 15 hours funding a week and £20.00 a month for families using between 15 and 30 hours a week.
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This charge is aimed at parents whose children are eligible for Early Years Funding (an element for this is included in our fees).
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Families who cannot afford this or choose not to pay this charge, are asked to bring in an item from a shopping list e.g. liquid soap, grapes or cheese. We really appreciate that most parents are choosing to pay the charge.
Fundraising
- We continue to use Bag2School collections twice a year to raise funds for the pre-school, normally to replace resources for the children to use. We have collections booked for 18[th] November 2025 and 6[th] May 2026.
Staffing
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We are currently employing 4 members of staff. We will continue to monitor the situation, looking at numbers of children attending and the level of need. We will reconsider on a termly basis.
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We are proud of our longstanding staff who continually update their training and knowledge, so that their practice remains relevant and up to date for each cohort of children and families. We work alongside other agencies and professionals to ensure the best outcomes for everyone.
Little Snoring Pre-School CIO Receipts & Payments Account 4 July 2024 to 3 July 2025
| this year's amount to | last year's amount to | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Receipts | the nearest £ | the nearest £ | |
| A1a | donations | 60 | 180 |
| fund-raising | 152 | 285 | |
| A1b | operating activities to further charity's objects: | ||
| Fees from parents/carers | 11,931 | 14,655 | |
| vouchers from NCC | 68,768 | 55,544 | |
| EYPP from NCC | 9,845 | 2,083 | |
| SENIF from NCC | 9,428 | 3,401 | |
| EYPDP from NCC | 0 | 640 | |
| DAF/EYBG from NCC | 910 | 0 | |
| admin fee | 0 | 10 | |
| conts. to snack, consumables etc | 1,707 | 925 | |
| grants | 0 | 0 | |
| A1c | investment income: | ||
| bank interest | 1,811 | 1,054 | |
| sub-total (A1a+A1b+A1c) | 104,612 | 78,778 | |
| A1d | milk refund | 83 | 98 |
| other receipts | 40 | 219 | |
| A1 | Total receipts | £104,735 | £79,095 |
| this year's amount to | last year's amount to | ||
| Payments | the nearest £ | the nearest £ | |
| A2a | fund-raising costs | 0 | 0 |
| A2b | charitable payments: | ||
| salaries | 73981 | 62567 | |
| rent, rates, insurance | 3928 | 3491 | |
| premises costs | 1543 | 1983 | |
| milk | 91 | 126 | |
| snack | 318 | 274 | |
| consumables and equipment | 1124 | 1838 | |
| EYPP /SENIFF | 709 | 2167 | |
| office costs | 1357 | 809 | |
| sub-total (A2a+A2b) | 83,051 | 73,255 | |
| A2c | other payments | ||
| travel expenses | 68 | 5 | |
| training | 150 | 462 | |
| other payments | 0 | 0 | |
| A2 | Total payments | 83,269 | 73,723 |
| Net of receipts/ (payments) (A1-A2)* | 21,466 | 5,372 | |
| Cash funds last year end (A3) | 100,618 | 85,326 | |
| Cash funds this year end (A1-A2+A3) | 122,084 | 90,698 | |
| BANK RECONCILIATION | |||
| Scottish Widows (savings account) | 13,612 | 12,718 | |
| Lloyds current account | 247 | 247 | |
| Lloyds current account | 30,378 | 26,324 | |
| Lloyds savings account | 45,893 | 35,528 | |
| Lloyds fixed bond | 21,275 | 20,534 | |
| COIF deposit account | 10,679 | 5,268 | |
| 122,084 | 100,618 |
Less: unpresented cheques Add: any unbanked cash
A3 Net balances
122,084
100,618
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independeni Examiner's Report Roport to tho trusteos Little Snoring Prethschool On accounts for the year onded 3 July 2025 Charity no (if any) 1192130 Set out on page• l T8POrt to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charty ('the Trust.) for the year ended As the charty's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of th8 Charities Act 2011 ('the Act.). I report in respect of my examinatbon of the Trust's accounts Garried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5llb) of the Act. Rosponslbllltlgs and basis of report Indepondent IThe charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l arn qualified to •xamlnees statemont undertake the examinatM)n by keing a qualified member of linsert name of applicabl8 listed body]l. D81et81] il nol applicabl8. I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attents'on in ¢onnethon with the examination (other than that disclosed below") which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: the axounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or the ac¢ounts did not a¢cord with the accounting records,. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the fom and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'tru8 and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connedion wrth the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. . Please del8te tha woffls in the brackets rf they do not apply. Dato: Signed: Zo2 Namo: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body IER Oct 2018
(if any): Addrnss: dlJcx& Section 8 Disclosure Only cotnplele It the examinei needs to highlight material matters of conrn (see CC32. Independent examination of charty accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Glve here brlef dotall8 of any item8 that the examiner wi•h•• to dl8cIo80. IER Oct 2018