## **Member of the Early Years Alliance** **Annual Report and Financial Statements 2024 - 2025 Registered Charity Number :1192549** **- Lighthall Under Fives Pre School** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Tracey Henshaw (Chair) Susan Worrall Charnjit Turner Hannah Mason Emily Haycock Kelly Jones ## **Full Address** Layca Community Centre Stretton Road Shirley Solihull West Midlands B90 2RL Tel: 01217445128 Email Address: lighthallunderfves@hotmail.co.uk Ofsted Registration No: 2624073 Employers Liability Insurers: Royal & Sun Alliance ## **Bank** Natwest **- Lighthall Under Fives Pre School** **Trustee’s Annual Report Year End 31[st] July 2025 Achievements and Performance:** - Our team have continued to complete training to keep their knowledge current. - We continue to work closely with the local Family Information Service to support families who meet the government’s criteria for 2 year old funding. - We are working towards launching a website and our facebook page is very successful in promoting our services and other services of interest to parents/carers. - Due to the cost of living crisis and the increase in wages the Layca community centre have agreed to keep our rent at the same price. - The uptake on the 30 hours has had an effect on the number of children attending as less children doing more hours - Due to the funding we have added a voluntary consumable charge all parents have agreed to pay. - The Layca Centre have agreed to keep the rent for this coming year at the same. - We have introduced Drama Tots to visit us once a week which the children are all enjoying. - We have also brought in a private speech company to identify speech delays and provide us with valuable intervention for a few children **LIGHTHALL UNDER FIVES** ## **Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 July 2025** **----- Start of picture text -----**
2025 2024
£ £ £ £
Income
Fees 34,878.11 37,739.90
Funding SMBC 129,778.98 103,508.77
Fundraising 58.72 55.75
164,715.81 141,304.42
Less Expenditure
Wages 108,903.49 95,604.49
Rent 8,240.00 8,240.00
ICT equipment and software 80.00
Telephone and broadband 1,308.69 1,140.56
Toys and equipment 2,988.73 3,338.93
Consumable materials/cleaning 2,141.69 2,222.94
Stationery and postage 440.17 383.31
Refreshments 1,571.86 1,286.83
Presents/gifts/party 1,385.43 948.63
Membership/insurance 1,343.16 1,145.98
Trips and parties 2,298.47 759.93
Staff uniforms and children's tops 716.95 1,657.83
Accountancy 1,393.40 720.00
Training 0.00 869.40
Leasing smartboard 0.00 139.03
Printer 0.00 240.00
Filing cabinet 0.00 213.54
Repairs and renewals 4,649.00 1,000.00
Duckling hatching kit 342.00 342.00
Speech Therapy 600.00
Donations 21.00 0.00
Loan interest 606.33 606.33
138,950.37 120,939.73
Surplus for the year 25,765.44 20,364.69
Bank b/fwd 258.04 258.04
CIO bank account 41,109.90 22,842.26
Cash b/fwd 4.29 157.39
Covid loan (15,746.77) (17,996.92)
Add surplus for the year 25,765.44 20,364.69
Balance as at 31 July 2025 51,390.90 25,625.46
Represented by:
Cash 95.90 4.29
Bank 258.04 258.04
CIO bank account 64,533.58 41,109.90
Covid loan (13,496.62) (15,746.77)
51,390.90 25,625.46
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LIGHTHALL UNDER FIVES Indepelldent Examiner's Report Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 July 2025 Report to the Trustees / Members of Lighthall Under Fives Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner The charity's trustees arc responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to.. examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, to follow the procedures laid in the general Directions given by the Charity ComTlli5sion (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent examiner's statemellt My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting re¢ords kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertakcn do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opknion is given as to whether the accounts P￿sent a 'true and fair, view and the report is limited to those matters set out in th¢ statement below. Independent examiner's 5tatemellt In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention other than that disclosed below which gives me reasonable cause io believe that in, any material respect. the requireTnents.' to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act.. and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met- or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enabl¢ a Proper understanding of the accounts to bc reached. Signed: 5 May 2026 Athos Business Solutions Chartered Certified Accollntants